Buy these 5 Cheap Muscle Cars While You Still Can!!!! This Market is NUTS!

The classic/muscle car/Hot Rod market has gone insane and it's nearly impossible to find a good cheap project car right now! I've got some picks that might be some of the last affordable buys, and they all have massive potential! Let me know what others you think are a good buy in the comments! Thanks for watching, and don't forget to like and subscribe!

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[willmp]

Dude, that intro about crypto had me rolling. Sad part is how true it is never mind how much people are wanting for clapped out cars right now. Keep living the good life.

[jeffh]

This is why I come to Tony's channel. He is a wealth of knowledge about how to go fast for a reasonable price. Thanks Tony! I miss you and Lucky's show, but hey there's always re-runs. 😆

[zeitgeist]

0:19-1:36 is THE most accurate economic description of today's marketplace.

[ForeverDownByLaw]

Good list. I think you can add the Corvette C4 to the list. Still affordable, fast, tons of parts available, handles great. Under appreciated imo.

[nickjurgle]

I'm a 4th gen Fbody guy. Prices are climbing on them too, especially if it's a 6 speed car. Another car to consider that I own if you want to be different is the Lincoln Mark 8. I have a 98 and I love it. It gets more attention than my 97 Trans Am.

[dondenny]

Mak VII’s and 300c’s are luxury cars that can rip….nothin’ better than a fast couch for a daily in my opinion.

[AzTurboMini]

I had a wicked 76 Dodge Dart Sport years ago that I built on the cheap. New paint Black on black perfect interior. Bucket seats, console. Rebuilt 318, big cam, 340X heads, intake, headers etc. Torque flight with an 8 3/4 out of a Challenger with 391 gears and a 75 shot of NOS. Great looking and ran like a scalded ape. ❤️

[TheyreStillOutThere]

Constructive feedback for you Tony, as a guy who has been following you for years: invest in a good microphone. Audio is arguably more important than video quality these days when most phones can now shoot buttery smooth 4K video, so audio quality is a huge differentiator now with video content. The bad audio sticks out and will cost you viewers and hurt your chances in the algorithm in the same way that a slow loading website will cause people to click away and cost a website crucial SEO exposure.

I’ve been waiting for you to go solo for a while because I’ve seen you do some really incredible stuff with these old cars in the past on Hot Rod and some of the Motor Trend content and you’ve always been great on camera and a fun watch, so know my feedback is coming from a good place and hopefully it comes across that way.

P.S. if you’re not on Patreon by now, get on there. You could charge people a dollar a month and just sit down for a Q&A session once a week just to talk shop with your supporters and that would make it more than worth it for everybody involved. That’s microphone money!

P.S. if you want to come to Tulsa to wrench on a one owner ‘73 Vista Cruiser that still has all the factory original stuff still on it that I’m slowly working my way through to address, come on down. Plenty of gasket leaks for the both of us. Ha!

[patrickgranholm]

100% agree with the s10. I'm biased though because I still have mine which I got 20 years ago as my first car. Another point for the s10 is that if you get one of these and you get bored and want an older car, old 50's truck cabs/beds can be bolted on to the s10 chassis with aftermarket kits. I'm currently dropping a cut up Hudson Super Jet body on mine (a bit more welding involved).

[SmackeysGarage]

I had a 1987 Ford Thunderbird 5.0 as a first car. It was such a comfortable car on the fox body platform. It also ran a detuned 5.0 which can easily be modded. It's nice seeing you point out these adjacent cars. I have started seeing more Fox Body Mustangs drop into the project price territory (but they mostly aren't running) Great list Tony!

[mistered]

I bought my 5th 1974 Nova SS almost 3 years ago for $1500, 4-speed, no engine, never wrecked, never repainted, but rusty. It now has a 409 cid sbc (400 +.040”) and a fine-spline M21 Muncie.
In January of this year, I scored a 1997 camaro SS with a blown engine for $1600. The car is beautiful, just needs the engine. It is a 100% original, clean car and I can’t decide whether to rebuild the engine to stock specs or build a 383 (matching numbers be damned!!)

[thman]

You need to start putting out more content on anything the more videos you put out the more views you will get you should do a video about part shopping and ways to find great deals

[afoolandhismoneychannel]

I'd add the first and second generation Dodge Dakota to this list... first Gens are the lightest and the final ones had a 318 already in them. Second Gen Dakota R/Ts are great foundations for a build too with their 360 Magnum engines and tough mechanicals.

Runner up: 2000's Dodge Magnum R/T wagons. Mechanically identical to the Charger but way cooler looking.

[thomasmoore]

I think the "other g-bodies" would've been good too. Even a Malibu 4 door or early hatchback cutlass would be a great car. My personal choice would be a 78-79 grand am coupe. El Caminos and Monte Carlo's are getting higher. Same for any of the Luxury coupes. Ex: Cutlass Supreme, Regal, Grand Prix. Any of the wagons would be fun but they are drying up.

[telecasterfool]

I saw you on a couple of the roadkill episodes - much respect to you for the work you did during drag week and on the stubby bob truck. I also really enjoy your sense of humor. Please just keep being yourself and make videos of what you are doing and what YOU like. Maybe it's just me, but I'm interested in what different people are into. It makes me think differently and I like that. Thanks for the videos!

[rickbargar]

Great piece and great advice. Really enjoyed it.

[leefogel]

Good advice all around. The 4th Gen is a great deal and easy to tune/mod. And the early Mopar LX platform is good stuff…just kept in mind they are much more costly to upgrade versus a GM product. Good vid! Keep up the good work 😎

[DavidNewkirk]

4th Gen El Camino is a good find if you ask me! Often overlooked. I picked one up for $1500 near no rust rebuilt the SB400 that was in it and it's a ripper.

[matt_queso]

I've been championing the disco novas for years now and everyone looks at me like I'm crazy. They also had sisters in the Olds Omega, Pontiac Ventura, and the Buick Apollo. My dad had an Omega, and its the car that got me into cars as a Lil guy.

[rebelscumspeedshop]

I'm a big supporter of the truck platform . They are very easy to work on. You can learn so much about the basics and branch off into learning about mods with these things.