Golden age of muscle cars is now.

[mitchntx]

How about a new Torino GT?

Crude renderings, but the Starsky & Hutch rendering has some potential, I think.

 

[grasshopperglock]

It's hands down better looking then the new chevelle prototype.


Even though the first one looks like a Bentley sexed a mustang and the second a mustang with glued on new fascia.

 

[Rebel]

I see your point, but I'm guessing the old mechanical fuel pumps and alternators will last longer than the modern electronics. A fuel pump running off a cam, or an alternator (generator) with internal brushes is still sound mechanical technology.

Disagree. I would say the rate is the same, probably even better. And things are easier for a mechanic to fix than ever.

I drive a 2006 Toyota Prius that has 225,xxx on the clock. Original engine, tranny, hybrid battery. The only major service its had is a Camshaft motor assembly. It's had 2 brake jobs that entire time. And I have the entire service history of the car.

 

[TheDan]

Cars have definitely gotten more reliable over the years and they absolutely last longer physically. Anything from the '60s and '70s rusts away at an alarming rate. New cars are more complicated to work on, but not harder to work on. On board diagnostics makes it a lot easier. There's even people who install modern sensors on carbed cars to make tuning easier, faster, and more precise.

 

[F350-6]

Disagree. I would say the rate is the same, probably even better. And things are easier for a mechanic to fix than ever.

I drive a 2006 Toyota Prius that has 225,xxx on the clock. Original engine, tranny, hybrid battery. The only major service its had is a Camshaft motor assembly. It's had 2 brake jobs that entire time. And I have the entire service history of the car.

I don't disagree that as a whole, cars have gotten more reliable. I've got 518,000 on my F350 currently. But a mechanical fuel pump is still more reliable than the electronic version. The rate of failure is higher. Simple alternators of years gone by use the same technology as the new ones today. The difference is the moved the voltage regulator inside the alternator and tripled the cost of the item. Combine that with the Chinese parts that get used for the rebuilds and alternator replacement is much more frequent and expensive than it needs to be.

 

[Sugar Land]

I don't do fast race cars. I do luxury cars that are fast. The last three I have had fit that bill. Now the new model has 550 and that is plenty for my old ass.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I don't do fast race cars. I do luxury cars that are fast. The last three I have had fit that bill. Now the new model has 550 and that is plenty for my old ass.

Supercharged Jag & it is very nice!!