Old School Cars: The Ones to Buy and The Ones to Avoid

The late 1960s saw a fierce battle among American car makers to produce the coolest and fastest muscle cars. Many of the finest muscles cars ever made were produced between 1965 and 1969. Because the automakers took so much pride in their craft during the late '60s, it is difficult to say which models were actually the best.

Nevertheless, if current prices for popular models of the era are an indication, then the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Chevelle and Dodge Charger would be right up there. Popular vehicles like late 1960s models of the Pontiac GTO, Plymouth Road Runner and Plymouth Barracuda have proven to be excellent investments as well. When in great condition, Chevrolet Corvettes from 1965 to 1969 often sell for astronomical amounts of money.

The 1970s saw the Environmental Protection Agency take the muscle out of muscle cars. New emissions standards implemented by the EPA and oil embargos forced American car makers to reduce performance in muscle cars and simply make them a cool looking, yet basic, means of transportation. While there are a few exceptions, like the 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle and the 1970 Dodge Challenger, most other muscle cars produced in mid to late 1970s should be avoided.

While most muscle cars produced in the '70s were never able to quite compete with their '60s predecessors, there are few models that warrant particularly harsh condemnation. For example, some of the worst of the worst were:

1976 Ford Mustang Stallion
1976-1979 Chevrolet Rally Sport Camaro
1968 AMC AMX
1972 Mercury Montego GT
1976-1977 Dodge Charger Daytona
1976-1979 Plymouth Volare Road Runner
1974 Pontiac GTO

While there are many reasons you shouldn't purchase one of the vehicles on the above list, the biggest reason is that they were all neutered by the manufacturers in terms of horsepower and performance. While some of the above models bear some of the most prestigious names the muscle car world has seen (Mustang, Charger, GTO, Road Runner and Camaro), the 1970s versions of these vehicles are nothing when compared to their 1960s predecessors.

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