Many of us can recollect their first car, and if you’re about 40 or 50 years old your first car might have been an authentic American muscle car. You will find there’s a growing trend of people throughout the United States looking to purchase classic muscle cars to restore. The primary reason for this is happening because nobody makes cars like this anymore. The big question is when is somebody planning to make a real muscle car again?

Chevy and Ford continue to release new versions of their renowned Camaro and Mustang every few years. The issue happens to be that these cars at this point are unlike the powerful muscle cars they once were. When is someone going to manufacture a muscle car with a 327 and a 4 barrel carburetor ever again. Regrettably the reply to this question is probably never.

The real problem is that people want to frequently upgrade things just for the sake of it. One good example is the 1967 Camaro, which was one of the greatest muscle cars ever. Even with its reputation, Chevy chose to stop making this particular version. It was likewise the same for the superb 1966 Mustang, with all its brilliant styling and power, Ford decided to not make it anymore.

I’ll tell you the funny part. Volkswagen recognized the chance to remake the VW Bug and they did. While the new Beetle sold fairly well, it had become nowhere near as lucrative as the original VW Beetle. It’s hard to succeed if you constantly believe that doing things a new way is always better.

The most significant thing might be this. If Chevy decided to go classic and build a Camaro with a 327 engine and 4 barrel carburetor and left out all the super duper technology, wouldn’t you want one? I may have actually quizzed hundreds of folks over the years and they all say that they would go out an get one. So what is the problem with the car people? If people today want the good old days, when is some auto company planning to give people what they desire.

When will Ford or GM determine that this may be a good time to build cars like the good old days? I’m sure that selling these classic American cars will be very lucrative for the car companies. But until these businesses start listening to their customers, you’ll have people looking for old muscle cars to restore.

Maybe one day a muscle car junkie will be the CEO of Ford or GM and decide to start making muscle cars again. As of today, the existing leaders simply think adding new technology will make a better muscle car. In my opinion we ought to just go back to the way that things were.