What are your favorite pony cars of the 60s/70s. My choice is the second Gen firebird formula 400 with factory front disc brakes, big block and 4 barrel carb, a badass look with the two hood intakes- my opinion since i have one (71). Not saying it's the best -- favorite pony car.
shareDoes a Fox platform Mustang or Mercury Capri qualify? The stock engine in '79 probably wouldn't be much fun.
shareThere's a sweet '90 Mustang GT down the street from me with shaker hood, painted in Aston Martin green. Holy smokes, it's sweet. I'll post a pic later.
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1972 Camaro SS350, midnight bronze, saddle interior, posi, rally wheels, Firestone Wide Ovals.
Ordered it through the PX just before getting out of the army.
Went around corners like it was on rails.
Had it for about 10-12 years, until it just rusted away.
The car of my dreams was a blue '69 or '70 Mustang (the Larry Shinoda designs), the kind with the fastback body style and the black louvers covering the rear window. Back then, Cragar wheels, "wide O oval" Firestone tires and a set of "slapper bars" was the standard setup. I'd want mine with the 429 Boss motor, the one with the "shotgun" heads, but I'd settle for a Boss 302 or Cleveland 351 motor if I had to. Of course that's if I was getting one back then! If I got one today, I'd be afraid to drive it on public roads.
At one time I owned a "matching set", a '67 Camaro and Firebird, both with 400 CID motors that weren't exactly stock 15 years after they came from the factory. Many of my wealthier high school classmates drove late-'70s Firebirds. They were overweight and underpowered compared to the originals. By 1973 these cars were weak.
A mechanic at a local gas station owned a Plumb Crazy 426 Hemi 'Cuda. That seemed like a pretty nice car, although my limited exposure to Chrysler cars never really had me lusting after it like I did the Mustangs...
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T or 1970 Plymouth Cuda with the 440 V8
1967 Ford Mustang F/B
I can definitely agree with you regarding the 2nd gen Firebirds. I like the Camaro too of that vintage.
The 1970-1973 were very tough looking.
I imagine the 1973 Trans Am or Formula with the 455 Super Duty could be considered the best, it was definitely one of the fastest from the factory (outside of those COPO Camaros which normal people didn't know about).
1973 Formula with the Super Duty 455/4 speed would be my favorite I think.
2nd favorite would be the '73 - '74 Javelin AMX with the 401/4 speed (pretty unusual car)
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My favorite pony car of the 1960s and 1970s would have to be the 1965 Mustang. It was my first car, a 289 V8 that I owned from the time I was 16 until I was 25...
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