I thought of a couple more reasons myself.  One, of course, should be fuel mileage.  Just be realistic about what you expect from a mechanically fuel injected, solid-lifter cammed 327 with 375 HP.  And gearing in the rear ends was for the most part, lower in the 60s cars.   And of course overdrive transmissions were thought of as old technology.     And I'll just say that I also got sick and tired of the sneers and jeers I got from so many other drivers on the road.      The percentage of people who look  up to vintage cars they see nowadays is dwindling like crazy.  Most people don't even give them a second look anymore.  Times have changed unfortunately.   ... View more

@Pepperalls You wrote:  "57 Chev weren't the best seller (Ford was) and yet 57 Bel Air became a super-aspirational vehicle that arose from the masses rather than being elite to start with"   I always remember what a savvy car collector told me one time.  If it's hot when it's new, it'll be hot when it's old.  Part of the proof there is a used car lot in our area back in the late 50s and thru the mid-60s whose whole front row of cars was all '57 Chevrolets all the time.  All colors, body styles and series.  He bought every one he could get his hands on.  He did this, as I said, for around 10 years.  That should have told people something.  Later on, he did the same thing with '67-72 Chevrolet short-bed pickups. ... View more

So many people love '55, '56 and '57 Chevys.  I always loved '58s, '59s and '60s. ... View more

I have owned Corvettes since 1971.  I have many Corvette friends and acquaintances.  So many of them were negative toward the C8 until they saw it.  One friend sent me a pic of one at a car show and said, "I was wrong about this car before.  Now that I've seen it in person, I LOVE it!"  And I think that speaks for a lot of people.   I've told them all this is the car Chevrolet had to build.  It is intended for a new generation of buyer.  If the traditional Corvette buyers buy it, that's great.  But there are only so many of them who are buying cars like that now.  If the Corvette brand is to survive, it had to evolve.  And whether everyone likes it or not, this is the evolution of one of the greatest cars ever made.   I am proud to say I've owned Corvettes for 49 years.  I hope there is a generation 49 years from now who will say the same thing. ... View more

There is a man in our town who owned the local Buick-Pontiac dealership back in the years when Reattas were in production.  He eventually bought five of them in various years and body styles and kept them, driving each occasionally.   I'm not sure how many he still owns but I see him driving a red convertible and a silver coupe with a black top every now and then.   I sure hope he didn't buy them as investments but I'll bet he did. ... View more

I've had a bunch of different kinds of cars but one I never did get and it still bothers me at age 68 is a '69 Z/28 especially the RS version.  I still love their looks and the sound of that lopey lope 302 solid-lifter camshaft. ... View more

The Dodge Viper! ... View more

I am guilty of quite a few youthful transgressions that my parents would NOT have been happy about IF they had known about them.  But they never did.  Years later, when I was in my 40s I told my mom one day that she would really be surprised to hear some of the things I did in my younger years.  And she replied for me not to tell her.  She didn't want to know. ... View more

This was always my favorite Pontiac advertisement!    https://www.google.com/search?q=1959+PONTIAC+ADVERTISEMENT+SPREAD+YOUR+LEGS&sxsrf=ALeKk03bq8N_g-xrMFu5fLxesXnvkcUNgA:1587508361080&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=yGIztLUZ-a62YM%253A%252CfNg6lPcPF_entM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRN_11SYkbVJgSDlyc2tizbbiEy8w&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivm8K_yfroAhUFhOAKHbOSCiIQ9QEwBHoECAoQBQ&biw=1920&bih=937#imgrc=rAgDrG0i-lM51M&imgdii=4GCUFxXIhcTleM   ... View more

My all-time favorite in the full-size cars is the 1967 Chevrolet SS 427 which was the Z24 option.  By the way, it is NOT an Impala.  You will not find the word Impala anywhere on one of these.             ... View more

I agree about the '70 Thunderbird.  I have never understood why there is so little love for the 4-seat Thunderbirds of ANY year.  It seems as though people just turned their backs on them after 1957.  I love the Square Birds, the Rocket (or Bullet) Birds, the Flair Birds, the Big Birds and all that followed.  I can't believe how little most of these cars sell for at auction.   And that's not because I'm a Ford man.  Because I'm not but I am an admirer of great automotive design and so many 4-seat T-Birds were just that! ... View more

One error you made in the 1966 Corvette is the N14 Off Road Exhaust System as you called it.  The Off Road Exhaust System was RPO N11 and was routed under the car.  N14 was called the Side Mount Exhaust System and obviously ran down each side of the car.  This is a common mistake many people make. ... View more

Ford made the 292 CI Y-block V8 and Chevrolet made the 292 CI 6-cylinder. ... View more

Buick made a 300 CI V8 and Ford made a 300 CI 6-cylinder. ... View more

303 was shared by Oldsmobile and Pontiac.  The latter was the displacement Pontiac made for the actual race cars they ran in Trans Am racing in 1969 due to the 305 CI 5-Liter limit.  It was not in the production cars. ... View more

430 was shared by Ford and Buick. ... View more

Your article states the 401 was the largest size of Buick Nailhead engine.  This is incorrect.  In 1965 and 66 the final year for the nailhead, a 425 CI version was available.     Which brings up another displacement match.  Oldsmobile also had a 425 CI V8 from 1965 thru 67. ... View more