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From: bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: buying used car
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 17:51:21 EST
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In article <1079@cvl.UUCP> eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) writes:
>
>   I'm planning on buying a used car in the $1500 range.  I'd like to get
>something with a little power (i.e. 0-60 in under 10 seconds) that handles
>half decently.  People have suggested late '60's and early '70's muscle
>cars to me.

There is certainly a lot to choose from here.  My friends and I owned many
late 60s early 70s muscle cars.  I had a 67 Chevelle that would turn the
1/4 mile in 11 flat (in street trim) but wouldn't turn a corner at more
that .33 g (I think?).  If you want to keep the price down stay away from
collectables, BOSS and Shelby Mustangs, Z28 Cameros, etc.   Here are my
personal favorites from that bygone era (totally subjective).

69,70   Mustang fastback (351)
68,69   Camero (327, 350)
66-69   Chevelle (396)
71-73   Challenger (340, 360)
69-71   Road Runner (383)

Of course I have a lot of expensive favorites too, Dodge Daytona (Super Bee),
BOSS 429, etc. but these aren't cheep, if you can even find one.

Good Luck, and let us know what you end up with.

                        -Pete-