First off I would not park any of them at Walmart. How about a list of giant leaps in automotive performance and style for the everyday crowd. While all of these are "superb vehicles" and I realize there are people out there who do own them, It would be nice to see such an article tailored to the working man`s pocketbook. Maybe an article like the top 10 Ford, Chevrolet`s or Pontiac`s etc. etc. that were game changers in their division. Again great article as always. ... View more

Ah yes..... car dealerships......( especially used vehicles ) are right behind most lawyers and politicians in people who may not have your best interest at heart. Bottom line......do your homework and have an experienced buyer (father, brother, gear head, etc.) help you with advice. And as they say...........Caveat emptor. ... View more

Pacer X..........yea baby !!!..... Wayne and Garth would be proud. ... View more

Correct pedigree in high dollar restorations bring high value to the seller or owner and recognition to the restoration shop that did the work while less than stellar restorations still bring money to the seller by inexperienced buyers that need to know the specifics of the vehicle they are purchasing. ... View more

Dr. Oldsmobile and Hunchback Harry would be proud. \-/ ... View more

And oh yea.....schwing !. ... View more

This is the result of when a Pacer and a Gremlin have a child. Wayne and Garth would be proud. ... View more

Better off with a 99-05 3.4 V6 Grand Am or a 04-08 3.8 Gran Prix then the 6000 if your into older everyday drivers or second cars.They handle well, run well and you are still able to find used part`s for them if needed. GM lost it`s way in the late 70`s and been a downward spiral since then.Yes there were a few exceptions on some of the vehicles produced during that era but for the most part just another car. In the end they turned Pontiac into another run of the mill point a to point b vehicle far from what it was from the 1960`s and mid 1970`s. Why do you think Toyota and Nissan sedans became so popular over the years. Pretty bad when a car like the Impala that was around from 1958 to recently is now just a memory. Bottom line In my opinion I blame GM management for not having the insight to deliver a vehicle that the public wanted.....not everybody drives a truck GM.. ... View more

Yes perfect cars for the average guy to drive to Walmart in. Nothing American made here ? ... View more

No loss here, just another GM designer/ engineer 1980`s fantasy. Too bad they did not concentrate on producing a better product at a reasonable price and something people would actually buy. That`s why you see so many foreign cars in the sport sedan and suv market today. A classic case of 40 years of a mismanaged business that still holds true today. Right Mary ? ... View more

For once common sense thinking prevailed. ... View more

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but not the kind of car you would park at Walmart. To each his own. ... View more

I guess a lot of people out there need to start having better dreams. A good percentage of these vehicles are nothing more then daily drivers , some of them I would run the other way from due to reliability issues and parts cost. Money could be spent on more reliable and better re- sale value vehicles. ... View more

Yea, Yea , but Hillbilly flames and punk ass spoilers and excessive rear wheel negative camber just don`t cut it on EV`s ... View more

Yes......... I do believe I remember some of those magazine covers. ... View more

The more you overthink the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the drain....... Sacrilegious at best. ... View more

If it`s too good to be true, then it`s likely it`s not true................ pertains to all things in life.. ... View more

Chances are you won`t see any of these at Walmart or the Dollar General. ... View more

Like they say......more money then brains , the auction houses (Barret, Mecum etc.) just love the commission they make on these overpriced vehicles. Problem is they make the money, the more money then brains crew love to pay anything so they can say i have it and you don`t, while the average guy who would "really appreciate" these vehicles gets to scrape buy with whatever he or she drives. And the "mmtb crew" would have even "more money" if they did not "contribute" to jacking up the prices on these vehicles.by throwing money at them. ... View more

Actually I cant hear my radio in my non daily driver over the sound of my 2 chamber Flowmasters............ but that`s the way I like it. ... View more

Actually it`s more money then brains to be exact. Don`t get me wrong they are great vehicles but in my opinion the goods do not justify the price. ... View more

I wonder if Rob Zombie knows the Drag U La is up for sale ? Grandpa Munster would be proud. ... View more

