Ah, yes—another AutoHunter Friday Picks that leans towards muscle. One can claim I have a bias to muscle but, when it comes down to it, I’m a classic car guy first and a muscle car guy second. That’s a bias with a small “b,” if you will.
Nonetheless, we have various flavors of muscle cars here, from mostly stock to Malaise to modern upgrades and even modern, period. Of course, several brands are represented to add to the variety, which may or may not make it difficult to decide which one you’d choose. Rather than tell me, place a bid and then send me a postcard of you and your new AutoHunter classic.
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 Deluxe
It’s easy to think every mid-size Chevy is called a Chevelle or Malibu, but that’s not the case for this 1968 Chevelle as there were several trim levels starting with the 300. This one is a 300 Deluxe, the next step up, and notice it’s a Coupe, meaning it has a B-pillar.
My friend Dejan would go ape-poo over it, though he tends to lean towards the ‘69s. Me? I prefer the ’68 like this, a granny coupe that has been given an injection of 6.0-liter LS power and 4L65E tranny.
1968 Plymouth GTX
Another 1968 car, this one on the other end of the trim level spectrum: a Plymouth GTX. Its mechanical content is strong, so the 440 Super Commando and 4-speed with 3.54 Sure-Grip gears has little trouble dealing with most performance cars. Certainly it’s more luxurious than the Chevelle above.
And as I prefer cars that I can just hop in and go without worry, this checks all the boxes. If you dig the rarer side of muscle like I do, sand off the Hemi Orange paint and return it back to Forest Green with the unusual Green stripes.
1974 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
It’s time to get over your distaste for Malaise-era Corvettes and enjoy them for what they offer and what they can be. Sure, this ragtop has the standard L48 350, but anyone can add horsepower yet keep it simple. It’s a four-speed car, so that’s a huge positive.
And, while other cars gained ungainly bumpers, the Corvette made do with nice monochromatic updates in a style that never gets old. Did I mention it’s a ragtop? Seems like I already did—you just needed a nudge to place a bid!
2003 Dodge Viper Convertible
Remember how much chatter there was on Vipers? Now it seems a boring Supra gets more enthusiast excitement, and that seems quite lopsided considering the Viper’s stellar looks and 500-horsepower V10.
This one’s been babied (26,673 miles) more than most Supras, so possibly there’s different target markets here, but anything over-the-top trumps normal in my world. What about yours?
