While the Super Sport began with the Chevy Impala in 1961, the emphasis on performance shifted to smaller, lighter cars as the 1960s wore on. Like the Chevelle SS 396 and the Nova SS 350. By 1967, big-block engines… more»
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Numbers-Matching 455! 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
I can’t help but believe the number of drivetrain offerings that could be had in the 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass wasn’t at least a small factor in propelling this line-up to being the best-selling Olds for ’75. These cars could… more»
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Pristine Special Edition 1976 Pontiac Trans Am!
It is 1976, and the muscle car era had ceased to exist. It was not a good time to be an American performance car enthusiast. Pushing through in the shadows under the likes of Ford, Chevrolet, and Dodge, was… more»
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Super Rare: 1970 Mustang Mach 1 Twister Special
You probably already know what a Mustang Mach 1 was for 1970: a hotted-up offering with a 351-CID engine at minimum, a 428 at the max end, and various other exterior and interior refinements. The Twister Special, totaling 96… more»
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Original W72/4-Speed! 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
When a car is remembered in a movie on the same level as the actors, it’s great for sales, and that’s kind of what happened at Pontiac in 1977. With production numbers already on the rise, sales of the… more»
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Work-In-Progress: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am
Introduced during the Firebird’s third model year (1969), the performance-oriented Trans Am would go on to become one of Pontiac’s biggest sellers. A huge boost in popularity came in 1977 when the Trans Am was prominently featured in the… more»
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Restore Or Customize? 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Remember high school English? You learned the term “oxymoron” at one point. It helped you interpret poetry, and it might help you understand what you’re looking at with this 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. The car is located in Connellys… more»
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37k Mile Drop Top! 1990 Ford Mustang ASC McLaren
I’ve never been one to take big risks in uncharted stocks or bet the farm at a Blackjack table, but for what it’s worth, I’m feeling really good about the future of Fox-body Mustangs in the muscle car market… more»
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Sebring Plus Project: 1972 Plymouth Satellite
The muscle car landscape at Chrysler was a little confusing in the early 1970s. In 1972, went you went to the Plymouth dealer, you had three choices among the mid-size B-body cars: the Road Runner (still something of a… more»
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No Reserve: 1971 Pontiac GTO
Looking a bit like the victim of a Middle East sand storm, this 1971 Pontiac GTO has the perfect “Roadkill” vibe going on. It’s almost bad enough that one might be inclined to avert their eyes. What in the… more»
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Hemi V8 and More! 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
In 1957, Chrysler caught the competition with their pants down with the futuristic “Forward Look” styling of their new cars. So much so that Chevy decided to make their all-new 1958 automobiles one-year-wonders and commissioned new, sleek, finned looks… more»
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Classic Mopar: 1972 Plymouth Barracuda!
When you think of the classic muscle car wars of yesteryear, the Plymouth Barracuda was quietly right up there with the best of the best. Originally supposed to be named “Panda,” the Barracuda was manufactured between the years 1964-1974… more»
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First Year 340 V8! 1971 Plymouth Road Runner
The second generation of the Plymouth Road Runner arrived for 1971, complete with styling that was more rounded, taking on a “fuselage” shape. The windshield was now steeply raked, with a hidden cowl and deeply inset grille and headlights…. more»
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1-of-55: 1967 Plymouth Belvedere II Super Stock
While many vehicle manufacturers continue to produce high-performance models, they usually perform a careful balancing act. The cars in question must provide their owners with something special when the pedal hits the metal or when the roads turn twisting…. more»
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Chassis Swap Needed: 1956 Chrysler 300B
Before there was the Pontiac GTO, you had the Chrysler 300 “Letter Series” cars, the real forerunners of the muscle car movement. But they were big, luxurious automobiles that were a sub-series of the opulent New Yorker. The 300B… more»
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Former 409 V8: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
The Super Sport version of the Chevy Impala became so popular that it was promoted to series status in 1964. Though most any engine could be ordered in an SS – including an inline-six – the rarest was probably… more»
