Well oppo...the muscle car mosquito left his mark and peed on it.

"RotaryLover" (rotarylover) 04/15/2014 at 22:48 • Filed to: Muscle cars

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I want a real one! A cheap one for about 10k max. Any suggestions?

Aaron James > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:01

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71 or earlier GTO or Lemans, My favorites are the 67's and 69's. 68 and later are a little smaller. All Awesome.

quarterlifecrisis > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:04

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Real muscle car and $10k max don't really go together too fluidly. And I'm not one to advocate making a clone car, since I've got a special place for the "base model" cars that we don't see too many of today. That being said...if you look in the right places, you may be able to find mid-late 70s and early 80s F-bodies that won't need a ton of work. Same for C3 and C4 Vettes, which you can throw power at.

offroadkarter > Aaron James 04/15/2014 at 23:06

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he said 10k max, you won't find a good GTO for 10k or under

YSI-what can brown do for you > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:07

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Foxbody. Done and done

Montalvo > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:13

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Browse around Craigslist and search around your general area. American muscle is everywhere you just need to know that a lot of it is going to be a bit rough around the edges. Here are a few camaros, the last link looks particularly interesting to me.

http://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/4417548596…

http://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/4376452312…

http://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/4407424464…

Aaron James > offroadkarter 04/15/2014 at 23:18

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That's why I included Lemans. You won't get a show car but certainly you could get a nice driver with a swapped out 350 for 10k or less.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:21

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7,500.00 you have 13 minuets!

offroadkarter > Aaron James 04/15/2014 at 23:23

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True, however most people have GTO cloned le mans cars and ask to much for them lol

Aaron James > offroadkarter 04/15/2014 at 23:27

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Very true, also prices have gone up so it may be really hard to find a nice driver for 10k. One can dream though. I've seen 69 Judge Values really go up in the last 15 years. My dream car so I've followed the trends on judges.

shop-teacher > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/15/2014 at 23:33

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I think he wants something that doesn't look like a bloated Escort :D

RotaryLover > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/15/2014 at 23:34

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Dammit!

RotaryLover > shop-teacher 04/15/2014 at 23:35

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LOL you killed it!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:35

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Sold, sorry.

lone_liberal > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:36

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For $10k stick to unpopular makes or years. Buicks and Oldmobiles instead of Chevies, and mid-to-late-70s vs late 60s. I'm thinking a Cutlass or a Torino might be viable choices.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:36

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4th Gen F-Bodies

These are as close to a "Real Muscle Car" as you can get for 10k. Late generation SS's can be found for under 10k. These have the LS motor and good 6 speed manual. Not to mention the Platform goes back to the 70, so you're getting Gen 2 driving dynamics!

YSI-what can brown do for you > shop-teacher 04/15/2014 at 23:36

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Bojgajkja what is wrong with you!?!?!? They are oddly attractive!

RotaryLover > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/15/2014 at 23:54

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I've always been a fan of these

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camion…

...but the damn interior...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > RotaryLover 04/15/2014 at 23:56

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Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for RWD MANUAL V8 POWAH.

BJohnson11 > RotaryLover 04/16/2014 at 01:15

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What are you looking for? A cruiser? A speed machine. I'd argue that muscle trucks are the cheapest way to get straight line speed (any muscle car is only going to be good for straight lines anyways unless you dump loads of money into it).

I picked up my 454 powered 74 C10 for 2 grand, put some work into the engine/exhaust and other areas and have a bitchin street rod for just around 5 grand.

If you want something nicer or more refined, look for the off brands. A 70 Chevelle in decent condition with nothing special (350/350 combo) will go for 15 grand, while an Olds Cutlass or a Buick Skylark? (Skylark I think, maybe some other model) will go for 10 grand for a similar combo. Same generally goes with Camaro/Firebird, Mustang/Cougar, etc.

Also, depending on your abilities, a build of something less desirable (like that third gen Chevelle you have pictured, I think it's a 74) can be bought in decent condition for way less than the desirable generation (why my 74 third gen c10 was way cheaper than a more desirable 67-72), and offer more budget for building to the extreme.

Final word of advice: price out the car and your intended mods before you buy it. And be very generous with pricing. That's about 95% of the reason I've kept the cost on my truck so low; because I knew exactly what I'd be paying for everything before I even bought the truck.

RotaryLover > BJohnson11 04/16/2014 at 19:42

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I keep that in note. I was going for a street machine but nothing crazy. I wanted a coupe.