[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by Smokin14

I sold my 69' Nova to get my 14' SS and some of my classic friends think I should have kept it (just some ribbing). I will admit it is a different driving and owner experience but, I needed a change.

I think everyone will agree sometimes we do things just because, making changes adds some excitement to life. So what do you guys think, mistake or not? I will add I am thrilled with my new SS, it kicks aaaaazz.

By the way it had a 400 SBC, 4sp, 3.73, posi about 350 hp. Here is a pic.

I have a '69 Camaro SS with a SB400, THM700R4, 4.10 posi. I 've owned it for 25 years and it replaced a 69 COPO Camaro that I'd owned for 15 years. It's an Arizona car that I did a full frame-off restoration on. I have no intentions of letting it go.
But, with all that said, if I had to get rid of cars and it came down to it or my '10 SS, the '69 would be the one to go. My 5th Gen is just a much better car in every way than the '69. It's much more refined, handles much better, has way more features, is every bit as fast, is much safer and is much easier on fuel.
There was a long period after the muscle car era ended that you could always count on the old muscle cars being faster and looking way cooler than any new car, but that's just not true any more. This latest crop of muscle cars look every bit as cool as their 60's counterparts and are even faster.
We've got 400/426/505/580hp Camaros. We've got 460/650hp Corvettes. We've got 420/444/662hp Mustangs. We've got 375/485/707hp Challengers. We've got 645hp Vipers.
And all these new muscle cars are rated in SAE net horsepower. The muscle cars from the '60s were rated in SAE gross horsepower, which means that the difference is even greater than the numbers would indicate.
This really is the muscle car heyday now.