There were fast rides before the GTO, but Pontiac made performance affordable, bringing muscle cars to the masses.

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In Japan, the Buick Regal GNX became a symbol of American excess and raw power, and its unique appeal attracted a niche but ...

Muscle car discussions often concern vehicles from the 1960s and 1970s, the so-called Golden Age of high-powered, rear-wheel drive cars with a Detroit V8. Names like GTO, Chevelle, and Barracuda are ...

It's easy to assume that muscle car performance peaked in today's era, and largely, that assumption holds water. Modern beasts like the supercharged Dodge Challenger Hellcat and the extraordinary Ford ...

GM's intermediate-sized A-body platform formed the basis for some of the most well-loved models of the 1960s and 1970s, including some of the classics of the muscle car era. Its legendary run lasted ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, muscle cars were successful with the young car-buying demographic, not just with power and style, but also with cool model names. For the first few decades after cars ...