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3. is what car buffs call a two door,

4. is what car buffs call a two door,
high performance automobile,

5. is what car buffs call a two door,
and sports coupes with powerful engine
vehicles often designed for racing.
high performance automobile,

6. Even if you are not much of a car buff you
will surely find it hard not to crack a smile or
drop a jaw at the mere sight of these cars.

7. Now, for you to get what I’m saying here
are some muscle cars that are definitely
drool-worthy.

9. The Machine, you couldn’t find more bang for
the buck anywhere else. The standard engine
used in The Machine was AMC’s 390 CID V8.
At the cost of $500.00, you could go for the
optional service kit that boosted power well
over 400 horsepower and lowered quarter mile
times to just 12.72 seconds.

11. The Plymouth GTX was designed to be a
gentleman’s muscle car. The 440 six-pack
is often overshadowed by the 426 Hemi but
could hold its own

13. The Road Runner featured new front and rear
end looks, upgraded brakes and other
improvements over the 1968-69 Roadrunner. A
very rare variant of the Roadrunner is the
convertible 426 Hemi version in which only 3
were built.

15. Ford produced what would be the last big
block Mustang, the 429 Super Cobra Jet. the
largest displacement engine used in the
Mustang Mach 1 would be the 351 CID. This
would mark the d ecline of the muscle car
era due to U.S. emissions control regulations
and high insurance premiums.

17. Built for one year only, the Plymouth Superbird
was a highly modified variant of the Road
Runner. This car is famous for its aerodynamic
nose cone and huge rear wing.

19. The GTO was a important mile stone in
muscle car history and some enthusiasts
claim it had a big part in starting the craze.
The GTO featured all the hallmarks of a
muscle car such as hood scoops, upgraded
brakes, limited slip differential and powerful V8
engine.

21. The Cougar Eliminator 428 Cobra Jet was
Mercury’s luxury grand touring alternative to
the Ford Mustang. This model featured the
optional 428 Cobra Jet engine. This car
played a big part in putting Mercury on the
muscle car scene.

23. The Boss 429 is an extremely rare and highly
valued muscle car. Ford decided that the
Mustang would be the best choice to house
the powerful new engine. The Ford Mustang
needed to be totally reworked by the Kar Kraft
factory to fit the massive new Ford Hemi.

25. The Buicks are known for being torque
monsters producing over 500 lb-ft of torque
at only 2,800 rpm. Only 400 GSXs were
built with the Stage 1 option making them a
valuable collector car today.

27. The Judge was originally intended to be a
budget, low-cost version of the GTO stripped
of some options to make it rival the Plymouth
Road Runner. It was later decided to make the
Judge a high performance street machine that
resulted in it being more expensive than the
standard GTO.

29. General Motors dropped the engine cap size,
and the result was the crown of performance
for Oldsmobile. The standard engine for the
442 would become the 455 CID V8.
Manufactures would often advertise lower
power output than what the engines actually
produced so that customers wouldn’t get
penalized by insurance companies. Oldsmobile
claimed output was at 365 horsepower when
in fact the 455 would dyno in excess of 400
horsepower and over 500 lb-ft of torque.

31. Don Yenko was a retired race car driver
turned Chevrolet dealer, produced high
performance version of Chevelles, Camaros
and Novas. Yenko used the Central Office
Production Order System also known as
COPO to create his super Chevelle. Today
at auto auctions, the Yenko cars can bring
as much as 2.2 million.

33. The 1969 Dodge Charger 500 426 Hemi is
a very rare and valuable Mopar muscle car.
It features enhancements to make the
Charger more competitive in NASCAR by
making aerodynamic improvements suitable
for high banking oval tracks. Only 68
Charger 500s were built with the 426 Hemi,
27 of those were equipped with 4-Speeds
and 40 with Torqueflites.

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35. The 1970 Challenger R/T came standard
with a 335 horsepower 383 CID V8. The
Dodge Challenger R/T is one of the best
looking muscle cars of its time.

37. The Torino Cobra has some nice muscle car
touches, not only did its newly designed 429
CID V8 provide plenty of power but it looked
the part as well. With its black hood, Hurst
shifter and available drag pack there is no
denying the Ford Torino Cobra was all
muscle.

39. The 1968 Shelby Mustang GT 500KR was
the “King of the Road” version of the highly
sought after Shelby model Mustang. This
version wasn’t so much a drag racer as it
was a good all around performer.

41. Don Yenko knew there was a market for a
super powerful Camaro but at the time GM had
a self imposed limit using the 396 CID SS motor
despite having more powerful engines in GMs
arsenal. In 1967, Yenko decided to take matters
in his own hands and ordered L78 SS Camaros
and swapped in the more powerful and bigger
displacement 427 CID L-72 from the Chevrolet
Corvette

43. Due to its light weight body and its
extremely powerful engine, the 1964
Plymouth Belvedere 426 Hemi was an
absolute terror at the drag strip. It has been
said that you could drive a Belvedere Hemi
off the lot and straight to the drag strip and
win

45. The Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt is a limited
production drag race only automobile built by
Ford in 1964 and only 120 units were
produced. The Thunderbolt also used
fiberglass doors, front fenders, hood, and
front bumper to aid in weight reduction. Ford
rated the Thunderbolt at a conservative 425
horsepower, but it is estimated that actual
output was in the 600+ horsepower range.

47. The Dodge Dart 426 Hemi may have not
been legal for the street, but they definitely
performed on the track, and would hit 10
second quarter mile runs with minimal
modification. This would make it the fastest
factory built car in muscle car history.

48. With these muscle cars speeding their way
to the race track, the enormously powerful
engine should also manifest on the body
and in order to do that the manufacturers
understands the importance of using only
the best paint protection for their valuable
muscle cars.

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