There goes the A body Market

I blame the E-body market. The crazy pricing started there 20+ years ago. It then grew to B-bodies. And of course A-bodies were pulled along with that trend. To include most all muscle car era platforms. Of all manufacturers.

But what I believe the "Collector" is failing? Was the spirit of muscle car ownership. That was (and still) is my era. We never gave no preference to all numbers matching purity? It was about performance. How much build and/or tune can one increase from one's own garage efforts. I believe it's this chase for production "Purity" that started the upward spiral of costs. Completely missing the point of muscle car ownership thus enjoyment.

This is of course just my opinion. And those who work very hard at restoration and with very good talents to obtain this "Purity" will object to my view point. With some very good points. But from my point of view? There are plenty of other antique type builds that are worthy of this level of detail. To the point of not just historic significance. But to art itself.

But muscle cars are different. They were meant to drive. And to push their design limits. By technologies and garage level imagination.