What GM Muscle Car Would You Like to Have?

[1957Chevy]

I'm pretty easy to please, so I'm just looking for a 1978 Corvette Pace Car, a 1968 Olds Cutlass 442, and a mid-sixties Pontiac GTO. These are my current loves although I wouldn't kick a nice late 60's or early 70's Chevelle out of bed!

I'd like to hear what other people wish they had or are currently looking for.

[THEBOSS]

An LS6 Chevelle or L78 Nova. If you want to get into special order cars, then a ZL1 Camaro or Corvette.

[dseale4888]

I don't have the $$$ or the storage facilities to have all the sweet cars I like. Mid 60's Nova would be nice or a Chevelle or a 442 or a GTO......
Dave

[1957Chevy]

Neither do I! I'm just a dreamer, with an eye toward reasonableness.....

Sure would like to have a daily driver....78 'vette pace car would be ok!

[19_Chevelle_69]

1971 Chevelle SS 402/4spd is on my wish list.

Black on black.

[1957Chevy]

I have a plan, a simple plan, but a plan -- I would like to get a car from each decade starting with the 50s and working forward -- I have my 57 Bel Air, and I have 2 cars from the 90s (although not in any stretch of the imagination are they muscle cars...95 M-edition Miata and 99 Acura TL 2.3), and several from the 00s, so I'd like to find one from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

I've identified the 60s type I'd like -- chevelle, cutlass 442

I can't get mind mind off of the 78 vette for that decade...

But I can't even begin to think of an 80s car. I had an 85 Dodge Daytona Turbo in 85 and loved it, but I don't think that'd be the right car to represent the 80s. Any suggestions?

[Mongoose]

Hi 1957Chevy! I'm lucky enough to have my favorite GM muscle car. A '69 RS/SS 396 Camaro in Hugger Orange with a black vinyl top.

If the genie came out of the lamp though, my first wish would be a 1967 435 hp 4 speed Corvette Coupe in "Arrest me Red" with a black stinger. My second wish would be for a 1970 LS-6 Drop top Chevelle in Placer Gold with black stripes and black top. My third wish would be a 1970 Vega GT........HAHAHAHAHA just kidding. It would probably be a 1969 Z11 396 Camaro RS/SS Pace Car Convertible.

AHHHHHHH, so much for the wish list. As you can see, I'm a Bowtie Guy, but I'm pretty happy with what I have. Although a '65 GTO with the 389 tri-power and a 4 speed is way good. So is a 1970 Buick GS. Or a W30, or a......now I have to plant another money tree!

Oh yeah, the suggestion for the 80's addition. The 84 Camaro is pretty nice looking and they are affordable. An engine transplant would be necessary. 305? Yuck. The 85 Monte Carlo is not bad either also affordable. Engine transplant as well tho. The real nice addition from the 80's would be the Buick Grand National, preferably the GNX.

What do you think of the suggestions OLD MIKE?

[1957Chevy]

Man oh man would I love a 69 Camaro Pace Car -- I prefer the looks of the hardtop, but wouldn't kick a convertible out of bed!

[72Chero]

Ford fan piping in..... :D I would say number one... 1958 Pontiac Cheiftan two door hardtop, RED/white, 455 rocket under the hood and white leather interior.... and a distant second would be a 68 YENKO....not the clone....the real deal... *****heavy sigh******

[Mongoose]

BOY Chero, you have expensive taste! A REAL Yenko? Do you have a suger momma? Does she have a sister?

[THEL78ISGREAT]

BOY Chero, you have expensive taste! A REAL Yenko? Do you have a suger momma? Does she have a sister?
Chero is a woman LOL:D

[72Chero]

No I can't say I swing that way.... I am a full red blooded american woman and I love my man....so I can't say I have a sugar mama....LOL :eek: :D

Hey man, you asked the question and I answered it. No I don't have expensive taste...but if I'm going to give up my Chero it had better be for a great reason. LOL;) :D

[Mongoose]

Well, I'll blame that mistake on being new here! So, maybe you have a sugar DADDY! No, .....I don't care if he has a brother......I don't go that way either. But I have no wife either. Just me, the Camaro, my guns and my pet birds. Not all bad I must say.

