Today, the term muscle car refers to all types of cars with big engines and high performance. However, "Back in the Day" described midsize cars had big engines stuffed between the fender wells. Corvette, Camaro and Mustang muscle cars were not considered by the purists. Even today, many are just lowering and medium-sized cars from the 1960s as a true muscle car. Everything else is a sports car, car, horse, or just a simple old car.
So what was themost important of the original muscle cars? We have five of the most popular cars of a retro-selected benchmark to determine the king of the hill. Those selected are 1961 Chevy Impala SS, Pontiac GTO, 1964 Ford Fairlane 1964 Dodge Charger 1966 and 1968 Plymouth Road Runner. Let's start the confrontation.
1961 Chevy Impala SS
Many consider this the first true muscle car. An engine of 409 cubic centimeters was abandoned in the Chevy Impala and a legend was. WithHelp from the Beach Boys and their song about the car ( "She's so beautiful, my four-nine"), was a symbol of the baby boom generation. Chevy marketing to the car described it as "designed for young people on the move … (which) will not settle for less of fun."
The performance was very good for its time, with a journey, a Motor Trend from zero to sixty in seven seconds and complete the quarter mile in 14 seconds at 98 mph the car became a legend.
1964 PontiacGTO
The GTO was another marketing success for General Motors. Although the car was not the fastest car on the market, is faster than any other muscle car around successfully. It is relatively inexpensive, relatively fast and relatively well. Many consider the first modern muscle car. While this is debatable, it is car related, in any case, the muscle first successful in sales.
The performance was very good with cars and Motor Trend's life measuring two-nil up Sechzigless than seven seconds and times of a quarter mile of about 14 seconds.
1964 Ford Fairlane
In 1964 Fairlane was redesigned and the tail were removed. Other enhancements to improve the suspension to improve ride quality. The interior upgrades include full carpeting the floors and turn signals that turned around, after turning the wheel. But the big news of 1964 was the lightning. The beam isone of the dragster was produced by a manufacturer. Filled a heavily modified Ford engine with 427 cubic centimeters carburetor two four-cylinder mounted on an elevator in a variety of relatively low weight Fairlane. The car was a Ram Air induction system with air vents on the grill openings mounted by removing the interior lights on the left.
Other changes include: equal length headers, a trunk-mounted battery, fiberglass hood, doors, fenders and bumpers, PlexiglasWindows and other light options include removal of the rear door window Winder, carpet, radio, sealant, sun visors, armrests, jack, spanner, heat, sound and part of the passenger windshield wiper. The performance was incredible. Gas Ronda dominated NHRA World Championship in 1964, by lightning through the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 124 mph over later, the NHRA changed the rules require that we produce 500 models of car Super Stock competition, and Ford thatbeen losing up to $ 1500 $ 2000 sold for each ray on the list price of $ 3900, gave up. In the end, the NHRA and its capacity to the rules of the Ford Drag Strip dominate for many years no longer change.
Although the shape of the Ford Fairlane, disappeared in the spotlight as the Mustangs pulled. He returned in 1966 and 67 in very good looking car. Funded "large" great power and numbers.
1966 Dodge Charger
Althoughas a crown with a hatch, is the production of concept design elements Charger Auto Charger II, both received the swoopy fastback that was popular in the mid-sixties. The electric shaver grille used fully rotating headlights, which, when opened or closed on the grid to look like one piece. Inside, the magazine of four individual seats with a total length console from front to rear. The rear seats and console keyboard also dubbed the freedom tomore cargo space inside. In the back of the LED taillights length Charger name.
The car was completely different to anything else on the road and when combined with a street Hemi, who was one of the fastest cars on the road riding. A car equipped Hemi zero until Sechzig tasks could be in less than seven seconds and the quarter mile in about 14 seconds. It was a great and radical car design. And best of others, was quick.
1968 Plymouth Roadrunner
Until 1968, there were muscle carstoo fast, luxurious and expensive. Youths who had insisted that the main market for this type of transport market price. Plymouth, recognized and exploited to its fullest extent. First, a viewpoint is stripped of its simplest form, and then there was a great engine. Then the marketing department found a simple way, the image of a runner's car uncovered bones and change your own car. A popular cartoon character and a unique hornwas all that was necessary to take the car to bring to the masses.
The Road Runner was an instant success. The combination of affordability had won, plus excellent performance that today again. The performance was remarkable, and in 13 the second time for the Hemisphere, and 15 seconds of time for the base engine in the quarter mile.
Winners
All five of these muscle cars were a trendsetter in the day. However, appeals to this author as the best muscle cars of the early1966 Dodge Charger. It was a radical break with the past, with its design and rapid return of the four passenger seats. Just like a muscle car. The result was strong and the price was reasonable. In 1961 Chevy Impala Super Sport is a close second and it's been done, what really can win this little compression.
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