Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

360DartGT66 said
That is so very true. I'm not really into those really old cars, though. In fact, before the mid sixties, I pretty much loose interest. They sure are beautiful and they did have a lot more personality, that's for sure. Of course it's the laws of physics that have forced all automotive makers to produce cars that all look the same. There really aren't that many ways you can make a car that has a low coefficient of drag.
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360DartGT66 said
Some manage, like Ferrari, but most companies try to make the noses of their cars to appear unique, most with questionable result.
I love the new Challenger, the Charger not quite as much, but really, it's just a re-make of the muscle era version. It's really not very creative, IMO.
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At one time I had a goal to own at least one car from every decade since the 1920s. I'd given up on that plan a long time ago but I did get several.

I've still got a fiberglass '23 T-Bucket that I consider represents the 20s plus the '28 Model A pickup. At one time I had another fiberglass T that was a gasser in the 60s (I still have the early Hemi from it)

I had a '33 Plymouth 5-window coupe (I should have kept) for my 30s car.

I never bought any 40s or 50s vehicles but I'd always wanted a 40 Willys and a 55 Chevy.

For the 60s I had a 64 Fury, a 64 Polara, a 66 Impala, a 68 Fury, a 68 Roadrunner, a 68 Chevelle, a 69 Camaro, a 69 Superbee, and of course my 67 Barracuda. If I count my son's 68 Charger that would be another.

For the 70s I had my 70 Roadrunner, a 70 Superbird, a 70 Camaro, a 71 Satellite, the 72 Duster, a 72 Dodge crew cab dually, a 74 Cuda, my 77 Dodge club cab dually, and my 79 Lil Red Express. Although the funnycar isn't really a production vehicle I suppose I could count it too. I also had one other funnycar (body only). It was a 70 Cuda. The My son's 70 Roadrunner could count as another.

I had a 1980 Mirada. There were other cars (less memorable) from the 80s and beyond.

The muscle car era has always been my favorite but I was heavily influenced by all of the iconic race cars I'd seen during my youth. Restorations are great but my personal taste was for the hotrods. My son's new Challenger is one of the few newer cars that I like the styling on. It does evoke memories of the earlier years.