I guess it would be a good driver, but I really like a good original car.

One day I would like to do a 67-68 Mustang Fastback. But I would start with a good solid CA car that was as original as possible. They are only factory correct once, and thats the appeal to me.

But yeah a modern SL550 would smoke one, and you can drive the SL550 every day. Plus you can do nice things like idle in traffic and blast the AC!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

A '69 COPO 427 always Camaro looks and sounds good.....goes, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uKyKYqfQGs

This is what TheDon was talking about....

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

MuscleCar on SpikeTV built a new Year One one from the frame up.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I understand completely; my SL AMG will run with any '69 Camaro. I skipped on the BMWs because they just don't seem to age well.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

its so beutiful

if I cant beat the prep in his M then I can always show up the rice boi in his honder

That pup needs 3" exhaust. Otherwise cool.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Even though I have 30 years on you Justin, our sentiments are the same. Every kid in my high school wanted a Trans Am or some other piece of crap. I drove a 1965 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce. I always thought the European especially German stuff was the best engineered and best built and had the best styling.

Even though the Duster blew away the M3 in a straight line, if it ever came to a real road race the M3 would blow the Duster away, and I don't think they ever made a Duster that could hold a candle to the styling of the M30 body M3. Even now I look back at some of the first of the Japanese luxury cars particularly the Infinti and see how dated their styling looks compared to even VW's designs of the same time and the VW's look more timeless.

I always thought the executives at Chrysler during the 60s and 70s had a contest going on in the design department to build the world's ugliest car. The early Plymouth Belvedere comes to mind and the SuperBee is another one. How ugly can you get?

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI

Old muscle cars and Euro cars, apples and oranges. A Dodge Neon SRT-4 and a BMW M3 might be more comparable.

Yikes, Dodge Neon!

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

An M3 doesn't really compare to a Duster, the M3 can stop and turn! I'd like to see a Duster race a blown E55, now that would be an interesting race...


You can still buy a modern muscle car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IOpuGVoyCk&mode=related&search=

The Viper, Mustang, GTO, and Vette are all alive and well. Well except the GTO...

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

some kid at my high school used to drive a plymouth scamp.. wtf kind of name is that.. it had the ugliest hood scoops and the rake was horrible.. it was factory rake.. He also owned a Dodge Charger( a real one not a modern one)... his daddy is rich

Typical Camaro driver talks about their car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t556BLj8NwY

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

You'ze all hataz!!!!

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Just remember that if it wasn't for American pony cars like the Camaro, we never would have seen the Toyota Celica.

The early Celicas looked like a Mustang that had been left in the spin cycle of a washing machine for too long, someone said

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Huh?