Muscle cars?

Question

The muscle car has been around 1964. The cars have seen three generations: 1964-1974, 1982-1987, and 1998-present.
What is the best muscle car overall?

Answer 1

'70 Roadrunner Hemi 426 V8

Answer 2

This is a loaded question. Some people will swear that the musclecar era started in the 50's, and everyone has a different car..Hudson Hornet, Chrysler 300B, Dodge D500, Ford 352 Special, Chevy 283 FI, etc. and they're right.

Some people swear the musclecar era started in 1964, with the GTO. They're right, too, because the GTO started the MEDIA hype about musclecars, that led to all the others, Fairlanes, Road Runners, Chevelle SS, etc. Before '64, hopped up production cars were available, but you had to be "in the know" to get one..they weren't really advertised. BTW, the original GTO never had a "big block" as someone else said. Pontiac never had "big" or "small" blocks..all their V8's, whether 326 or 421, shared the same outer dimensions. One of the ways Pontiac created such a buzz witth the 64 GTO was by putting hot 421's from the Super Duty Catalinas into the GTO test cars that they sent to the car magazines. They couldn't tell a 389 from a 421 by looking at it, so nobody but Pontiac knew.

Also, remember that MUSCLECAR, and PONYCAR, weren't the same thing. A musclecar was a mid or full size car with a hot engine. a PONYCAR, was a smaller car..Mustang, Barracuda, Camaro/Firebird, Javelin/AMX....they had hot engines too but they weren't considered musclecars. PONY car comes from the Mustang. The Barracuda actually beat the Mustang to market by a couple of months, but the Mustang caught on so well that it really defined the segment. Anything that came later to compete with the Mustang, was called a ponycar.

My personal preference, is late 50's to early 60's....Max Wedge Dodges, Super Duty Pontiacs, 406 and 427 Fairlanes/Galaxies, and 409 Chevys.

Answer 3

Actually the muscle car era started in the 50's.
A muscle car is a midsize or small car that contains a large V-8 tuned for high horsepower.
My all time favorite is the 1957 Chrysler 300C.
The 300C was a 2 door coupe or convertible riding on a short wheelbase.
The 300C had a 392 Hemi that could produce 390bhp.
Vroom, VROOM

Answer 4

The 1964-1974 - no question! My personal fave is the 1968 mustang fastback,& the 1972 Chevelle.

Answer 5

They never made a Superbird in 1968. As far as my opinion of the best, I am crazy for the 60's to early 70's because of the power and values. But my answer would have to be, the very best muscle cars are the ones that sends chills down your spine when you drive them. The ones that stand your neck hairs on the ends where you are flying down the road. The best one is the one that turns each and everyone of us on when we see, hear or drive it. For me, there is no best. They are all cool in their own way.

Answer 6

1968 (SS HEMI Total_70) Plymouth Barracuda Fastback.
They were Sold with only a bill of sale ( No Title)!!! They were MOPAR Factory race cars. I think there are 4 maybe 5 original cars left. 1/4 Mile Thunder!!!! OH YAH!!!!!

Answer 7

The Chevy Camaro,of course!

Answer 8

64-74 the ones that started it all

Answer 9

i own a 69 olds 442, and love it,,,but nothing could beat the gto

Answer 10

67' GTO, for old school muscle