Alternative Bodystyles That are way cool!

Everyone fights with machetes for Road Runners, Chargers, GTOs, Camaros, Firebirds, Chevelles, etc. However, if you can't afford one, or don't want to pay top dollar for a "Mainstream" muscle machine, there are still some ultra-cool rides out there that people don't think of, that can be bought at low prices.  # 1 1960-68 Full-size Pontiacs. 396, 409, and 427 Impalas and Biscaynes of this vintage bring a King's ransom. This is because 95% of the full size Chevys built in this period have six-cylinder, or 283 or 327 small-block motivation. By contrast, be it a Catalina, Bonneville or Gran Prix, every Pontiac built from 1960-66 had the venerable 389 as standard equipment, and a few had 421s. All 1967-68 models had 400s or 428s. These cars are great candidates for "Restification" because there are a million ways to build power into a Pontiac V8, and the "Slim-Jim" automatic can be swapped for a Turbo 350 or 400 pretty easily. You can also buy manual conversion kits and put in a T10 4-speed or Tremec 5-speed. Any aftermarket suspension or brake upgrades that fit an Impala also fit these cars. 1965-68 models have Turbo 400s from the factory. Dynamite. # 2 1963-65 Buick Riviera. Bill Mitchell's masterpiece. This cars racy styling is still cool almost 50 years later. Patrick Swayze drove two of these in the action flick "Roadhouse." With 401 cubes, they moved pretty good too. # 3 1961-64 Ford Thunderbird. Often called the "Bullet Bird" because of the shape of the rear fenders and taillights, these cars are way cool. I could see Frank Sinatra driving one. With 352 or 390 cubes of FE muscle under the hood, they can back up the racy styling. # 4 1966-69 Buick Riviera. These cars had the hidden headlight, fastback styling of the revolutionary Olds Toronado. However, unlike the Toronado, these cars were still rear wheel drive. And with 430 cubes under that long hood, they moved too. # 5 1967-71 Ford Thunderbird. These cars had sleek styling and big luxury. With 390, 428 or 429 cubes under the hood, they had big power too. 1972 and later models were emission choked, and based on the huge Lincoln MKIV platform, and weren't nearly as cool. # 6 1969-76 Pontiac Gran Prix. While most Monte Carlos have small-block motivation, every GP built in this period had the mighty 400 Pontiac standard, and a fair number of "SJ" models had 455s! My sister had a 72 SJ in high school. This car had power everything, and it felt like a GTO. Any suspension or brake upgrades that fit a Chevelle also fit these cars. Mastermind