Friday, December 28, 2012

Still More one or two year wonders.....

Here's some more cool cars that were only made for one or two years and might still be reasonably priced-not in the stratosphere like a 1971 Boss 351 Mustang or a 1987 Buick Grand National GNX.  # 1. 1970 Olds Rallye 350 Cutlass. These cars had a super loud Sebring Yellow paint job, a "Judge" type spoiler, and had a 310 hp 350 V8 with either a Muncie 4-speed or a TH350. 3,527 were built so you see one for sale once in a while. Rumor has it that 10 or 12 were built with the vaunted "W31" Hi-Performance 350 that was grossly under-rated at 325 hp, but I have never seen one or the build sheet for one, and no Olds engineer or car magazine has ever verified one.  # 2. 1970-71 Tempest T-37 / 1972 LeMans GT. "The poor man's GTO."  These had a 350 V8 and a three speed stick as standard equipment, but you could get a 400 or a 455 with either a 4-speed or a TH400 as well. For some reason the "T37" moniker was dropped and the "LeMans GT" name adopted in 1972, but the package was basically the same.  # 3. 1967-68 Ford Mustang "California Special". These coupes had Shelby-style taillights  and scoops and spoilers. A lot were 289 powered, but some had 390s. Quite a few were built, so you can probably find one. And their way less expensive than a "Real" Shelby.  #4 1969-70 Shelby GT350 Mustang. These have the 290 hp 351W Mach 1 base engine with either a 4-speed or an FMX automatic, and I think the best-looking of all the Shelby bodys. I have seen nice examples at auctions for around 35-45K. That's not chump change, but try to touch any other Shelby for under 100K.  # 5. 1971 Dodge Super Bee. For this one year only, the Super Bee package was based on the Charger instead of the Coronet. Hemi versions are in the stratosphere as always-but 383 versions are quite reasonable. Over 6,000 were built so you can probably find one.  Mastermind  

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