Other one or two year models that might be cool......

Here's a few other one or two year models that are worth having, if you can find them at a reasonable price. # 1. 1977 Pontiac Can Am. This LeMans based performance package included a 400 Pontiac V8 ( a 403 Olds if you lived in California ) a TH400 with a shift kit, a ducktail spoiler, a T/A style "Shaker" hood, "Judge" style striping, and radial tuned suspension. The "A" bodies were downsized for 1978, and the largest engine you could get in a 78 LeMans was a 301 Pontiac or 305 Chevy.  # 2. 1977-79 "Macho T/A".  The buff magazines raved, and Dennis and Kyle Mecham sold about 700 of these "Smokey and the Bandit" T/A's on steroids. A re-curved distributor. a re-jetted carb, and opened shaker scoop, and Hooker Headers and real dual exhausts added 50-70 hp, and cool options like Recaro seats and a Doug Nash 5-speed could be ordered. These cars have a "Cult" following to this day, but despite the upgrades, they aren't priced any higher than the other disco-era T/A's that everyone wants to restore now.  # 3. 1984 Corvette. These "Cross-Fire" injected models are snubbed by 'Vette collectors in favor of the "Tuned Port Injection" used from 1985-91.  For this reason they are usually way cheaper, even if their in better condition. The 'Vette collectors are being snobbish about the later TPIs- These run plenty fast; 6-second 0-60 times and 15.0  1/4 mile times were the norm when they were new. There is a ton of speed equipment for the SBC, and if you use two 454 truck throttle bodies you can feed up to about 400 hp.  # 4.  1984-86 Ford Mustang SVO.  These had swoopy styling, Recaro Seats, 16" wheels with low-profile tires and a Turbocharged 4-cylinder that produced between 180-210 hp depending on year. The reason they didn't sell is the "5.0" V8 models were both faster and cheaper. If you can find one, and like to play with turbos, they can be made to really run; the 2.3 liter OHC Ford 4-banger is bulletproof and can take a surprising amount of abuse if you want to turn the boost way up or add nitrous. # 5. 1989 20th Anniverseray Trans Am. For this one year only-GM stuffed their best engine in their best chassis. They took the Kickass Turbo V6 out of the vaunted Buick Grand National and stuffed it into a WS6 Trans-Am. Grossly under-rated at 250 hp and 355 lbs of torque-these Limited-edition 'Birds could rip off very low 14 or very high 13 second 1/4s right off the showroom floor.  The downside is only about 2,500 were ever built, and their usually priced accordingly.  If you can find one, and swallow the asking price, they are absolute dynamite.  Good hunting. Mastermind