I had a couple of very nice cars....'73 Vette, 454, 4 speed and my cruizer, '75 Pontiac Grand Prix, 400, automatic. Had to get something with a big block to have even decent power in a factory car.... Some other street stuff in the 70's included a '64 Ford short box step side with a 390, 4 speed, '70 Maverick, 'glass front end, doors, and deck lid 351W, 4 speed and a few others. Never was one to depend on the factory to build my toys so I guess it didn't really effect me... New cars were just for daily driver's and cruizers....