I guess it depends on what you want to spend and your actual definition of muscle car. I have some years on you and when I was a young man (forever ago) I had two 70 Chevelle Super Sports. I loved em both. Back then you could buy muscle cars by the friggin dozen, cheap. But if you want a rag top and something cool, think about a classic car LIKE a 70 Chevelle (not an SS) a Camaro, a Cutlass, and Older Muskrat, a Torino etc. Basically the base platform cars that they made the muscle cars out of. this way, you get something YOU can wrench on, is much easier and cheaper to maintain and you don't break the bank nor buy something you'll be hesitant to drive lest it get wrecked.
Great thoughts, thanks.
classic converts break the bank to buy a decent example.
He could get a teens mustang of camaro convert for a lot cheaper.
Nice clean examples of classic muscle are simply hard to find for reasonable prices, while the late model camaro and mustang are all over the place.
classic converts break the bank to buy a decent example.
Depends on what you mean by breaking the bank. Are they cheap? Nope. I am taking into account that at 55 the fellow has something behind him financially and is looking to splurge in life a bit. Realistically though the prices on cars (if you dont get stupid and but status symbol shit like Tesla and Lexus are about a years salary cost wise, same for classic cars. Example...When the 70 SS came out it was basically a dollar a pound car and listed out at 3800-4000k depending on options. In 1970 that was a years salary for a lot of people. Now its 50-60k. Same difference.
As a throwaway financial position, (any car bought to actually drive it for lots of fun and not just collect and put maintenance money in to allow it to sit), cars arent good toy investments. rarely do you get one that you can drive and it holds its value. Dumping 60K into a toy... When you know nothing about those toys not the best choice.
I wouldnt drive around a 70 Chevelle (to use the example given, it holds true for most classic convertibles) convert, too few of them left to drive it around. The first dumbass, and its gone. It will never be a 60K car again. Sure drive it to a show 3 or 4 times a year... Take it out once in a great while on a sunny day. You dont daily that shit.
With no car knowledge, he obviously isnt going to collect the car, at that point, true classic muscle, breaks the bank. Its a throwaway toy, not a purchase worthy of classic muscle.
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