Daily driving an A-body
Let's see here ...
- NO smog checks
- NO computers
- WILL only increase in value
- WILL be unique
- EASY to repair / maintain / modify
* Potential Downsides *
- Quality of gasoline
- Some parts aren't typically in-stock
- Can be a pain if it's your only mode-of-transportation and it breaks down
- Special oil additives required ( unless it's got a roller cam & lifters motor )
My daily driver for the last 6 years has been a 1972 Coronet ( stock -- other than ignition upgrades -- 318 , Trans-Go shift-kitted 904 , stock 2.71 gearing ; NO radio , NO a/c , NO heater ; climate leaks around windshield and backlight due to rusted glass channels ; malfunctioning smog junk removed ( EEC canister had vacuum leaks all-over ; OSAC valve disconnected ; pre-heat tube and related hardware is gone ) ; fatigued springs ; worn out seats , no carpet because the leaks destroyed it ; 215-75-14 tyres ) .
I like that it's Emissions I/M exempt , there's no plastic crap in the engine compartment , I can perform all of my own services ( oil changes , trans servicing , tune-ups ).
I run "premium" gas ( measly 91 octane out here in Ca. ) as I've got the timing maxed-out advance-wise .
You've got some things to weigh out .
It's -- at a minimum -- an investment :cheers:
