Tony Angelo from YouTube Channel Stay Tuned tells you something you likely already know — The classic/muscle car/Hot Rod market has gone insane!
It’s nearly impossible to find a good cheap project car right now! But if you’ve got somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,000 for a project car, he’s got some picks that might be some of the last affordable buys, and they all have massive potential!
The fourth and final generation of F-body was released in 1993. It was an extensive revision to the third generation car, instead of a clean-sheet design. It was produced until the platform was canceled at the end of the 2002 model year.
Unlike most of the years past, the engine choices were simplified considerably; each year, on both the Camaro and the Firebird, there was only one V6 and one V8 available.
Wheelbase: 101.1 in (2,568 mm)
In total, fifteen distinct vehicles were produced on the Ford Fox platform, with the Ford Fairmont, Mercury Zephyr, Ford Durango, Ford Mustang SVO, and Continental/Lincoln Mark VII produced exclusively on the architecture. The platform would be produced in a variety of body styles, including two-door and four-door sedans, two-door coupes, three-door hatchbacks, five-door station wagons, two-door convertibles (marking the return of the body style to Ford), and a two-door coupe utility (the last coupe utility produced by Ford in North America).
Wheelbase: 100.5–108.5 in (2,550–2,760 mm)
After a 20-year absence, Dodge reintroduced the Charger in 2005 for the 2006 model year as a Chrysler LX platform-based four-door sedan.
Initially, the Charger was available in SE, SXT, R/T, R/T with Road/Track Performance Group, Police, and Daytona R/T versions. For the first time, a V6 engine was available, as was all-wheel drive (AWD). All-wheel drive was first only available on the R/T package. However, from 2009 onwards, all-wheel drive was also an option for the SE and SXT versions.
The basic SE model included a 2.7 L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission with “AutoStick” manual shifting feature, 17-inch wheels, air conditioning, all-speed traction control, as well as ABS, and electronic stability control. The Charger R/T offered a 5.7 L Hemi V8 mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission. A multiple-displacement system that allowed it to save fuel by running on only four cylinders when cruising was also featured in the V8.
Performance was the focus of the Charger SRT8 equipped with a 6.1 L Hemi engine mated to a 5-speed automatic, as well as a host of conveniences. An optional Road/Track package offered ten additional horsepower.
The Chevrolet S-10 is a compact pickup truck that was produced by Chevrolet and was the first domestically built compact pickup of the big three American automakers. When it was first introduced as a “quarter-ton pickup” in 1981 for the 1982 model year, the GMC version was known as the S-15 and later renamed the GMC Sonoma. A high-performance version of the GMC truck was released in 1991 and dubbed the Syclone.
The 1975 Chevrolet Nova was the most-changed Chevy car for that model year. “Now it’s beautiful,” said the brochure of Nova’s all-new sheet metal, “refined along the lines of elegant European sedans.”
Chevrolet wisely maintained a visual kinship with the 1968–1974 design and also retained Nova’s efficiently sized 111-inch wheelbase. The front track width grew by an inch and a half, and the front stabilizer bar had a larger diameter. Novas now had standard front disc brakes and steel-belted radial tires. The front suspension and subframe assembly were similar to the one used in the second generation GM F-body cars (the Camaro and Pontiac Firebird), whereas the rear axle and suspension were carried over from the previous generation.
Wheelbase: 111.0 in (2,820 mm)
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