Muscle Cars

[anonymous-user]

Are there any decent V8 Muscle Cars but older ones that are good for £5k and under?
Projects acceptable.

[ewenm]

300bhp/ton! (but be prepared for arguments about what a "muscle" car is ).

[anonymous-user]

ewenm said:

300bhp/ton! (but be prepared for arguments about what a "muscle" car is ).

Starting a new job soon and I don't pay any silly bills so I can spend money on cars. When I say old I mean round about the time when they all looked similar. You know, that image we all have of one.

[Tom74]

Mercury Cougar, its basically a mustang but cheaper!

[anonymous-user]

Tom74 said:

Mercury Cougar, its basically a mustang but cheaper!

Try finding one for sale in my budget though

[Rick_1138]

Hmm, hard to think of any off hand.

You may get imported 70's and 80's Americana for that, but would need fettling, so may push above £5k.

Also left hand drive, but that's not the end of the world.

big V8's in the uk are usually in super saloons :-(

[LuS1fer]

A 90's Ford Thunderbird with a 5.0 HO engine just sold on ebay for £750.

[anonymous-user]

LuS1fer said:

A 90's Ford Thunderbird with a 5.0 HO engine just sold on ebay for £750.

Not exactly what I had in mind

[XitUp]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Ford-Mustang-V8-classic...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-Ford-Mustang-Pace-Car-5... Not really old enough but I think its cool.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-PONTIAC-TRANS-AM-5-7-V8...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1972-BUICK-LESABRE-CUSTOM-V8... very cool

Disclaimer, some of them are pony cars, not muscle cars, some are too young to be muscle cars etc.

[Roman]

Need another £1k really, otherwise it's a 80s-90s pointy Mustang, Camero or Firebird.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2794491.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2873121.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2729224.htm

Sold :-(
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2611917.htm

[LuS1fer]

The Oldsmobile is front wheel drive FYI.

[V88Dicky]

Won't be easy finding a proper 60s/70s musclecar below £5000 to be honest. This is the best I could do, not many of them are from that era really, but all have good V8 rumbliness




http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2509267.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2780266.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2878438.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2794491.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2796810.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2689336.htm


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

[Rick_1138]

V88Dicky said:

WANT!!! I don't know why but the camarro of the 80's really does it for me, and can be had with a 3 speed manual i believe?

But as a second car, can i argue with awesome 80's V8!! for circa £5k!!

[anonymous-user]

Roman said:

Need another £1k really, otherwise it's a 80s-90s pointy Mustang, Camero or Firebird.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2794491.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2873121.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2729224.htm

Sold :-(
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2611917.htm

That white mustang looks solid. As you said though looks like I could do with a bit more saving. This was just for a general idea though.
But this idea will become reality sooner or later.

[hondafanatic]

V88Dicky said:

Won't be easy finding a proper 60s/70s musclecar below £5000 to be honest. This is the best I could do, not many of them are from that era really, but all have good V8 rumbliness



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2780266.htm



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Love the pickup!

And that Camaro brought a childhood cartoon & toy collection that I still have in the loft. M.A.S.K anyone? (Although Matt's Camaro was red...and flew)

[Cledus Snow]

Tom74 said:

Mercury Cougar, its basically a mustang but cheaper!

Not many about though.


Sorry for the shonky iphone pic.


Cheap yanks are getting scarce, went to look at a £3k '79 Trans am with my brother last week, Told him it would be scrap before we left, Drove across tow counties and guess what?

[Rick_1138]

That's why i want the Camarro!! M.A.S.K!! i loved that show.

(scouring auto trader for 85 Camaro Z....)

[ZOLLAR]

Can't post a Pic but..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2777212.htm

Needs abit of work..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2859057.htm

[anonymous-user]

ZOLLAR said:

Needs abit of work..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2859057.htm

Love those. For looks, up there with the E Type.

[XitUp]

hondafanatic said:

Love the pickup!

And that Camaro brought a childhood cartoon & toy collection that I still have in the loft. M.A.S.K anyone? (Although Matt's Camaro was red...and flew)

I had Rhino:


and Raven:



My mum got me them from a local charity shop. I need to see if I can download the TV series.