72Chero, please accept my sincere apologies for the mistake. There are so few women in this hobby, I just had to assume......well, you know. Do YOU have a sister?

[72Chero]

No apology needed... :D I guess only a few know...I've been married 27 years and my honey is my sugar daddy but not by the wallet LOL.... I do have a sister, she is married and not a motor head. I do have a daughter who is 24 single and a serious car freak...but she likes the newer stuff..... I'm not offended in the least bit. When I'm not playing under the hood of the Chero, I'm working at an accounting firm in town, I have two daughters, 3 pomeranians and one cockatiel...who is 21 years old.... I love Fords First, Chevies second and then the rest just fall into catagories of interest.....If its fast, old, serious steel, raw horsepower, smells of gas and has a serious thump....I'm interested. :D I won't mention what ammo I have because....well....a girl needs to have some secrets.

Pleased to meet you Mongoose, I'm new here....the name is Sarah :D

[Mongoose]

Well Sarah, I am pleased to meet you too! My name is Dave and I too am very new here. Maybe 20 posts. 5 in the last hour! I am a 59 year old kid that loves the smell of burned Hi-Octane and smoking tires. Going 100 mph does nothing for me, but 0-60 in 4.5 blows my mind.

I am single (read divorced) and a Vietnam veteran that is presently a toolmaker. I enjoy shooting large caliber rifles and handguns and driving old muscle cars. I would like to have a motorcycle but I would kill myself on it so I stay away from them. I have 3 birds. A Blue and Gold Macaw, a Greenwing Macaw and a little Senegal Parrot. And I'm from Zeeland, Michigan.

There is a lot more, but no one wants to hear it. :D

[THEL78ISGREAT]

Well Sarah, I am pleased to meet you too! My name is Dave and I too am very new here. Maybe 20 posts. 5 in the last hour! I am a 59 year old kid that loves the smell of burned Hi-Octane and smoking tires. Going 100 mph does nothing for me, but 0-60 in 4.5 blows my mind.

I am single (read divorced) and a Vietnam veteran that is presently a toolmaker. I enjoy shooting large caliber rifles and handguns and driving old muscle cars. I would like to have a motorcycle but I would kill myself on it so I stay away from them. I have 3 birds. A Blue and Gold Macaw, a Greenwing Macaw and a little Senegal Parrot. And I'm from Zeeland, Michigan.

There is a lot more, but no one wants to hear it. :D
My father is a toolmaker also, pretty cool job but they are very underpaid for the knowledge you need to have to do it correctly, athough Michigan could be different since it sort of is/was the countries industrial capital, but I still doubt it. What kind of machine/s do you run?

[72Chero]

Dave, first and foremost......a very big THANK YOU...for your first profession. If it wasn't for all of the soldiers in the past and present we would not be able to enjoy the freedoms we have, like building a muscle car. Thank YOU!!!

My father was a carpenter so I know the tool trade well. :D And there is absolutely nothing better than the smell of burning rubber, racing fuel and the thump of a serious car. :D

and .... if you have a real muscle car... who needs a bicycle :D kidding...

I'm sure in time we will get to know each other better. That is what good forums are there for......fixing cars and making new friends. :cool:

[chuckynmisty]

well i want a 57 chevy and wife wants a 69 camaro must say every other one i wanted i did get benn close to these two but the 69 for my wife by time i got home to get the money then back to the car it was sold guess i should of stoped to talk but i felt better to talk with cash in pocket not on desk lol missed that one as for the 57 never that close to getting one but the time will come and i'll stop this time to say i'll be right back lol

[Mongoose]

L78, I have run about every machine in the tool room with the exception of the Wire and Electrode EDM. I have many years experience on mills, lathes, surface grinders, inside diameter grinders/outside diameter grinders, Jig grinding, centerless grinding, and heat treating of all types of steels from case hardening cold rolled to air hards, oil hards, and tool steels to the new CPM steels (CPM is Crucible Powdered Metals).

