[CamaroPat]

I've seen a huge surge in aftermarket support, which I love, since I own a 1981 Camaro and I've gone through a handful of other 2nd-gens. I'm glad to hear someone else mention the odd-ball features of the '74 model. I've considered numerous directions for builds, but as mentioned, the prices have sky-rocketed. I picked my '81 up for a grand, after helping my buddy put four grand in parts in it. I nabbed a '79 Camaro that ran high tens for $2k back in '03. I compared my car to some others on ebay and it looks like my $1000 car could sell for $8k. Now even the newer 2nd-gens are old enough to be regarded as muscle cars, and they're being priced as such. All of the really clapped out junk examples of these cars are off the road and all that's really left for sale is the well preserved stuff. Now 3rd and 4th-gens seem to be the cars that can be picked up cheap, in rough shape, but drivable. That's just the way the cycle goes I guess.