Many people can remember their first car, and if you’re about 40 or 50 years old your first car may have been a real American muscle car. You will find there’s a growing phenomena of people throughout the United States looking to purchase classic muscle cars to restore. The main reason for this is happening because nobody produces cars like this anymore. The big question is when is anyone planning to make a real muscle car again?
Chevy and Ford continue to release new versions of their legendary Camaro and Mustang every year or two. The trouble is that every year these manufacturers get away from what a real muscle car is and they keep filling them with more and more computer equipment. Can we ever get to experience a car that has a 327 together with a 4 barrel carburetor again? The sad facts are we will probably never enjoy those categories of cars again. The key to a great car is the rims and stance.
The main problem is people prefer to correct things when they are not really faulty in the first place. One perfect example of this is the 1967 Camaro, which was one of the greatest muscle cars ever. Even though it got many honors and was quite popular, Chevy stopped producing it. The same goes for the 1966 Mustang, which happens to be another classic that Ford just decided wasn’t worth making.
However here comes the humorous thing. The legendary VW Bug ended principal production in the late seventies, but was unveiled a few decades later. While the new Bug sold great they could possibly have sold more if they simply went back to the old style of Bug. It’s tough to do well if you consistently believe that doing things a new way is always better.
The most important thing might be this. If Chevy decided to go old style and build a Camaro with a 327 engine and 4 barrel carburetor and left out all the elaborate technology, wouldn’t you want one? I may have actually quizzed hundreds of folks in recent times and they all say that they would go out an get one. Just why hasn’t it occurred? If people today want the good old days, when is some auto company going to give people what they want.
What will it take for GM or Ford to decide to make those classic muscle cars again? I believe that they will become hot sellers. But till the big corporations realize that there is a demand for these types of vehicles we are going to need to keep looking through the junk yards and rebuilding the classic American muscle cars.
Maybe one day a muscle car junkie will be the CEO of Ford or GM and decide to start making muscle cars again. As of today, the prevailing leaders simply believe adding new technology will make a better muscle car. In my opinion we ought to just go back to the way that things were.