[LostPony]

I like the flexibility you had in picking your options back in the '60's and '70's, but realistically, those cars were just as expensive as todays cars. Minimum wage in 1970 was $1.60, and average income was about $7,500 a year. The SS 454 was about $4,800 new. With interest rates in the low teens, and car notes only 3 years max, that would have been a tough nut to crack for most buyers, and explains why so few were really sold. Yes, anyone could buy a Chevelle, but most bought something far less than a SS454. And if you think a new car spanks the old LS6, it makes the entry level cars of 1970 look positively anemic.