Thanks a million Russ, I just don’t have your enthusiasm these days. So I bought a ‘87 Corvette back around ‘01 or so. Not bad at all but wanted it like new as possible. Repaint, seats, detailing and all that, this was typically what one would look at as a mediocre thing, not rotisserie resto or anything as such.
So after maybe ten years the cars are still depreciating, nobody wants them, I even got to dislike mine. So I planned on putting maybe $10K into it. What was I thinking with all that work, all that money and the car would never be anything more. Mine was probably close to the 245NHP advertised with the Hyper-chip addition- 350CID auto. Hmm, what to do now?
I traded my DD and that together (just retired) and bought a new Boss Mustang (2012) 444 advertised HP, who knows? I’m sorry, not a road runner but I had mine a decade and got to know them fairly well. Always fond memories, forgot most of the bad lol. Never looked back, no problems whatsoever now a days and always at the ready. Does attract attention, maybe 4 in the state these days. What is it, maybe one Boss for every million people on Earth these days?
Reading these threads I remember things long forgotten about the road runner. I certainly can appreciate these cars. But it was always the best to see one pulling out someplace or going down the road...... Driving one, not sure I want to again, I mean those vinyl bench seats? ReCaros aren’t too bad at all. But on the other hand, never say never I s’pose.
Too, Wife had a ‘67 Fastback so those have memories also. That’s the one I put headers and duals on. Loved how they showed underneath, when cars sat a bit higher. Darn, so we’ve been together over half a century now.
Best, Rich