Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Are They Going To Ever Produce Genuine Muscle Cars Again?

By Sam Bursick


Lots of people can recall their first car, and if you're about 40 or 50 years old your first car was probably an authentic American muscle car. You will find there's a growing trend of people throughout the United States shopping for classic muscle cars to restore. The main reason for this is because nobody produces cars like this anymore. Everyone is wondering why no one has started to develop muscle cars again.

Chevy and Ford continue to introduce new versions of their legendary Camaro and Mustang every few years. The concern happens to be that these cars at this point are unlike the powerful muscle cars they once were. Will there actually be another car that's got a 327 and a 4 barrel carburetor? The sad facts are we will probably never have those types of cars again.

The main problem is people like to correct things when they are not really broken in the first place. An example is the time honored 1967 Camaro, which is regarded as the all time great muscle car. Although it got many accolades and was quite popular, Chevy stopped producing it. It was also the same for the great 1966 Mustang, with all its amazing styling and power, Ford decided to not make it anymore.

Here's the place it gets to be remarkable. The VW Bug had been Volkswagen's most preferred model back in the day, so they re-introduced it many years after the initial version was no longer in production. The new Beetle sold very well in spite of its ultra modern design. If they had stuck to the traditional style, they might have sold more. But these folks can't see beyond the end of their noses and they keep thinking that newer is better.

Probably the most crucial thing might be this. If Chevy made a decision to go classic and build a Camaro with a 327 engine and 4 barrel carburetor and left out all the super duper technology, wouldn't you want one? I may have actually questioned hundreds of folks in recent times and they all say that they would go out an get one. So what is the problem? It looks like there's a demand for these classic cars but it doesn't seem like the car companies are listening.

At what point is Ford, Chevy or even Pontiac likely to say, you know what lets produce a car like we used to. I am sure that selling these unforgettable American cars will be very worthwhile for the car companies. But until these companies start paying attention to their customers, you'll have people looking for old muscle cars to restore.

We might get lucky and some day these companies will plan to start making them. As of right now, the prevailing leaders simply believe adding new technology will make a better muscle car. It is probably a better idea to merely go back to your roots.




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