Generally speaking, are A-Bodies "dorky?"

Lonewolf3165 said
It's the images of years gone by. If they weren't the hi performace versions of the cars, w/ the possible exception of the Barracuda, then think about who mostly drove these cars. Grandma! That's the problem! People still think of them as a practical, low budget car driven mostly by old folks. If you had seen one driven by a young person back in the day you might think "aah they got that car from an old lady." We know the whole light car big engine concept, but the rest of the world still thinks of it as a granny car. That's why we need to build more of them & show them wrong!

I personally like that they aren't a "main stream" choice. While I haven't owned mine very long, it was an entry level steal for me. I ended up paying $750 (tax and tag included) for my '71 Valiant. It was being sold to help pay for a camaro since the owner didn't feel it was "cool" enough to justify building any further.

Parts are in better supply and aren't nearly as price gouged as they would be for the pony cars and other "popular" customs. Also, like you'd said, the performance possibilities in these lighter A-Bodies are amazing.

But to answer the question, I don't think they're dorky, I just think they're underrated.

Happy to own an A-body and happy to be a part of this community, such great information and the wanted section has already proven invaluable and I look forward to contributing more as I delve into my build. :D