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Originally Posted by LT1vette
Lee... I'd like to disagree, that nobody wanted them. I think we were on the edge of getting into the "downsize" car, keeping up with "the Joneses"
The BB car was more expensive, usually had to be ordered with a package, (Impala) or was a stripped (Belair, Biscayne) for the performance guy.
Really is hard to define, Why there are no B body BB cars left. Not everybody wanted a Camaro, Chevelle. This was a time of bigger families, 3-4 kids, Mom stayed home etc.
Interesting conversation on the "whys"
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The Muscle Car Era was ALL about who was buying cars . . . the Younger Generation. These buyers were new. That's why the companies rushed to put out muscle cars - to capture these brand new kind of buyers.
Prior to 1964 you could get high performance engines in cars. 413, 406, 409 with dual quads or tri-power. But those weren't "Muscle Cars."
You had to have a hood treatment, Redline tires, chrome exhaust tips, lots of badges and most important - a catchy name. GTO, 442, Super Sport, GT and R/T. It was ALL about marketing.
You're father bought an Impala. You wanted a Camaro.
1967 was a watershed year for Muscle Cars. More new models were added - more than any other year prior to or after.
Sure - a 1966 L72 427 Biscayne could probably beat 90% of all the Muscle Cars on the Street. Who cared? It looked like Mom's Grocery Getter!
And that's why BB full size cars didn't sell.