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Originally Posted by mlewisariz
Why does every 6 cyl car have to be a candidate for a V8/4spd swap ? This car could be a good example of "the common becomes rare". Nicely presented at a show it would garner more attention than its higher performance counterparts. As a driver it could be a great cruiser and get 20 MPG or more.
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I could not agree more with you. Far, far too many perfectly serviceable and good 4 door cars have been sacrificed to create yet another 2 door car.
These days, go to any car show and see rows of 2 door cars and there might be one or two 4 doors in the line yet they are the cars most people grew up with so they garner more attention. Like wagons. Wagons were something you used, got rid of it and moved on to the next car. They virtually disappeared so now when we do see one, we look at it with interest.
Every car show has rows of Mustangs, Corvette's, Camaro's, Trans Ams, GTO's etc. Who (apart from the owners), is much interested in them? They are like buttholes - everyone seems to have one.
Own a car with huge power, garish paint, crazy wheels and how long does the owner actually keep it? Or how often do they drive it? Boils on hot day, Can't drive it if there is any chance of rain, Dusty roads? NEVER. There's no long term pleasure in owning a car like that so it gets flicked and the next owner goes through the same. Flick it again.
It's the different cars which will win in the end. You can always find an interested person or a buyer for a different car and a good original different car more so.
JMHO
