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I'm just curious to know, who knows if some day I have the chance to have one, dreaming is free. How much money can cost a muscle car? My favourites are Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac GTO 65, Ford Mustang Boss 69. All those cars that are on sale are from those years or are there any place where they make modern replicas or restorations of those cars?
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Look on classic autotrader. Prices are all over the place depending on condition, popularity, original, restored or resto-mod. I almost bought a 1967 Chevelle for $18k, but it had a bad amateur restoration and a lot of things wrong with it. I have since seen better ones for a bit less, others for as much as $100,000.
If you can find a partially restored muscle car that you can finish then that might be the bargain way to get one.
20 years ago I bought a Factory Five Racing kit of a replica of my favorite muscle car a 1965 Cobra and I still love it.
It was a chore putting it together but it is still pretty cool when I turn the key and push the button and it starts up.
FFR makes other car kits now and there are a bunch of Cobras on the market. The prices reflect what the builders have in them. I have seen basic cars with the 302 5 speed like mine has for around $20,000. I have seen others with big HP engines for $40.000 plus.
A few weeks back we were at a big car show and some beautiful cars were for sale for very reasonable prices.
You could check out your local car shows that are usually run by a club. Some of those guys will build a car, enjoy if for a few years and sell it for their next project.
Look around, ask around, get to know the prices and have fun.
I've been to several car shows - mostly classic car shows, and you can see prices on these cars range from $30k on up to well over $100k depending on what it is and how "mint" it is.
While I'm a Mustang guy, I love the 68 Camaro Z28 and would have one if I could afford it. Can't justify dropping more than $20k on a classic muscle car that I would only drive on a rare occasion.
I'm just curious to know, who knows if some day I have the chance to have one, dreaming is free. How much money can cost a muscle car? My favourites are Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac GTO 65, Ford Mustang Boss 69. All those cars that are on sale are from those years or are there any place where they make modern replicas or restorations of those cars?
All those cars, depending on condition and originality, are pretty expensive.
Also, all these cars, because of age, have been restored to a certain extent. Some with original parts (extremely expensive), some with "new/old" parts or modified to modernize it's operation.
So it all depends what you want and for what purpose - a show car you trailer around, a driver, a racer? Your cheapest route is to buy these cars you see in the car trader magazine that need work, maybe a restoration project that someone gave up on. But you have to know what you are doing and what to look for - interior work is extremely expensive while engine work you can simply buy a crate engine and drop it in. It won't be original or numbers matching, but you will have a good driver. Look out for rust obviously as that, even with a well restored car, is death. Avoid the bargains that are advertised as "parked in the garage for the last 30 years", likely those need the most work.
It sounds like you want one ready to drive - and for those cars you are looking at big bucks....OR, do what I did when I wanted to buy a muscle car and extend your search to the early 70s or the lesser famous muscle cars like the Plymouth Dusters or Dodge Coronets, Olds 442s. Me I actually went with an '81 Corvette, this is extending the description of a "muscle car" indeed but you have the same chevy small block and remove the pollution crap that plagued mid 70s cars, add an intake and carb, free up the exhaust and you very easily have a 400 horsepower "muscle car" that turns heads.
Again however, be prepared to learn how to work on your car on a regular basis.
Value depends on many factors. I currently own a black 67 Pontiac GTO. I've done nearly all the work (except the engine and transmission) and it is still not finished. I have about 35k in it and will likely tie up 50k by the time it is complete. These cars are not for the faint of heart! You should be able to find a "driver" for 30k or so. Stay away from barn cars....stay very far away.
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