This site is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of 1960's and '70's Musclecars. I will answer any and all questions about what is original, and what are "Period Correct" modifications. I will also post my personal opinion about what is and is not proper. People are encouraged to debate me or share their own opinions or experiences.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Bring back the Trans-Am and the Road Runner!
I've seen a few concept cars based on the new Camaro and they all look disjointed. The reason is people are trying to make them look like a "Smokey and the Bandit" '70's T/A. Forget that. The body closely resembles a 1969 Camaro, so make it look like a 1969 Trans-Am. Offer a hood tach and some 18 or 19 inch Rally II style wheels. Make the LS3 the base engine and the supercharged LS9 an option. Think that would sell like hotcakes? I do. Chrysler could do the same thing. They could put a urethane front bumper on the Challenger that resembled a '71-72 Road Runner, and even add a Superbird style rear wing. Paint it Petty blue and put some NASCAR style 20 inch wheels on it and a loud flowmaster exhaust. Make the 5.7 Hemi the base model and the 6.4 the upgrade. Or make a "Bullet" nose with hidden headlamps for the Charger, add the Daytona wing and call it the Superbird or Charger Daytona. Like that baseball movie- "Build it, and they will come." Start e-mailing GM and Chrysler and all the buff magazines and see if public opinion means anything. Mastermind
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