What if you went back in the day, what would you have ordered and kept?

Investment wise, a 70 LS6 convertible

Drag wise, a 70 chevelle L89, with.......heater delete, radio delete, no undercoating, non cowl hood, ss wheel delete....... and.......a wieght watchers calorie counter

I'll take the 1965 A990 Factory Lightweight Race Hemi

But.............investment wise............

1968 Dodge Dart Hurst SS Hemi...........

or that 1962 Pontiac SD that was on Ebay...............

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How about the Orange Hemi Dart Dave Z had remember that night

Why, are you referring to this SuperStock Factory Race Car Ralph??

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Awesome Dart.

I've thought about this question before. I think I might have ended up w/ a black Charger R/T or a GTX - 69 or 70 (six barrel versions if possible). Also, w/ automatic w/ Dana 60 option - nothing like overkill!

Looking over the fence at the other dealerships, I suspect a 442 (Hurst Edition) or a Buick GS, Stage 1, of course, might have been in the equation too. I have been a banker all my life, so it has always had to be a car I could drive to the office as well in my uniform (suit).

That logic was how I ended up w/ my Grand National too as my first brand new car....worked out ok

1970 Boss 429 Orange
1969 ZL1
1970 GS 455 Stage 1
1970 442 W30 Convertable
1969 Judge Ram Air IV Conv.
1970 Eliminator 428SCJ
1970 Hemi Cuda

I think Lane wins!

When I was a kid, I always wanted a full size Chevy big block 409 or later a 427 with a stick. Hey wait a minute! I actually got one. I bought mine in 1969 and still got it.

Looking back though, my first exposure to drag racing was Connecticut Dragway when I was in high school. I was into the A/FX and Super Stock cars like the Black Arrow, Old Reliable, Tasca Ford etc. My fantasy be to would own examples of lightweight factory race cars from that era 1961 thru 1964 Pontiacs, Chevy's, Fords, and Mopars. I love em all.

67 RO23 Belvedere
68 Shelby GT500KR
69 Trans Am
70 AAR cuda Black 4 speed
71 Cuda 440+6 or HemiCuda 4 speed Black with black billboards with all the goodies, shaker louvers, spoilers etc.
71 Challenger R/T Black
72 GTO Judge
80 Camaro Z-28 or Rally Sport 4 speed with T-tops
86 Mustang SVO

Pontiac Catalina 2+2
1967 427 4sp Corvette Conv.
1970 Oldsmobile Indy Pace Car 455 4 sp
1972 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Pace Car Conv.

Factory Race
1965 Belvedere A990 4 Spd
1968 Hurst Hemi Barracuda 4 Spd
1969 ZL1 Camaro 4 Spd

Muscle
1970 Road Runner Hemi 4 Spd Conv. Black
1966 Olds 442 Tripower 4 SPd. Conv. Black
1970 Chevelle LS6 4 Spd Bench Conv. Black
1969 GTO Ram Air IV 4 Spd. Conv. Black
1970 Boss 429 Mustang any Color!
1970 Buick GSX
1970 SuperBird Hemi 4 Spd Petty Blue

Sport
1969 ZL1 Corvette

A neat question...Here's a couple of thoughts:

If I had what I have today in terms of income and knowledge, and I wanted to go fast down the quarter mile with the fewest headaches, I would have to go for a '70 Buick GSX Stage 1 or an A12 'Bee or 'Runner...Of course, if future collectibilty was in mind, I'd gobble up as many LS6's, Boss 429's and Hemi e-body 'verts as my garage would hold...maybe build a bigger one!

In the real world however, if I was lucky enough to be plopped back into say, 1969, I was 18, and with a paper route paycheck, I would be forced to spend my $$ the smartest way possible. After researching the offerings of the day and doing the math, I think I would opt for a '69 Road Runner. It could go an honest 100 mph in the quarter, for just a few ticks over $3000.00. Fast as possible for as little as possible - bang for the buck. My second choice would be an S/CRambler - same concept - make mine a "B" scheme thank you...

Although a Tri-power '66 Goat would be nice too...