[mitchntx]

Has anyone else noticed that used aftermarket parts availabilty has gone up quite a bit? And has anyone noticed that parts sales seem to be way off?

I see longtube headers for sale and there are zero replies. OF course, in many cases, owners are asking 80-90% of retail. They must be smoking crack.

Camshafts and heads are in abundant supply ... but again, way over priced for used parts.

It appears that the mod market might be drying up a tad for this platform. Stands to reason ... it's been out of production for 2 1/2 years. I just find it interesting that parts are becoming more abundant, both retail and used, yet the costs are not coming down.

[sgarnett]

One argument I have heard is that it wasn't necessary to advertise because everyone already knows what a Cambird is. However, I'm fairly sure that most people realize Chevy makes trucks, too (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

The point of the advertising is not just brand awareness, it's primarily about image. To a lot of people, the image of the f-cars is 70's macho redneck and/or phallic symbol and/or adolescent. And I'm OK with that (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

But a lot of people aren't. Most of those people would probably never be weekend racers, but they do drive the garden-variety volume that makes a product successful.

Ironically, though, the real adolescent market has largely turned elsewhere.