6 BUDGET Friendly Muscle Cars To BUY Before It's Too Late

There was a time when buying a classic American muscle car was something almost any enthusiast could dream about. You could find an old Camaro, Mustang, Firebird, or big-block Mopar, put some money into it, and end up with a genuinely exciting piece of American automotive history.But those days are getting harder to find. Take something like a first-generation Camaro Z28. Cars that once represented relatively attainable performance machines can now command serious collector-car money. And once you get into legendary cars like Hemi Cudas and Hemi Chargers, we're talking about a completely different financial universe. The problem is that the collector-car market has already figured out which cars are valuable. But there's another generation of American performance cars sitting right underneath the radar. They're old enough to be interesting, new enough to actually live with, and in many cases, they're powered by engines that enthusiasts still consider some of the best V8s ever produced. You get things that classic muscle simply couldn't offer. Air conditioning, modern brakes, better suspension, fuel injection, comfortable interiors, and engines that can rack up serious mileage. And the best part? Some of these cars can still be bought for around ten to twelve thousand dollars. That may not last forever. So today, we're counting down six cheap modern muscle cars that deserve your attention before the market catches up with them. And we're starting with number six, one that might make some traditional muscle-car fans question the entire definition of the word muscle.