Do you love or hate musclecars?

[oldblue]

Question lang to the group...arent cars like the chrysler 300 a tribute to older designs? kasi it seems some marques are actually doing the retro thing and that is a look thing diba?

it is still equipped with modern technology. although they say it's a retro thingy, I hardly see that it is.

[oldblue]

You must be a techie. I respect your opinion, though I don't agree with it. To me a car isn't a cellphone.

Running an old muscle car is a hobby. Like other hobbies, there's not much practical value in it. Many hobbies are a complete waste of time and money, to begin with.

I've always dreamt of having a muscle car. In fact, I wish someday I could restore my granduncle's '66 Chevelle 4-door. I only saw it running as a kid, and I wish I could still see it running now. Unfortunately it was garaged because it was getting too expensive to run.

Muscle cars represent the era when the Americans were very proud and happy about their cars.

no sir, i'm not really a techie person. but I like newer things all of the time. it inspires me.

sometime nga when I enter a house full of wood and antiques, nakikipag-plastikan na lang ako so as not to offend the host. pero ayaw ko talaga. words like classic, nostalgic and now muscle cars, and old school lancers and galants of 70's era, wala deadma talaga ako.

even yun mga civic vti's or esi's na siguro 30 years from now could be considered a classic for me. mas interested pa ako sa future car like yun mga concept cars.

[redorange]

The 'Fast and the Furious' crowd doesn't seem to have much love for muscle cars. hehehe.

Muscle cars are a part of history and harks back to simpler days. It's easy to buy a go-fast Evo or 350Z, but to build your own V8 monster is still something else.

They don't realize that what they are doing now with their Civics is nothing more than an evolution(pardon the pun) of what the guys with Camaros did during their younger days. Anyways if I spent the same $10K they use for fixing up Civics, and use it on a Ford or Chevy small block I could get more power from it than a highly strung four bangerwith no torque.

[redorange]

no sir, i'm not really a techie person. but I like newer things all of the time. it inspires me.

sometime nga when I enter a house full of wood and antiques, nakikipag-plastikan na lang ako so as not to offend the host. pero ayaw ko talaga. words like classic, nostalgic and now muscle cars, and old school lancers and galants of 70's era, wala deadma talaga ako.

even yun mga civic vti's or esi's na siguro 30 years from now could be considered a classic for me. mas interested pa ako sa future car like yun mga concept cars.

But you can't get to the future without knowing the past. Correct me if I am wrong but you must not have been brought up in the era of these cars. Yes new technology is good but there is still something to be said for the simplicity of being able to fix your own car without needing an engineering degree. I guess muscle cars are sort of like people, they were once young and wild. But now that they are classics they are more mature and moving to becoming elder statesmen of their generation. As a show on Speed network says " Don't crush em, restore em".

[low_profile2]

ang ganda nang mga v8 lakas hataw sa daan....

[poknat]

love 'em ...'tis a dream that bugs me everytime i go 4 a kip....coz they have characters and attitude....and a good investment in the long run (they don't come cheap this days)....:car:

[MXFX]

i guess im a techie, but i love muscle cars! never owned one, closest experience i have was my first time driving a v8. at work, there was a chevelle that sets off a few car alarms everytime it starts (on two occasions) .

[Alpha_One]

no sir, i'm not really a techie person. but I like newer things all of the time. it inspires me.

sometime nga when I enter a house full of wood and antiques, nakikipag-plastikan na lang ako so as not to offend the host. pero ayaw ko talaga. words like classic, nostalgic and now muscle cars, and old school lancers and galants of 70's era, wala deadma talaga ako.

even yun mga civic vti's or esi's na siguro 30 years from now could be considered a classic for me. mas interested pa ako sa future car like yun mga concept cars.

Oh I see, so you're not a classic type of person in general.

Personally I like anachronisms. I'm no purist though, so even if you can see a turntable next to my computer (it's connected to my computer, actually!), I'm not the type of person who'll be ever able to agree with the "vinyl forever warm sounding tonally pure" audiophile crowd. (so to speak)

[midinite]

it is still equipped with modern technology. although they say it's a retro thingy, I hardly see that it is.

yup. because it must evolve so it has modern tech. now retro is based on design. the new chrysler is inspired by the orig 300 series of chrysler in the 50s. even the first incarnation of the BMW z3 was inspired by the 507s (or was it 509s) of the 50s. Miatas of roadsters of the past. even now the new charger, etc. from a design standpoint do you dislike these cars? if so that isnt a prob since you are entitled to an opinion. but for many they epitomize cars with soul as opposed to a, no offense, Korean car that may have the latest tech.

hate to say this but even concept cars may have some "nostalgic" (shudder) inspiration. "Classic" means enduring in terms of design and timeless. now adding all the tech parts and modernities are for it to keep up with the times. but then again we are entitled to our opinions as you have yours of course. it is just hard to look at things in a vacuum.

[Autobeat]

I like any restored or maintained "old school" car. :thumbup:

Always a head-turner for me when I see one cruising on the road.

It doesn't have to be a muscle car.