Respectable street car?

Looking this over I see a generational disconnect a bit. Younger want faster, older want reliable lookers JMHO
A respectable street car in my opinion is one that you cant get away from the questions at the gas pumps and waves and thumbs up on the street.
My Comet is a stock born-as drivetrain and I consider it more than a respectable street car.
My Barracuda is not stock, gears OD, ignition, converter, tires but it is not a 12 second car. I did not build it to be!
But my Barracuda is one of the most respectable street cars I will ever see and I love it just the way it is-again JMHO
If I want a 12 second car I will buy a new Mustang or Challenger, but I would consider that to be just another brick in the wall citizen-mobile.
DR-Out--------------------:-)