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Edsel @ Jan 14th 2006 10:20AM
#2 & #3 I think you both accurately described the retro market. My recently acquired 1968 GTO convertible fulfills my "Boomer" lust for a muscle car I could not afford when they were new. After college, as my disposable income grew, the auto industry entered into a protracted performance coma for the next twenty years. We boomers were left with "performance" option pages filled with, gold packages, opera lamps, vinyl roofs, and pins stripes; nary a real honest, bone rattling, performance engine in sight. Even the poor Corvette was castrated beyond belief with a humorous 155HP engine.
Well, I've got "disposable" cash now and American muscle cars are back in a big way so I bought a 1968 GTO instead of a new retro because it was actually cheaper. However, I have since realized "ergonomics" & "safety" in 1968 were simply terms in a dictionary, they were not words used to describe Detroit's products in 1968. Don't get me wrong, I love my GTO but I keep fixating on the new retro stuff because it offers more performance, safety, and convenience than my 38 y/o antique.