greymouser7
Vagrant Vagabond “Veni Vidi Vici”
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I hope not. The 300 was a great car for Chrysler, but it's long overdue for replacement. Why haven't they come up with a replacement? Ford is dropping a lot of their car lines, it would be a mistake for Chrysler(Fiat) to abdicate passenger cars to Chevrolet and imports.
Does this mean no more AMC?
If you ask me they should have scrapped Chrysler and kept the Plymouth division. Just think of a new Duster, Cuda, Roadrunner, GTX, Super Bird, etc. Or how about a new Cummins Trail Duster. Plymouth was always one step ahead of dodge. Starting with the gold and white rockets 56-58. I had a 58 3600 lbs. 350 2 4bbl with 410 gears from the factory. and a 150 speedo to boot. Side by side in the garage next to a 64 dart GT it was only longer by the bumper wings and about 2-3 inches lower. And that was just the start of the Plymouth performance years. To Bad for Plymouth who cares about Chrysler.
Let’s face it guys, it’s always been about money and always will be. If you talk to the old farts on this site they will tell you about the days when companies actually cared about what customers thought, those days died a long time ago.
I'm an old fart. And to me it seams like they do care about drawing in the customers with performance like they did in the late 60's. Hence the new Dodge Demon. and all of its little sisters.
Chrysler has nothing to offer the young buyers of the future. Or for us old farts on this site who still are a lot faster than some of the young guns who think they will be young forever. I'm 63 and when I bought my trucks I opted for the Cummins 6 speed. The closest thing I found to an old big block torque today that my wife Had no clue of the power I was buying.
My programmer is set to 140 mph . most new HP cars top out at 105. I love seeing the face in the mirror of the young guys in their stock Mustangs , Camaros, and Challengers when I black them out on the highway . And sometimes with the trailer on . "Old Guys Rule" Race gas is to slow dance, Nitro / Methanol mix are to Rock &Roll
Most old Farts have what we need at home. Its either in the shed or above the bar.
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If you ask me they should have scrapped Chrysler and kept the Plymouth division. Just think of a new Duster, Cuda, Roadrunner, GTX, Super Bird, etc. Or how about a new Cummins Trail Duster. Plymouth was always one step ahead of dodge. Starting with the gold and white rockets 56-58. I had a 58 3600 lbs. 350 2 4bbl with 410 gears from the factory. and a 150 speedo to boot. Side by side in the garage next to a 64 dart GT it was only longer by the bumper wings and about 2-3 inches lower. And that was just the start of the Plymouth performance years. To Bad for Plymouth who cares about Chrysler.
Yeah, a lot of people are either too young or haven't read enough to know that they all used to have their own separate bodies, engines, drive trains......the whole shoot n match. They were completely different cars under the one Chrysler umbrella.
The cost disparity is all relative given inflation. A typical muscle car in 1968 was what $2800 - $3000 ? The more pedestrian versions being less money by $500 - $700. Now that doesnt mean i want to pay $50k for a new vehicle. Hardly. Hevk the more i look at new truck prices the more i like my 94 silverado. Its payed for, and been so for a long time.The gap between daily drivers and muscle cars is huge compared to our days where the difference was about $1,500.00. At 68 I can remember the Hemi cars that could be found on the car lots when the gas crunch of the early 70’s hit. I remember brand new chargers being taken to the strip where I raced to show the younger buyers that not only did they look good but they also ran fast, the cars still had their window stickers on them. Most car lots today are filled with boring pieces of sheet metal and plastic with nothing exciting and it’s gotten to a point where it’s hard to tell one make or model from another.
That’s one of the reasons classic cars hold value and interest. Walk through a parking lot and no one stops to look at a 2018 whatever but you will find a crowd around a 60’s car, muscle or not.
When I die just bury me in a junkyard filled with the remains of real cars.
I sure as hell hope so. It's long past time.
Can't even begin to tell you how much that statement pisses me off...........a foreign company deciding the fate of an American icon.
The cost disparity is all relative given inflation. A typical muscle car in 1968 was what $2800 - $3000 ? The more pedestrian versions being less money by $500 - $700. Now that doesnt mean i want to pay $50k for a new vehicle. Hardly. Hevk the more i look at new truck prices the more i like my 94 silverado. Its payed for, and been so for a long time.