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Originally Posted by Gen6cyl
Nothing wrong with being basic, if you have the basics right. This car does.
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X2. That’s why some very basic cars are always strong sellers at collector car auctions. Example: The first Road Runners, which were a high-horsepower engine in a stripped body with no amenities - just a bench seat, 4-speed, no console, no AC and an AM radio (or radio delete). The character of that car was strong - and there’s no mistaking what it feels like to drive a Road Runner compared to anything else.
A stripper Gen6 LT1 doesn’t have that cache yet, but it may in 20-25 years - which has been the normal cycle for muscle cars to bring big money at auction. A 10-year-old basic muscle car is just a used car, but an original one kept in great shape likely will bring a solid return another 10 years into the future. Unfortunately, most of us are too interested in the luxuries and tech in the newest and latest cars to reach that point. How many times have you said, “ I wish I’d kept that car.”