I was also a certified aerospace heliarc welder for Excello-Aerospace Inc. I was one of 4 people in the world certified to weld repair the afterburner spray rings that were in the SR-71 engines. But I am pretty good at all types of welding. Wire (MIG) aluminum and mild steel, core wire, stick and of course all types of TIG. Aluminum, stainless, even the exotic alloys with titanium found in aerospace products.

I have become a well rounded toolmaker in my years in the business.

Chero, you are welcome for the service. I managed to get back in one piece, albiet with holes in my pelt. I was luck enough to survive 2 purple hearts. I have friends who's names are on a black granite wall in DC. Please thank them instead of me. All gave some.....some gave all.

Dave

[THEL78ISGREAT]

Cool, you sound alot like my dad. He is supposed to mainly run a surface grinder but does alot of bridgeport work as his boss needs him to. He used to run the CNC machine, and he does some work with a lathe when needed. He heat treats the parts he makes too. He works for Branson Ultrasonics, theyre a pretty big company, ever heard of it? I dont know what else he does now or has run in the past, but he used to work for a small company where he machined alot of horns and parts for Black Hawk and Stealth Bomber helicopters. Sounds like you have been in the trade a while, huh?

[72Chero]

That they did Dave, lest we not forget. :rolleyes:

they know we appreciate it....some of the living don't. I make it a duty to make sure it gets done. I live in Colorado Springs, we have virtually every branch of the armed forces right here, with maybe the exception of the Navy....but if they could I'm sure they would. I have driven through the drive thru at McDonalds, looked back see a soldier in the car behind me .... I buy their lunch....with best regards. I think if more would stop and thank the soldiers, fire fighters and policemen.... you would see alot more smiles running around than currently. (as she steps off the soap box, brushes it off, picks it up and walks away :) )

[Mongoose]

L78, I do have a few years almost 37 years in the trade total. I'm nearing retirement now and I don't see the young people in the shop the way I used to. It's a shame too. It is an honorable living. And fun. Not many jobs out there are fun. To take a piece of steel and turn it, mill it, drill it, thread it, heat treat it, grind it and give it to the punch press operator and come in the next morning and see it making parts is very satisfying. Not many people have that satisfaction on their job.

72Chero, Well said, there is no more to add and your words cannot be improved on. Colorado Springs is beautiful. I was there once on business when I was a quality engineer. Stayed in the Marriot and had a morning view of Pikes Peak. Garden of the Gods is fab. The whole area is the greatest. Nice weather too. And of course the Academy. Some of the alumni names of that great school are on that black granite wall too.

Let's get back to carbuerators, slicks, and tunnel rams. I want to know if 1957 Chevy liked my suggestions for '80s cars.

[THEL78ISGREAT]

Yeah, my dad is the youngest guy in the grinding room at 44. The only thing is that so many jobs are getting shipped out to Mexico and China and the wages are as high as they used to be compared to the value of a dollar. My dad is only making about 7 K more a year than he did in 1986, and the company he worked for in '86 he was only at a few years, while he has been here for like 12, and he is one of the higher paid workers in the grinding room.

[WINGNUT]

Yeah, my dad is the youngest guy in the grinding room at 44. The only thing is that so many jobs are getting shipped out to Mexico and China and the wages are as high as they used to be compared to the value of a dollar. My dad is only making about 7 K more a year than he did in 1986, and the company he worked for in '86 he was only at a few years, while he has been here for like 12, and he is one of the higher paid workers in the grinding room.


