THE $10 MILLION CAR SHOW
When it was all said and done, 85 of the nastiest machines to ever come down a production line were squeezed into the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 21-23. The 3rd Annual Forge Invitational Musclecar Show featured premier vehicles from around the nation, gathered for one weekend in an unjudged setting. The roaring Hemis, R-Code Fords, and big-inch GM iron from the era were highlighted, accented by vintage Funny Cars and restored Super Stockers.
The assorted eye candy, estimated at somewhere around $10,000,000, was impressive. Chevy fans saw the only street-driven ’68 Camaro to actually get a Smokey Yunick 302 hemi back in the day, the real Indy 500 pace car from 1969, numerous dealership specials, and the first ZL1, among…