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'68 Camaro SS was first thot after reading your Title before opening.

1971 Chevy Blazer 4x4

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I made a living....made money on everyone.....also retired early at 50 years old.....for my self only did 50-60's Corvette's always made very good money.....

57 T-Bird, or a 62 Vett.

'66 or '67 Austin Healy 3000 MK III.
Bob

‘68 Mercury Cougar. Like my first car. Red, black vinyl top. As a restomod the 302, 2 barrel carb and auto transmission would all go.
Running gear from a Mustang and a slightly tuned Coyote V-8 w/6 speed automatic.

For body sryle only, the ones I'd think about:

67 fairlane
67 galaxy fastback
65 impala
69 mustang
66 chevelle
65 gto or lemans

I could think of others, I'm sure. Obviously, I think the mid to late 60s was the Golden Age of automotive styling.

I love fast cars and I'd like to restore something like a '69 Mach 1, but I'd also like to have something like a Ford Country Squire station wagon. You don't see many of those. They are totally a different era and while sports cars are still made, SUVs just don't get it as a substitute for stations wagons. I loved the rear-facing back seats where you could wind down the back window and bounce pennies off the road.

Here's a nice one -

early 90's Toyota Land Cruiser

https://landcruiserhm.com/

[quote=m_stevenson]‘68 Mercury Cougar. Like my first car. Red, black vinyl top. As a restomod the 302, 2 barrel carb and auto transmission would all go.

One of my neighbors has a Cougar in his car pile that I've thought about talking to him about, but my dream of a 1957 Dodge 4x4 wagon keeps me from it. I'd put a Cummins and a 6 speed in it and set it up for off grid camping.

i would like something that looks like a POS but has a race chassis and HP drive train. primer, dents, rust, crusty chrome and a stroked big block putting out 500+.

I would have to agree with you on those cars, especially 65 GTO and 67 Fairlane.
My Dad bought a new 1966 Impala SS396. It was a 4-speed car and was Marina blue. All options except power windows.

A friend of mine restores 67-72 Chevrolet pick-ups and he easily sells every one he does. He made about 8 grand on the first one, a 72. The others have been more.
Now people bring them for him to restore. I think he charges $45 an hour plus parts.

Oh yeah, I’d restore either an 67 Chevelle SS or a 64 Mercury Comet Cyclone.

For me in American cars it would be a total original stock restoration of a1960 Ford Galaxy Sunliner, preferably Turquoise blue w/white top and Interior.

Foreign cars, also a total stock original restoration, early 50's MG T-type in either British green or white w/brown leather interior.

Have asked about a 73 vette sitting in the weeds now and for the past number of years, 3 times. All intact with factory rally wheels. Someone painted it purple years back. No crash damages or busted up glass.

Ole dude that has it says, ‘lemme think on it’

1950’s model IH crewcab 4WD pickup.

make sure to look at the frame

It's in the garage on the family farm in KY awaiting my retirement and having a place to do it next year.

My Uncles 51 Ford. It's been there since 71 after suffering some unknown malady up on the mountain. They drug it down with the tractor and it's been under cover since sitting, essentially in mid-air on a raised wood floor. 19K miles and even the paint is still decent. I see a big clean up and getting it running and it being me the dog, shotguns and flyrods transport in the wilds of NH.

1963 Falcon Sprint.

i knew a guy who had the ranchero version of that with i think a 289. he called it the goat roper. that thing was dangerously fast.

A 55 T Bird I foolishly sold. I stored this car for several years after the engine gave up. I was planning on rebuilding it.
Finally lost interest and sold it. Hasbeen