What muscle car would you buy?

TEXASBGE2018

Maybe a Good Friday night topic but.... I have a while but I’m thinking about buying an American muscle car. I can’t get a demon or shelby or ZL1 so don’t recommend some 80,000-90,000 track car. I plan on keeping my existing 4Runner and driving it into the ground. Whatever muscle car I get will be a fun, rub it with a cloth diaper weekend car  Eventually when I retire decades from now maybe show it around. I will keep it for the rest of my life. Which would you buy if you had your choice of the following:

Dodge Challenger R/T
Ford Mustang GT
Chevy Camaro SS
Used Corvette Stingray

WeberWho

Something in manual transmission 

kjs

Nothing made after 1972.

WeberWho

The Stingray will probably hold the most value over time especially if you plan to hold on to it. 

Begger

IF they made it, a 450hp V6 Ecoboost Mustang.

No need whatsoever for that boat anchor V8.       

Not to forget the Ford GT gets near or just above 650hp from a V6.    And nobody is complaining that's too slow!

Cost no object?   An L-88 Corvette.    Shelby 350 (original)   or a 'new' Shelby, which I learned in Vegas (factory there) can still be had NEW and called a '66 or maybe '67.     

The modern 'paddle shift' auto has convinvinced me that Manual Transmission is going away.   

theyolksonyou

Ozzie_Isaac

Dodge Demon or Nissan GTR

DoubleEgger

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Nissan GTR

He said no 80-90k track cars so you toss out a $100k track car. 

bgebrent

70’s Stingray for me. And I’m a Porsche prick. 

JohnInCarolina

Reading is fundamental.

The Stingray is really the only one of those that appeals to me.

DoubleEgger

Those options are all basically the same performance wise. It’s just a matter of which one speaks to you more. You can’t go off of others recommendations, it has to be solely about what puts a smile on your face. 

bgebrent

DoubleEgger said:

Those options are all basically the same performance wise. It’s just a matter of which one speaks to you more. You can’t go off of others recommendations, it has to be solely about what puts a smile on your face. 

Like I said

theyolksonyou

Wchapman74

My old Buick Grand National or my 74 Nova SS witha ls6 conversion

Wchapman74

Botch

The newest Mustangs have a beautiful rear, and I'm a butt man, so that's what I'd go with.  
Had a '71 Rustang but it was hardly a muscle car, just kinda looked like one.  And it wouldn't've lasted into my retirement even now.  

Ozzie_Isaac

If cost was no object then a Pagani or a Koenigseegg.

theyolksonyou

theyolksonyou said:

Full disclosure: my son, @DoubleEgger Camaro 

JohnInCarolina

I would like to change my answer.

Ozzie_Isaac

DoubleEgger said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Nissan GTR

He said no 80-90k track cars so you toss out a $100k track car. 

 Oops.  First post was tldr.

Spaightlabs

Nice Chevelle Yolk.

Muscle cars died in the 70s, lots of greats in the 60s.

The cars you listed are really more modern performance than muscle.  Nothing wrong with 'em if that's what you like and they are pretty civilized daily drivers with lots of go.

JohnInCarolina

bgebrent said:

70’s Stingray for me. And I’m a prick. 

FTFY

MaskedMarvel

Jeremiah

From those choices, I'd pick the stingray. If you can pay cash, or find a way, I'd buy a classic something over any of those choices any day. 

TEXASBGE2018

I’d love an old challenger or charger but I don’t have 60,000 for the one I want. I like the mustang and new challenger lookwise but I like the power of the ss Camaro.

Ozzie_Isaac

Rereading, I would get a Tesla Model S 90D to stay US, but since Daimler and Chrysler once were joined, I think a Mecrcedes C63 AMG S Coupe would work.

DoubleEgger

I’m partial to the Bowtie. 

SGH

TEXASBGE2018 said:

 Which would you buy if you had your choice of the following:

Dodge Challenger R/T
Ford Mustang GT
Chevy Camaro SS
Used Corvette Stingray

I like all 4. I’m not brand loyal. I would be happy with any of those choices. 
On a separate note, if I had the money that most of the high rollers on here have, I would buy one of each

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Rereading, I would get a Tesla Model S 90D to stay US, but since Daimler and Chrysler once were joined, I think a Mecrcedes C63 AMG S Coupe would work.

You re-read, did you?

Focker

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Dodge Demon or Nissan GTR

My Dad's buddy just got a Demon.  840HP.
I like the modern approach with the trim, dash, sequential lights etc, but I'm in the American old school muscle camp.  There is no substitute, and so many options, car or truck.


Out of the choices, Stingray, all day(Pre 70s).

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Rereading, I would get a Tesla Model S 90D to stay US, but since Daimler and Chrysler once were joined, I think a Mecrcedes C63 AMG S Coupe would work.

You re-read, did you?

I did.  US made, less than 80K.  Tesla fits the bill.  Mercedes not so much, but I gave a caveat.

I wouldn't get any of those 4.  I have had a mid tier muscle car and always wished I had the faster version, but that is me and I drive a Jeep, so my judgement is already questionable.