Okay so the thing is I bought my 68 SS-396 back in 1998, my wife and I had been married about a year.

I'd wanted a hobby car, and bought a "Nice" 68 Mustang Coupe with a built up 302, edlebrock heads, shiny headers, 3.90 gears, and a 2500 stall converter. It was really nice but it wasn't the Chevelle, I'd wanted since I'd sold my first 68 Malibu in 1988.

That car was a little far gone for what I could afford to fix, and I had no place to store it. So it got replaced with an 82 GT Mustang, that was more reliable, and more popular with the young ladies I hoped to impress.

The first few years with this Chevelle, were pretty good switched it back to a stick, where a previous own had installed a T-400.
Rebuilt the brakes, frint and rear suspension.

Then came the kids. The Chevelle had begun to sit undisturbed for months, not just the winter time.

Then came a good deal on the 72, with a ZZ-502, but it came in boxes. It sat untouched for 2 years while I saved money to do the body and paint and get it together.

Well the kids are getting into more activities, and Daddy's bought an ATV, (Wanted a big street and trail motorcycle, but I can plow our drive with the ATV).

The cars have "Punch lists" things that I'm planning on doing when I feel I've got enough money back for unexpected expenses which inevitably happen.

I'd been thinking pretty hard about selling a Chevelle, and either trying to save the money for the future, or buying a more modern and efficient performance car, like maybe a GT Mustang convertable, or a nice 6 speed C-4 or maybe C-5 Corvette.

Been thinking the values of musclecars are due for an "adjustment".
That due to the price of gas, 10 mpg cars aren't going to get driven much. Most people wouldn't want to feed a car that goes true large quantities of 3.50/gallon 94 octane sunoco ultra.

I got that 68 out for the first time this year today, and boy I remember what owning a musclecar is about.

Its not or shouldn't be about investment, my car has enough marks to prove it gets driven, its not numbers matching, but its got the stuff.
Its not a car man, its therapy.

indeed, i feel the same way, its good on gas cuz i have a little rochestor on it, but when the new motor and everything else gets done, .... which is gonna take me years to do cuz this car is gonna be radical. even after the longest roughest day, i can always relax and work on my car. and its awesome when i drive through town, and gets thumbs up and ask alot by people, even though its in primer and not the best looking....thats whats its all about! :thumbsup:

This stuff is therapy. I don't know why, but there is something about driving an old chevelle. I love it. Always have, always will. I have owned my chevelle since 1996. I was 18 and in high school when I bought it. It is in my garage now, with the motor, tranny, and interior out. I can't wait for the day when I turn the key again.

Well, I was in Iraq for 7 months and the wife sent me photos of the kids and herself. I enjoyed the pictures as they were next to my cot, I stuck them to a wooden "shelf" with a nail. It was great looking at them the first few months, but that made me miss them more. So, out of the blue a new envelope shows up with the words, "PLEASE DON'T BEND, PHOTOS INSIDE" I thought "great, more photos to make me sad." But wait, that is the Chevelle, oh and so is this one. Then, the next photo is the interior and the last photo was the new exhaust she had put on for me. I was smiling from ear to ear, I knew she loved me.

I couldn't wait to step off the bus in that crowded parking lot to see her. To thank her for making me smile that day and to thank her for taking the mind off the family. She knew I loved her and that I missed her and that I couldn't wait to touch her and tell her that I loved her. But WAIT A DAMN MINUTE. She isn't there, she is nowhere in sight. It's raining and dreary and cold outside. I thought, "shewwww, she knows I don't like her driving in the rain."

THE CHEVELLE WAS HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY SAFE AND SOUND. A big sign hanging from the house with "WELCOME HOME DADDY, WE MISSED YOU."

(I'm not saying I don't love my wife, but she knows the Chevelle is top 3 for love in the family) :) :)

So it got replaced with an 82 GT Mustang, that was more reliable, and more popular with the young ladies I hoped to impress.

Wait....didn't you say you were married at that point???? LOL:D