The year after high school graduation, my best friend and I were out shopping used car lots for muscle cars. In the post -gas embargo era of 1976-'77, there were deals everywhere. As an example, we bought a 1967 GTO, with a 389 and 2 speed automatic from an older couple for $500. My buddy drove it for 6 months and sold it for $600, so we thought this was great. We would sometimes combine our finances to buy more expensive rides - like a 1969 Chevelle 396 4 speed for $800. Well, on this particular day of car hunting we found a clean 1970 Nova Yenko Deuce, in metallic green. The asking price? $2500. We balked, having something near that amount between the 2 of us, but deciding it was too much. We went down the road and found a Dodge Demon Wedge 340 - 4 speed, missing a front bumper, but for a much more affordable $750. The Yenko, had we bought it would have likely been flipped quickly for a few hundred bucks, but it is fun to contemplate having kept it...
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