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Tuner Import 50 49.02%
Exotic Supercar 28 27.45%
American Muscle 24 23.53%
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Old 23rd April 2007, 20:29   #31
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Nopes! A regular Mustang (with about 300bhp) costs about US$30000 or so. A supercharged Shelby GT500 (about 500bhp) is worth US$50000 or so.
yes the sced gt500 is 40g $ and the stock stang gt is 300 bhp is 25g $ they give you a huge bang for your buck.

if you want a costly muscle car look at the saleen s7,ssc,shelby series 1.
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yes the sced gt500 is 40g $ and the stock stang gt is 300 bhp is 25g $ they give you a huge bang for your buck.

if you want a costly muscle car look at the saleen s7,ssc,shelby series 1.
List of the Top 10 Favourite cars of mine.

1. 1971 Plymouth "Hemi" 'Cuda convertible.
2. 1969 Dodge Charger R/T-440 hardtop.
3. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28/SS coupe.
4. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-454/LS-6 convertible
5. 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 roadster
6. 1968 Shelby GT-500-KR convertible.
7. 1970 Plymouth Superbird-440 hardtop
8. 1969 Ford Torino-Talladega hardtop
9. 1969 Pontiac GTO "Judge" convertible
10. 1970 Oldsmobile 442/W-30 hardtop

Muscle car madness? - Feb. 1, 2005

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When people start paying more than $100,000 for 30- to 40-year-old Plymouths, Pontiacs and Chevrolets, some classic car collectors start to worry.
These days, in fact, a bolted-together clone of a 30-year-old Plymouth can go for six figures
"Classic muscle cars" generally means two-door American cars, built in the decade beginning in 1964, with back seats and beefy engines. The Pontiac LeMans Tempest with the GTO high-performance option package is widely considered the first true muscle car.

a very well-made clone of a 1971 Hemi Cuda convertible -- a higher-performance version of the Barracuda -- could sell for as much as $180,000, according to McKeel Hagerty, president of Hagerty Insurance, a company that specializes in insuring collectible cars.
1971 Hemi Cuda convertibles are, today, the most valuable of all muscle cars. Very few exist -- only 11 were produced, at most -- and the few that survive are worth over $2 million each

Most Expensive Collectible Cars - Forbes.com

That 1987 Royale sale--an $8.7 million result at a Christie's auction in London--helped set the tone for top-tier collector cars that came after. "This was the first ever 'mega' collector-car price achieved at auction," Kidston says. "Some would argue it sparked the late 1980s boom in classic cars."

That boom, a period of wild speculation from 1988 to 1989, saw collector-car prices soar, so that even "ordinary" Ferraris like the 512 BB Boxer of the early 1980s brought nearly $300,000. Today, that same car struggles to make $70,000 at auction.

Million-dollar muscle car? - Sep. 11, 2003

Which had the bigger price tag? Hint: It wasn't the Ferrari.
That's right, a real 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible (Nash Bridges drove a fake) can be worth as much as $1 million, according to those who track collector car values.

That's $1 million if you can find someone willing to sell theirs, which will be tough, given that only 11 were produced that year
Million-dollar deals for classic cars -- even multimillion-dollar deals -- are rare but not unheard of. In August 2002, a Cobra Daytona Coupe sold for $4.4 million.

The real selling price of a car like his has probably surpassed $1 million, he said. He claims to have gotten several offers over that for his car.

And the Final Word
"I don't think anyone today would sell their Hemi for $1 million," he said

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Old 24th April 2007, 06:33   #33
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I would any day prefer one of these over a ferrari or porsche..






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Old 24th April 2007, 09:48   #34
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here's mine of top 10:
1.ac 427 cobra.
2.69 chevelle ss369.
3.1967 pontiac gto
4.boss 302 mustang
5.1973 monte carlo
6.1967 camaro ss
7.1967 camao z 28
8.1969 plymoth road runner
9.1970 plymouth super bird
10.2007 saleen s7tt
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Old 12th May 2007, 10:20   #35
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Import tuner cars only ..nothing more fun than building and tuning a hi revving JDM tuner car

Nissan skyline Z tune from Nismo
Mitsubishi Evo 6.5 TME
Litchfeild type 25
Mazda RX7
Subaru P1
Integra Type R
..and of course Civic Si

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Tuner Car for me..A madly modded Nissan 350Z..Feel like lived my life.

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Old 12th May 2007, 17:40   #37
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Anyday Muscle car it is the best GTOs,Mustangs,Plymouths

No Mordern stuff like EBD,ABS,Stability programs All control is yours..........Baby

RAW POWER True RAW POWER..............
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List of the Top 10 Favourite cars of mine.
Omigosh. I think I've found my twin.

But, I'd like three more. TVR sagaris, the GTR (R35), & the EVO X.

Bas. I'm happy.

Seriously, I'd pick muscle over japs. I'm not that fond of driver aids/electronic crap. Except ABS.
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Old 14th May 2007, 01:07   #39
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My initial choice would have been a Tuned Import... Since Exotics are too classy and pain to take out as everyone is staring at you.

But looking at the New gen Mustangs and the Specs on the CHARGER HEMI SRT... I wud love to have one of those for the sheer grunt that these cars have...
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Old 15th May 2007, 18:17   #40
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Has to be a tuned import for me .. But if there is such a car with the handling of an exotic , raw power of an american muscle and the quickness of a tuned import , i would love to own that .....
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But if there is such a car with the handling of an exotic , raw power of an american muscle and the quickness of a tuned import , i would love to own that .....
Its called the Dodge Viper.

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Its called the Dodge Viper.
I like you a little more every day. And for those nights out on town, where every import with an attitude messes with you, the name's Viper, Hennessey Twin-Turbo Viper.

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Hennessey Twin-Turbo Viper.

Here is what the Henessey Twin-Turbo is capable of..

Tuner Hoonage: Hennessey Twin-Turbo Viper in 220 mph Run - Jalopnik

Learn more about the Henessey here.

Dodge Hennessey Viper Venom 1000 Coupe - RSportsCars.com

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Old 16th May 2007, 05:08   #44
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i'm shocked to see so many 'tuners' here
well personally, id go with an import too. An Evo or Eclipse maybe!

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Check out the interiors of the Hennessey Viper.

OMG.. How can any import tuner even think of coming close to this.




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