According to the April 2005 Hemmings Muscle Machines: '68 390 4-spd GT fb: $11,000--23,000--35,500 (low, average, high) '69 390 4-spd Mach 1: $11,700--25,300--45,500
No appreciable difference in the drivers; BIG difference in the trailer queens.
Though a CJ would be
Again quoting Hemmings: '68.5 CJ 4-spd non-GT fb:$12,000--25,500--41,000 '68.5 CJ 4-spd GT fb: $13,500--28,000--43,500 '69 CJ 4-spd Mach 1: $14,800--31,800--57,500 '70 CJ 4-spd Mach 1: $14,000--31,000--50,500.
The term has expanded to include cars that are not nuts and bolts replicas. Many a Shelby GT350 clone has tubular control arms, 17" rims, 13" brakes, a stroker engine, etc.
Hot rodders refer to production-appearing combos that never existed as "phantoms."
No, those are restomods, or "restored with modifications". That's why that term exists. A clone is a clone. Do not propagate misuse of the word.
That applies to body styles only. A '67 Cougar convertible would be a phantom because they never made one. It has nothing to do with engine or drivetrain substitutions. Again, do not propagate misuse of the term "phantom". You're being counterproductive to the hobby.
I would have to agree. The term clone describes an exact duplicate of the original.
This is why I'm very careful about describing my '69 as a "quasi-clone" of a Boss 302. Externally it looks pretty damn close, but look for more than a couple secs and you know it's not real.
It's definitely a restomod, but with a strong flavor of everything "BOSS".
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