But has your fuel economy and/or power decreased?

I absolutely adore tradio and the tribal stations are always a fun listen as well

Saab, Lancia and Mini would all like to have a word with you. You forget that they tend to be a lot lighter and simpler.

Now that I think about it, 1969 was the first year of the Blazer but it shared the same bodystyle as the 1967-72 C/K pickups but add a zero and then you might be in the right ballpark for condition lol.

The things I would do for a 4x4 manual 1967 Blazer (Effectively equivalent) in this shape for $4500.

Buy that 240sx, Cressida, Miata, etc. They’re not getting any cheaper.

Resident Zoomer here and a benefit at least for me is its a lot easier to loan someone a car when it is a manual. When manuals are essentially only for enthusiasts who actively seek them out; you can weed out people who you wouldn’t want to borrow your car. The manual pickup has gotten me out of several “hey can I…

A 1967-68 GMC 4x4 with the Big Block V6 which was GMC’s heavy equipment gasser motor. None of these exist anymore as nearly all of them were swapped for Chevy Small Blocks. If you want to get even rarer (these are bonus points) the standard 305 V6 could be swapped for a 351 in 3/4 ton trucks but both are bulletproof…

As a savvy car enthusiast maybe I can scrounge a beater for $5k and do the maintenance myself but that’s a large factor in these older cars. For example, go buy an Accord with 200k on it. It’s probably going to need another $500 for a mechanic to do a timing belt on and that alone adds to the monthly cost. Along with…

Superlite SLC you just know it will ruin you because its expensive up front and it’s not even finished.

Aww hell I’m 16 and bought myself a $300 civic with 300k miles and was easily the best purchase I have ever made.

I would say NP but seeing a friend of mine just bought one (actually a plymouth but same car) restored with a built 440 for $5400 I think that’s a little high for the market.

1961 Nissan patrol in the US (there’s about 1000 of them that were imported). It was sitting in a field out by where a relative lived but the house it was at was abandoned and was on an Native American reservation so there was no way of figuring out who owned it in a reasonable amount of time. I left them a note but…

2 speed powerglide all the way!

Or one big drag strip?!!

Infiniti, the Asian BMW.

No but it could be for an “upgrade kit”

Couldn’t the parts manufacturer say those parts are just for pre emission vehicles?