Not to mention the cost of the restoration done on most of these cars. I'll bet many would be lucky to break even. It would scare a lot of people if they knew the actual costs involved in a top notch resto. The cars that are big dollar today were probably out of reach of most people in '69 as well when you looked at price AND insurance. When I bought our COPO Chevelle I didn't have to climb over a line of people to get to the front of the line. Same with the COPO Camaro that Nurse Chev-Olds had. It sat for quite a while. I was just fortunate to have a decent paying job and the bank was friendly. Last year we finished a '72 Lemans Sport 400 4 speed car. It has all the good muscle car options and gets more attention than our L78 Chevelle. Take the blinders off folks. There are lots of very nice alternatives out there, and the prices can be very attractive. As in the late '80s, it is a good time for investors to be in the Muscle Car business and they are. On the brighter side, it puts a lot of money back into circulation.
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Chevelleless after 46 years......but we did find a low mileage, six speed, silver 2005 Corvette. It will just have to do for now.
