Muscle cars had a huge impact on car designs today, as well as the youth when they were released. There have been few companies that have made cars that stand up to the test of being compared to old school muscle cars.

1. Muscle cars are defined by a loud engine, a bulky tough frame and fast speeds.
Many fans of muscle cars would rather a classic old car than any new sports cars
that come out today.
Pontiac had been given the credit for making one of the very first muscle cars. This
car was the 1964 GTO, a variation of the Tempest. This car had 389 cubic inches as
well as a floor shifter as opposed to the standard shifter in the column of the car. It
also housed a massive V-8 engine.
Muscle cars were huge with the youth of that era because of the coolness and
rebelliousness that the car made the buyers feel. Even though most manufacturers
jumped on board and made their own muscle cars, people were unhappy to hear
about the weights and prices of these muscle cars. This caused manufacturers to
make cars known as “budget muscle cars.” These were produced in the mid 1970’s,
with engines as big as 454’s. This engine was one of the largest ever made, which
caused a slight increase in sales but safety was starting to become an issue with the
common consumer.
Another major reason sales of muscle cars plummeted was due to the fact that
insurance companies refused to insure them because of how powerful and unsafe
they were. This and many other things led to the extinction of these massive beasts
of cars.
Although muscle cars are not being made anymore. People pay top dollar to own
these relics and sport them around town for the guaranteed head-turn they’ll receive
from most everyone on the street.