"Executive" Hot Rods that are under the radar!

Way back in 1968-69 when they were first introduced, the 455/Turbo 400 powered Hurst/Olds was billed as an "Executive's Hot Rod." Unique,exclusive, fast enough to back up the image, and with some luxury too.  As opposed to "strippy" Road Runners, SS396 Chevelles, GTOs, etc. Their are a few cars that fit this criteria from the late '60's and '70's that can be bought for a lot less than "Traditional" muscle cars, and still deliver a lot of "Bang for the Buck." # 1 1971-73 Buick "Boat-tail" Riviera. Racy styling, a ton of cool factory options and 455 power standard all years.  # 2 1969-76 Pontiac Gran Prix. Based on the A-body platform, any aftermarket suspension or brake upgrades that fit a Chevelle also fit these cars. 400 power standard all years, and a fair number of 1970-76 "SJ" models had 455s!  My sister had one of these cars. It had power everything, and it felt like a GTO!  # 3 1967-71 Ford Thunderbird. Racy, futuristic styling, luxurious interiors, and big power make these cars cool. 390, 428 or 429 cubes under that long hood makes them move pretty good too. 1972 and later models had 460s, but the engines were low-compression and way down on power, and the squarish body was based on the much heavier and uglier Lincoln MKIV platform.  # 4 1977-79 DKM "Macho T/A". Brothers Dennis and Kyle Mecham of Mecham Pontiac in Arizona built and sold about 300 a year of these hotted up T/A's. The buff magazines of the day loved them. They featured a special graphics package, headers and dual exhaust (with 2 catylitc converters) a rejetted carb, and recurved distributor, that was supposed to add 50 hp. Options included Recaro seats, Doug Nash 5-speeds, shift kits for automatics, stiffer rearend gears, aftermarket tires and wheels, and even a Turbocharger. They died out when Pontiac dropped the 400 cube motors for 1980. A well-maintained or restored one will bring 10 grand or more, but that's still a lot less than any decent GTO, and a lot rarer.  # 5 1972-74 Dodge Charger  Richard Petty won a lot of races in this bodystyle. Mopar freaks snub these in favor of the 68-70 "Bullitt/ "Dukes of Hazzard" style, or the 71s which still had high-compression Hemis and Six-Pack 440s optional. Compression and power was down on 72 and later models, but you could still get a 400 ( a bored-out 383 ) or a 440 4bbl. 340 and 360 versions can be real bargains, and make nice drivers.  Mastermind