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Photograph by Phil Skinner
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 fastback
The 1973 edition has a number of unique and attractive accessories; plus, when it's properly geared, it gets up and scoots with the best of them.
The 1973 edition has a number of unique and attractive accessories; plus, when it's properly geared, it gets up and scoots with the best of them.
Ten still-attainable 1970s muscle cars
Photograph by Phil Skinner
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 fastback
The 1973 edition has a number of unique and attractive accessories; plus, when it's properly geared, it gets up and scoots with the best of them.
The 1973 edition has a number of unique and attractive accessories; plus, when it's properly geared, it gets up and scoots with the best of them.
A classic car expert identifies a category on the rise: 1970's muscle cars.
As you cruise car shows in the greater Los Angeles area, you might notice that muscle cars from the 1970s are increasing in popularity. Phil Skinner, editor of Kelley Blue Book's "Early Model Values Guide," agrees. He's the sort who would rather spend time snooping around at auction yards and surfing Ebay Motors than sipping pina coladas in Malibu.
Knowing his penchant for a good classic-car deal, we asked him to share his knowledge and his photos of this latest upstart classic category. The result is this list of 1970s muscle cars that a) are still financially viable, and b) have the potential of increasing in value.
See the related photo gallery for:Knowing his penchant for a good classic-car deal, we asked him to share his knowledge and his photos of this latest upstart classic category. The result is this list of 1970s muscle cars that a) are still financially viable, and b) have the potential of increasing in value.
1973-76 Chevrolet Nova SS
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 fastback
1977-78 Pontiac Trans Am coupe
1970-71 Plymouth Duster 340 coupe
1971-73 De Tomaso Pantera coupe
1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442/W30 coupe
1975-76 Chevrolet Vega Cosworth ed
1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible
1971-73 Datsun 240Z coupe
1977-79 Chevrolet Corvette T-top coupe
If you weren't sitting in a theater, you might think this parade of '20s, '30s and 1940s Anglophile finery was a Ralph Lauren retrospective.
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