current muscle car values
You gotta be kidding me ? WTF ? Another thing I've noticed though it seems to me that certain muscle "icons" that the prices generally are on the up or stay relatively stable thinking Stang Eleanor or original camaro 396 and not forget the Bee can get quite pricey. Another thing here as others have mentioned like cosgig on the radiator. No one fixes stuff anymore, generally don't repair stuff and some of its easy stuff like alternator brushes or starter solenoids, most dealers and shops these days they all just a bunch of part changers.
I was just in a conversation with a group over a guy wanting to know the value of a 69 Polara 2 door. The OP and I were lambasted because he was asking about the value instead of just googling it, and I for suggesting that he was doing the right thing asking a large group about it. Since I’m old school, and that particular model is so rare to find, I pointed out that the only way to find info about that car was to do just what he was doing, asking a group of enthusiasts. The “googling” comment had me laughing to myself, because that’s what most of the entry level young enthusiasts are doing, relying on the internet for their information, or more pointedly, misinformation.
Nobody seems to want to do the legwork anymore, and my radiator example exemplifies that. Being old school, I know dozens of these mom and pop places to get things done, where they still repair your stuff instead of sell you a reconditioned part. That’s the fun of the hobby for me. How many posts have I seen where someone will ask where they can get a certain fastener, because Classic Industries doesnt have it. Because when you google it, that’s all that comes up. Those who pay attention know that there’s a number of companies that specialize in specific fasteners for these cars, but they never come up on a google search.
For the record, the radiator guy I used is in his 70’s, been there for almost 50 years. He knew what the radiator was as I was carrying it in the door, knew that I needed the numbers for my car, and was proud to be able to do a great job for me. I paid him in cash, and he gave me a discount because I did, another way to save money. That’s old school all the way!