I have noticed for years now that people from outside of my immediate area ( I call them locusts ) come into the u pull it`s and strip off valuable o.e.m. parts off cars and make a living off reselling them on E Bay or other sites, while this nothing new or illegal it does make it much harder for the average car guy to obtain these parts at a reasonable price so to keep their hobby vehicle in operating condition. It seems to be the same principal as the guy with more money than brains who pays crazy amounts of money for vehicles at prestigious auctions who never gets his hands dirty on repairing them or actually appreciates the vehicle for what it truly is, and we all know this drives up the prices and puts the vehicles out of the average guy`s price range. This only profits the so called car guy....................... same principal with parts. ... View more

Isn`t it great when you walk into an Autozone (mostly out of desperation) and say, I need a set of points and a condenser for a 68 Le Mans and the 20 something year old behind the counter says what are points and what`s a Le Mans. ... View more

Someday when they "outlaw" internal combustion vehicles ( 2035 ? ) only outlaws will have internal combustion vehicles. Looking forward to the day I become an outlaw. ... View more

How about 2 cuts of Sicilian pizza with extra sauce and cheese plus pepperoni while driving..... ( recipe for disaster ), only problem is if you make a sharp left turn the passenger gets to enjoy it.. ... View more

I hope Santa had snow tires on the Corvette. ... View more

What.....no Pacer station wagons or Gremlin X`s ?.... And what about a 1977 Cordoba with Corinthian leather seats ( apologies to Ricardo Montalban ). That`s when you know your living. ... View more

Love it , truly the golden age of muscle cars. Back in the day when could actually tell the difference between different manufactures brands of vehicles , unlike today when you are hard pressed to tell the difference between a Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota, Buick etc...................... cookie cutter cars. ... View more

Yes, and this is the reason I do all of my own work except for a few things I`m not equipped for like alignments. Worked at a Chevrolet dealership when I graduated high school back in the "stone age" and between flat rates it was not worth the effort pay wise and eventually went on to heavy manufacturing jobs which were much easier on a daily basis to make a living at and provided myself and family with much better benefits. I actually don`t blame the younger guy`s for throwing their hands up and saying that`s it and moving on. Perhaps if some of the new car dealers and private garages were a little more accommodating ( and there are some that do ) and not so greedy, their workplace would be filled with long term employees. No regrets. ... View more

I`m surprised Hollywood did not use a Prius instead of the Challenger, it would be right up their sissy bun head boy alley. ... View more

Dear God not the Aztec, this vehicle did more damage to Pontiac`s reputation ( just plain ugly.....sorry Aztec fans ) then any other vehicle they ever produced. Because of designs like this (and the 2004 GTO....over sized Caviler), the Aztec was the beginning of the end for Pontiac. I never forgave GM for not having the vision to change it`s way`s and continue the Pontiac line ever in bankruptcy. ... View more

An amazing list of inventions for a man of that time period , almost have to believe that maybe there was some extraterrestrial intervention ?.......... Think about it. ... View more

What no Yugo ? ... View more

Bottom line................ the ultimate Imperial, the 1966 Imperial "Black beauty" from the Green Hornet TV show. ... View more

Actually the most valuable Firebird is the one you own, and sitting behind the wheel and enjoying driving it, whatever year.. ... View more

Like ever other muscle car before it, it becomes the predecessor of the next generation ( Hellcat`s) of super cars. It basically was designed to spark the interest of the public as intended and kept the performance flag at Chrysler flying while the next generation performance car was being developed and brought to life. ... View more

Nine or ten miles to the gallon on a lot of 60 `s muscle cars, $3.50 (87 octane) $4.00 gallon (93 octane....... some places more) taking a 100 mile ( $35 - $40 +) drive is not cheap anymore. Actually it`s a deterrent for a lot of people these days. Yes it cost money to own a car like this and it is to be expected, but the cost of gasoline for the driving enthusiasts sure puts a damper on things for a lot of people. Was not that long ago gas was under $2.00 a gallon, now almost double.. Possibly the younger drivers are mostly into vehicles that get fairly decent gas mileage ( 20-25 +) and that is why their driving mileage is the highest of all. ... View more

