Ultimate Musclecar Collection?

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So I have several cars from several different manufacturers. No real brand loyalty here; I just buy what's available and what I like. However, I've toyed with the idea of buying, building, and/or cloning my way to the ultimate collection of "musclecars." Figured I needed one from each manufacturer (only one Mopar and Ford/Merc b/c they use the same engines), and only intermediates (no ponycars). Here's what I came up with -

1. Pontiac: '69 or '70 RAIV GTO
2. Buick: '70 GS Stage 1
3. Olds: '70 442 W30
4. Mopar: '67-'70 B Body with a hemi
5. Ford: '67 Fairlane with 427 or '64 Thunderbolt
6. Chevy: '70 LS6 Chevelle

If I sold most of my cars I might be able to pull it off. Any thoughts? What did I leave out?

Scott

[budnate]

1966 427 Cobra

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1966 427 Cobra

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Well, it may be the ultimate car, but not sure if I would call it a musclecar. I certainly can't afford a real one, and I think the clones (aluminum body cars) are also over six figures.

Scott

[Dave Rifkin]

I guess if you were to add an AMC, per your "no ponycar" rule, you'd have to add a Rebel Machine.

[69hurstSC]

if your looking for the fastest production car from each brand than yes a Rebel Machine is needed in your collection

[markjohnson]

Excuse my ignorance on AMC products but is a Rebel Machine really faster than a '69 Hurst Rambler? I've just never paid much attetion to them. How fast are they?

[Dave Rifkin]

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Excuse my ignorance on AMC products but is a Rebel Machine really faster than a '69 Hurst Rambler? I've just never paid much attetion to them. How fast are they?

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I am not that familiar with AMC products but, I would think the S/C Rambler would be faster that The Machine but, due to the "no ponycars" stipulation, I don't think it fits in with the grouping of cars.

[StriperSS]

They were both 14 second cars out of the box.

[bulletpruf]

You're right about the AMC's of course. I forgot about the Rebel Machine.

I prefer the intermediates to the ponycars, and not sure I could afford the top dog ponycars, because then I would need -

1. '70 Hemi Cuda (E bodies are EXPENSIVE!)
2. '70 Boss 429 Mustang (could do this as a clone)
3. '67 Cougar with 427 (hard to find an original one)
4. RAIV '69 Firebird (good luck finding one of these)
5. '69 ZL-1 Camaro (way too expensive for an original one)
6. '70 AMX (can still find these for reasonable prices)

However, no Buick or Olds ponycars, so they get left out. Also, I love midyear Vettes (had a '66 convt and a '66 425 hp 427 coupe w/knockoffs, sidepipes, 4 sp, 4.11s, etc) but don't really group them in with the ponycars.

Scott

[71-LS6]

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So I have several cars from several different manufacturers. No real brand loyalty here; I just buy what's available and what I like. However, I've toyed with the idea of buying, building, and/or cloning my way to the ultimate collection of "musclecars." Figured I needed one from each manufacturer (only one Mopar and Ford/Merc b/c they use the same engines), and only intermediates (no ponycars). Here's what I came up with -

1. Pontiac: '69 or '70 RAIV GTO
2. Buick: '70 GS Stage 1
3. Olds: '70 442 W30
4. Mopar: '67-'70 B Body with a hemi
5. Ford: '67 Fairlane with 427 or '64 Thunderbolt
6. Chevy: '70 LS6 Chevelle

If I sold most of my cars I might be able to pull it off. Any thoughts? What did I leave out?

Scott

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Funny, but I've had the same thoughts;
69 trans AM
70 GSX
69 COPO camaro
67 fairlane or mustang fastback
69-71 BB vette
70-71 mopar e-body
68-70 AMX
70-71 W-30