Modern vs. Old School

Well, I drive an SRT-4 as a daily driver, and I have my two 69 Chevy's for weekends, nice days, cruises, etc. I bought the SRT because it's a relatively cheap car that is fun to drive during the week. It's just as fast, if not faster, than my Corvette, but in a different way. Like the others said, the turbo whine is a different feeling than the sound the big block makes when the secondaries open. The big block makes that sound at any RPM too, the SRT doesn't have the low end grunt. I like them both, but for different reasons. Driving the old school stuff every day just isn't practical for me though. I drive 35 miles each way, and the car has to perform every time. Between the way I drive and the cost of gas, the money supply would quickly runout.

Of course, our project Dart, with it's modern 5.7L HEMI, could be made to do both well. We're going drag racing with it, but I'm sure someone here is going to drop one with fuel injection in, and have a nice muscle car that can be reliably driven every day with decent fuel economy. I think that is the best answer. Put the modern technology in a classis car that has the look you like.

Ken