As far as Pontiac went the 455 was designed to be a torque motor to move the heavy cars in their line up, and it worked well. The torque band was good from 1500 to 5200 rpm and that`s where most street cars of the day lived in that range. Camshaft spec`s came into play more for low revving torque motors like the 455 but it suffered due to the long stroke 4.21 and large journal crankshafts at 3-1/4 diameter equals more reciprocating mass weight limiting rpm and less top end horsepower capability, in other words the 455 ran out of steam at 5000 rpm and peak torque at that point was already past it`s high point. This is why the 400 was a better choice and would produce more horsepower at top end with close torque numbers to the 455. The 400 with its 4.120 (4.150 at 0.30 over same bore as a 455 ) bore and "3.75" stroke was a better combination for making power in it`s rpm range for street cars especially lighter one`s and responded better to performance upgrades such as a hotter cam, headers, etc. and the round port mid 1968 ram air 2 heads. Ram air 2 , ram air 3, and ram air 4`s, were all 400`s . Bottom line........given equal torque in both engines, top end horsepower win`s races. ... View more

Electric for everyday cookie cutter drivers is okay, but will be tough to miss the sound of open headers and a nasty cam and that overly rich smell of gas in the exhaust from a 850 Holley. Yea yea yea I know it`s caveman stuff but when you grew up with it it`s tough to let go. ... View more

I never recovered from re- make nausea after seeing Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift. ... View more

What I would like to see would be Jake and Elwood in the 1974 Dodge Bluesmobile crashing through a line of imports (very fitting) in Fast and Furious 9 with Elwood smiling at Vin Diesel as he passes him by. ... View more

Godzilla land Mothra would be proud. ... View more

Musk would make a great super villain in a James Bond movie. Bond could chase Musk around in his electric vehicle with his DB-3. ... View more

E-Pacer ? ... View more

Dear God when I saw this it brought back memories of when my father and I were at the local Buick dealer looking to purchase a new car for him. In the show room was a Apollo white GSX Stage 1 automatic, black interior just like this one. Sat in it and said to myself wow what a great car, then said to my father this would be a great car to buy........his response was....yea it`s a nice car but it only has "2 doors", needless to say he did not buy it. If I had a time machine I would go back in time with the "cash in my hand" and hand it to him and would say...... buy this car. ... View more

Funny how all these Continental U.S. car company`s tout their image as Americas auto manufacture GM and Ford but yet seem to outsource all their production to foreign country`s. I realize that it`s a world market in today`s economy so quit insulting your customer base with your false claims of being an American company, but then again it`s all about the money....right ? For decades was always loyal to GM products but when Pontiac went away and China and Venezuela (how did that work out for you GM? ) manufacturing became more of a priority to them any customer loyalty base they had disappeared from most GM owners. Now just another car brand. ... View more

Sixty`s and Seventy`s muscle when you could unmistakably tell what kind of car it was just by looking at it, unlike today where most daily drivers (Hyundai`s, Nissan`s, Toyota`s, Honda`s etc.etc.) seem to be copying off each others styling and all look the same. ... View more

Bottom line......poor quality workmanship, lackluster performance, somewhat inferior materials (plastic interiors) used during this time in automotive history. Most "but not all" cars produced during this era were produced cheaply by the U.S.manufactures looking to cut costs because of competition from foreign manufactures who at the time delivered more bang for the buck. Think about this, that time period was the beginning of "throw away cars" after their 10 year life cycle expired. ... View more

On my honeymoon in Orlando Fla.in 1976 ( yes I`m that old ) had a Pacer station wagon yellow with wood grain on the sides from a rental car company, brand new 10 miles on it when picked it up. Driving down the Interstate started to hear this whining noise ten minutes later the transmission puked at 97 miles. Called the rental company from a pay phone (1976....what`s a cell phone ? ) they sent a wrecker out to pick it up and brought me a different vehicle a Hornet (dear God) and to top it off it was green. Ever since then whenever I was around an AMC product I always felt a sense of evil. But I have to say it drove well and I love the odd ball stuff like this. ... View more