Ok, I'm at a musclecar / finances / age crossroads.
I just turned 40, so I'm due for a midlife crisis car.
I've done fairly well in my little start-up business of coins and bullion,
so I have some money stashed. Not enough to call myself wealthy or even "set",
because my house could suck up ALL my money if I tried to get it back into decent shape.
Anywho - I am faced with a decision this week. I have three choices.

Choice # 1: 1968 Camaro SS, non matching numbers but above average condition.
Car has a 396 big block, TH400 Automatic, 12 bolt posi.
Suitable for cruise nights and local car shows, nothing national, no mirrors for the undercarrige if you know what I mean.
Overall condition on a scale of 1 to 10 is a 8.5
Bottom line price: $23,000. Car is local to me. (You may have seen me post these photos before).
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Choice # 2 is a restored 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner. Mopar B5 blue.
It too is non-matching. It actually started life as a GTX with a 440, not just a lowly Plymouth Satellite.
The car is once again a 440, (despite the hood vents reading "383") now done as a Roadrunner.
4 speed manual trans., 8 3/4" sure-grip (posi) rear end. Pistol grip shifter.
Full frame-off restoration in and out less than 3 years ago.
Overall condition on a scale of 1 to 10 is 9 to 9.25.
The car is not local to me and will require shipping.
I trust the seller and have seen many more photos (and videos!) with greater detail than these.
Bottom line price to me is $26,000.
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Choice # 3 is keep the damn money.
I've never spent $25 grand on anything in my life, though I've come close on a coin!
I am not independantly wealthy.
In fact, buying one of these two cars will cut my life savings in half.

To get some idea how much money this is, the photo below is $19,000.
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS short of the Camaro,
and SEVEN THOUSAND dollars less than the Roadrunner.
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Not including sales tax (MA is now 6.25%) and insurance, etc etc.
Ugh. My head hurts! I can make up my own mind of course, but I do value
the input of friends and other "car people". Thus, the poll. Help! Greg