454 big-block on a good frame (modified Chevelle), and I can store stuff instead of craming it into a small compartment or stowing it on top of the roof. I hate true trucks too, so that rules that option out. Well, except for the Chevy SSR, which is a NICE car/truck. Plus, how can you ignore the sleek and beatiful lines of a 1969-1970 Elky?
If you saw a Jag XKSS it wasn't on the street probably. With only 16 built in 1957 and the last one auctioned for 2 million they'll only show up at shows. There is a company producing replicas.
Mac Arther- El Caminos are popular all over the country. In So. Cal. there's plenty of them around too and they're popular for restoration. I see some at every show or cruise in I take the Packard to. People outside the US just don't get it.