It's always interesting to think back to what we would have ordered/bought back in the early 70s. I looked at ordering a Camaro SS 350 in late 1971 but it was coming in at over $4000. I was making around $350/month as an E-4 in the Navy. The options I wanted were killing me. Paying $300 for an option would chew up a months pay. I just couldn't swing the payments. When my Challenger convertible came up for sale in June 72 at $1950, I jumped at the chance to buy it. My payments were $94/month. Tight, but do-able. I've never regret getting the Mopar. As a side note, my insurance threatened to drop me. Being 19 years old, my agent told me anything I bought had to be less than 350 cubic inches displacement or go find another company. The 340 in my convertible fit the bill and they insured me with no problem. Go figure.
Terry