Your opinion on reproduction muscle cars?

[Just Dave]

I've seen articles and ads in magazines lately for companies that are reproducing body's for Camaro's, Mustangs, and Cuda's. If someone purchased one of these, would you consider it a muscle car? Would you look differently on one entered into a show? The body's are going for $15k I think which seems expensive until you realize what a beater is going for nowadays and labor rates to do the body work on it. Realistically, you can build a 69 Camaro or Mustang now without using any Ford parts. How do you feel about that?


http://www.superchevy-web.com/tech/0506sc_cars/

[figment]

i dont have a problem with it, unless your trying to pass if off for the real thing. thier have always been people reproducing car bodies. i have a problem with shelby buying old pos and redoing them and selling them as 69 shelbys.

[curtg21]

It is great that they are starting to reproduce bodies other than the 32 ford that has been done for so long. I think this is a positive in many ways. Now a guy who wants to build a "pro touring" etc. car can buy a new body so that they don't have to chop up an original. Maybe this will prolong the time that the originals are still around.

[Dano Moparo]

I consider it like a kit car. But then again a lot of old cars have some of the metal replaced at times so its really no different. I could see a lot of people tho rebodying rare cars with these things and trying to pass them off as all original. Mopar Collectors Guide just did an article on a rebodied pink 70 T/A Challenger that was completly destroyed and sitting in a boneyard for 20 years. The owner had a fender tag, the wipers and some of the interior. He then obtained a base Challenger and built this car. The article was pretty clear about the fact that he really didn't have THAT car, but they seemed to be ok with it.

http://www.moparcollectorsguide.com/mag.htm

[Just Dave]

Building the car and trying to pass it off as an original (to a buyer) is a huge no-no for me. But building a cruiser or show car from whatever parts are available that fit your goals isn't so bad to me.

I'm sure passing off one of the repro bodies as the real thing would be tough since the VIN would be different (assuming the bodies come with a VIN or you get a homebuilt through the state). Putting a real VIN on a rebodied car is illegal anyway

[Frankie]

I'd love to pick up a new 1967 Camaro, built out of all new parts. I have the original 1967 title and the old VIN plates were just riveted on these cars, so I'd have a brand new car, that looked old school hot, ran new school good, and bypassed all emissions laws still. Count me in. I mean, is it any worse than me driving around an originally L6 Camaro coupe with a 350 swapped into it and some SS cosmetics? I don't think so.

[HerHotRod]

I guess it's o.k. I would look at it as a kit car also though. And if allows someone to build something that they have always wanted and do it in a price range they can afford and bring back some nastalgia, I'm for it. It's when that one asshole will try to sell it as the real thing and someone who doesn't know any better gets taken. But in that case, buyer beware. You better know what your looking at!

So I'm for it. One day to find OEM parts will be few and far between and this will be an option. I do think though if you can do it w/ an original body its that much better. But it's all in what your looking to do.

[74javelin]

frank i would think you wouldn't like this. when you go to a show theres already a lot of old camaro's now. chevy made like 190,000 camaro's a year.

i can see a 32 ford but not a car that's a little over 30 years old. 15,000 for the body. i'm sure people will be putting vin's from real camaro's on the shells if there going to fork out that kinda cash. i feel your going to see a lot of cars brought back from the dead. now everybody and there brother can have a old camaro. not that they don't already ;-)

[Flastangs]

I'd love to pick up a new 1967 Camaro, built out of all new parts. I have the original 1967 title and the old VIN plates were just riveted on these cars, so I'd have a brand new car, that looked old school hot, ran new school good, and bypassed all emissions laws still. Count me in. I mean, is it any worse than me driving around an originally L6 Camaro coupe with a 350 swapped into it and some SS cosmetics? I don't think so.

There is a company ALREADY doing this with 69 Camaro converts and its authorized by GM and you can even title it as a 69 in some states. check them out

www.classicautomotiverestoration.com (http://www.classicautomotiverestoration.com/)

you get everything from shells to complete turnkey cars.

http://www.classicautomotiverestoration.com/images/hotrodoct2004_cover.pdf

http://www.classicautomotiverestoration.com/images/hotrodoct2004_cover.pdf

[plymouthpower]

well personally the new muscle car that is being reproduced like the so called charger is complete and utter bullshit!!!! and as for the rest i gusse its ok if they make atleast a repalaca of the original but there probly going to make a 4 door any way so what the hells it matter but if for some reason if they should than i say yes to the avarage man who wants a little somthing and cant do the restoration or the price it requires to do so i guess my answer is yes its a good idea if and only if they make it the same as it was---------plymouthpower------------grab life by the horns great dodge!!!
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[corey r.]

I think its fucking bad ass.

[Zate]

i like it too.. would like to get a nice 69 Mach1 one day *dreams*

[_Charles_]

I think it's awesome. and not as expensive as some of your think. Here is the order sheet from CARS

http://www.classicautomotiverestoration.com/build_your_own_camaro_convertible_price_list.pdf

[SLOWBOOST]

If they make 70-73 firebird/ trans ams then its a great idea. If not, its still a great idea.