the 1960's ford mustangs with the 289 v8 engine are these considered muscle cars and where these even fast or

Question

strong, could they lay down the rubber pretty good? What is the general opinion of these cars?

Answer 1

They were more often referred to as "pony cars," but not until the genre had been around for several years.

They were fast for their day. Anything in the mid-60s that did 0-60 in 9 seconds was considered pretty fast, and in those days you could modify your engine yourself and make plenty of horsepower.

Even without the tweaks, though, the 289 Mustang would melt one of its rear tires -- remember, they were skinny, and the rubber was about half as sticky as today's. (It'd melt just one at a time, because you couldn't get posi-traction until the '67 model, if I remember.)

Answer 2

A Mustang with a 289 was a girly car. The V8 was needed for smoothness and quiet. The cars were small but pretty heavy. I had a 1969 Mustang Mach I with a Cleveland 350 V8. I usually got about 10,000 out of a set of tires: Uniroyal wide oval "tiger paws." The brake pads usually lasted about 11,000 miles. It was my mother's favorite car! That car was hot.

Answer 3

No, they are not concidered muscle cars, unless you have the high performance K code engine or a Shelby model like the GT 350
The 6 cylinder was a dog and any Pontiac v8 could out run all except for the above mentioned.
They are the original Pony car

Answer 4

i'd personally call it a muscle car and for that one person that said a pony would never be a muscle car i would love to see him run against me in his rice burner at the drag strip a 9 second pony would change his aspect on what a muscle car is, but yes over all with that horse power even being a 4 door would call a muscle car i had a grand am (97) but it would run 12's in the 1/4 and susprise a lot of people, alot depends on the driver, its about how you drive the car, not just the car, the car could be slow with a bad drive but fast with a good driver...if that makes sense, its really about the person driving in my opinion

Answer 5

I've always considered them muscle cars. Heck, I consider my 1962 Ford Ranchero a muscle car, but I dropped a 350 V8 in her and installed posi-traction, so she flies!

Answer 6

They are a muscle car, and of course they could lay rubber, a V6 can lay rubber stock, so obviously a bent 8 can.

Answer 7

oh yeah, definate Muscle car and the V8 always clues you in on the power. Plenty of burn-out capabilities . Sweet little car!

Answer 8

I guess they are still considered muscle cars, but that small of an engine isn't going to impress anyone.

Answer 9

I would not consider it a muscle car unless it had a big block in it .