Ten still attainable 70's Muscle Cars

A classic car expert identifies a category on the rise: 1970's muscle cars.

Phil Skinner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2008

As you cruise car shows in the greater Los Angeles area, you might notice that muscle cars from the 1970s are increasing in popularity. Phil Skinner, editor of Kelley Blue Book's "Early Model Values Guide," agrees. He's the sort who would rather spend time snooping around at auction yards and surfing Ebay Motors than sipping pina coladas in Malibu.

Knowing his penchant for a good classic-car deal, we asked him to share his knowledge and his photos of this latest upstart classic category. The result is this list of 1970s muscle cars that a) are still financially viable, and b) have the potential of increasing in value.

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Ten still-attainable 1970s muscle cars

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