Funny, I'm a machinist/toolmaker as well and I'm the youngest of the 20+ machinists at work. I'm 29 (as of tomorrow) and the youngest guy besides me is 43. Can't really blame too many younger guys for not getting into it..........the pay isn't there anymore. In Rochester NY, the machining industry is huge, and I hear ads on the radio all the time for jobs....promising up to $50,000 a year..............LOL, bunch of liars, what they don't tell you is you need to work 40 years to get there. I just got a raise for $13.40, I make $11.85 at my part time warehouse job. They're gonna need to get younger guys into it somehow...........in ten more years 80% of the machining workforce is going to be retired......and then they're really gonna be screwed.

As for thr China thing, my company started out-sourcing many of the high precision parts we used to make 'in house'. And the parts ALWAYS come back from there with a problem, and I need to waste time 'reworking' or 'altering' them. I just got done Heli-coiling a bunch of China parts because they put in a bunch of M5 threaded holes instead of a M4's. My company has now started bringing alot of the jobs they had shipped to China back to the shop so we can make them...............correctly. :rolleyes:

[THEL78ISGREAT]

Yeah, I think my dad is making around 18-18.50 (keep in mind we live in CT)with about 22 years of experience and about 12 at this company, the so called senior tool maker of the grinding room isnt very good though, so he could be getting a raise soon if he gets the "senior toolmaker" spot. He already gets all of the hard jobs, because the other guy can work fast and be good but is careless, and he makes alot of mistakes and has to send alot of junk to the scrap barrel. A friend of my dads was actually very, very good with the precision work but he just left to go get married in Fl. It amazes me how little they make for what they actually have to do. Its not rocket science, but you have to take time to learn how to do it and be efficient. Its really a shame. My dad was actually just talking about how hes training a young kid, around 19, to run the bridgeport I believe he said. He will be the youngest in the entire shop. And apparently, two jobs in the trade isnt very uncommon, since my dad also land scapes part time. Hes actually looking to go full time and get his business really going just because hes getting tired of getting paid what he is paid for doing what he is doing.

[WINGNUT]

If it wasn't for the fact that I really like doing it, I wouldn't be into it at all. Unfortunately, the money doesn't always matter, but doing what you like does. Lucky for me I was born to cut metal. :rolleyes:

[74runner]

thats kinda weird I saw an ad for 25/hr here last week, we have a labor shortage here though and work erm...I mean welders helpers are gettin 18 to start, so its pretty low wages for the work..I looked into it, but not enough cash to keep me intrested.

[Letsrace]

Any '70-'73 Split Bumper Camaro or '70-'72 Monte Carlo SS 454.
But preferrably the '70 of either. :D

[72Chero]

alas...a chevy man... :D what no 69 RSSS? I thought all chevy guys liked those... LOL

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/230802/fullsize/0641325-r1-021-9.jpg

the 427 in a friends car....

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/440482/fullsize/100_6083.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/440495/fullsize/100_6087.jpg

I'm fond of this little Nova...not a fan of orange but this was nicely done.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/415129/fullsize/100_4759.jpg
this Chevelle was really nice....nice power plant too...

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/415130/fullsize/100_4761.jpg

but then everyone knows I'm a huge fan of RED/black

[Letsrace]

I like all of them! But the '70-73 Camaros always remind me of a great white shark coming at ya with it's mouth open! And they are the only years to have the Corvette style taillights. :D

[Daffy]

I like corvette tail lites....That's why I like the C4 up to 90...And I'm glad to see the round lites are back on the C6..

[PaPa Mike]

I would say next to my '55 would be a '67 Z28, then maybe a '66 nova SS

[Letsrace]

I would say next to my '55 would be a '67 Z28, then maybe a '66 nova SS
Yeah, that's a BEAUTIFUL '55 you have there! I love all the old cars really, all makes.
Another dream car for me is the '55 Nomad 2door! Jet black, 454 with modern 6 speed and posi rear! Would be sweet!

[PaPa Mike]

Yeah, that's a BEAUTIFUL '55 you have there! I love all the old cars really, all makes.
Another dream car for me is the '55 Nomad 2door! Jet black, 454 with modern 6 speed and posi rear! Would be sweet!

Thanx, she's all original, unrestored, a diamond in the rough;) .