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Originally Posted by fostereast
Mid year vettes were considered junk by a lot of people in the early 70's.
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Maybe by the masses that couldn't afford one? I couldn't afford one on a grocery bagger's part-time wage back then (late 70's), but I never viewed them as junk. I can agree that I saw more at the drag strip then I did on the street.
My neighbor back then had a '74 that is STILL to this day largely ignored by enthusiasts because of the dual endura bumpers and the non-roadster (T-Tops) orientation. But it was bright yellow, had a black interior, ran really good (for its day) and all I could see was all the girls clamoring to get inside with me behind the wheel.
Mom and Dad refused to loan me the $4K to buy it in my senior year (the deal was I'd get $2K for my '71 SS Camaro and pay back the rest). They were smart...the insurance would have killed them and I would have (probably) wrapped that car around a tree somewhere. And funny thing...the Camaro was actually a tad faster.
I suppose beauty (and relative VALUE/WORTH) is in the eyes of the beholder.