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Edited by HurtfulTurkey:
4/7/2013 1:25:07 AM
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Why don't automakers make throwback or classic models?
Just imagine your favorite classic car (for me, I'm thinking of a '67 Impala or an old Ford pickup)...how cool would it be if companies like Ford and Chevy ran updated versions of old models? I'm talking modern build-standards but aesthetically the same as the old models, including things like wood panels, bench seats, analog controls, etc.
In this hypothetical scenario, what car would you like to see brought back?
[url=http://www.bungie.net/7_Chevy-possibly-to-resurrect-Chevelle-nameplate/en-us/Forum/Post?id=60160606]Didn't even see Garland's thread, check it out for a similar discussion.[/url]
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Safety issues for one... Costly thing to do, as well. I watched a show where they took the body off of a new Challenger and replaced it with a body from the old Challenger and it looked just like the old one. Couldn't tell the difference until you got inside. However, that was around $150,000 to do. '67 Pontiac GTO is what I would like to have.
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1 ReplyEdited by Cobravert: 4/6/2013 4:27:17 PMBut they have been. The 2005-current Mustang goes HEAVILY to the retro 67-69 Mustang design elements. The Challenger is a modernized version of it's namesake. The SSR and Thunderbird both took styling ques from their historic roots. Not to mention, you can get the body kits direct from Ford to make your own [url=http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/26/ford-unveils-new-140-coupe/] '40 Coupe[/url] , and [url=http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1070863_latest-ford-licensed-body-shell-lets-you-build-a-new-67-mustang-convertible]'67 Mustang convertible[/url]. It just isn't economically sound to make a 'new' old car. The market for actual buyers would be so limited as opposed to the investment it would take to retool up to make them. To make them meet today's safety standards would be a monumental undertaking. All the body and underpinnings would have to be re-engineered from the ground up.
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You're talking about what amounts to a "better-than-factory" reproduction, right? Not some retro-style modern car. Ignoring niche-made replicas (like the Superformance continuation Cobras, Daytona Coupes, GT-40s, or the recreations of many other 50s and 60s race cars), there are a number of reproduction body shells. You can get repro shells for [url=http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/about_us2.html]65-70 Mustangs (multiple body styles), 67 and 69 Camaros, 70-72 Chevelles (coupe and convertible), 67-69 Firebirds, 47-50 and 52-57 Chevy trucks[/url], [url=http://dynacornbodies.com/body-shells/challenger.php]70 Challenger[/url], [url=http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/1940coupe.php]40 Ford[/url], [url=http://www.1957chevybody.com/]57 Chevy[/url], [url=http://brookvilleroadster.com/]28-32 Fords (roadsters, 3-windows, and trucks)[/url], [url=http://americanspeedcompany.com/]33 Ford roadster[/url], [url=http://cj3a-cj3b-bodykits.com/]Willys Jeep[/url], and soon there will be a [url=http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/11/07/dynacorn-introduces-reproduction-bronco-body/]Bronco[/url]. All of these cars have enough aftermarket support that you can build the entire car using reproduction parts--most of them with 100% accuracy to the originals, if so desired. There are number of companies (if not the builder of the shells themselves) that will take these shells and build reproduction cars. Year One loves taking the shells and building brand new muscle cars; ranging from all-original to restomod to full-blown custom. To answer your question: it's simply not profitable for the OEMs to continue producing old models themselves. However, the aftermarket is capable of picking up the slack for the models that are most popular. And I know a lot of the Ford body shells have official licencing or support from Ford.
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Still waiting on my Nova....
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I would like Jeep to actually make Cherokees still, instead of whatever the hell that 2013 "Cherokee" is. And the Grand Cherokee and Laredo suck, I want actual Jeep Cherokees.
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Mustang Camaro Dodgle challenger Also, when someone trys to make a throwback it turns out to be the worst car in exiteence >PT Cruiser
