| When you think of a car that is born tough, incredibly | | | | these cars the Ford Fairlane 500, Ford Torino, the |
| masculine and delivers high-performance, actually you | | | | Mercury Montego, Chevrolet Camaro, Corvette, |
| are thinking of a muscle car. All these attributes and | | | | Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and Tempest, Olds 442, |
| many such others are known to be a part of the | | | | American Javelin, Plymouth 'Cuda, and Dodge |
| classic muscle car, and those who own one can | | | | Challenger and the Charger are some of the highly |
| readily agree with all the above. Since a long time, the | | | | adored American Muscle cars. Presently, the only |
| muscle cars are thought t be some of the classic | | | | Mustang and Corvette have retained their designs |
| examples of the era when American automobile | | | | whereas the Dodge Charger has restructured as a |
| production had reached its peak. These classic | | | | four door muscle car along with its sibling, the hot |
| American cars, with all their sensual aerodynamic | | | | Dodge Magnum wagon. The American muscle cars |
| design and remarkable suitability for events such as | | | | won the record of topping the popularity charts just |
| drag racing, have helped them to attain a fame that | | | | after their brief introduction to the market. The market |
| has earned it a place in the history. Moreover, these | | | | penetrating factor was the popularity the racing trend |
| cars are regarded as one of the signature vehicle | | | | among the youth, which was the only emerging |
| design movements of modern automobile history. The | | | | segment in terms of spending power at that time. |
| design of the classic American muscle car is all about | | | | Riding on the racing euphoria, the muscle car |
| power and appearance blended together to produce a | | | | manufacturing companies began to design tougher |
| stunning vehicle. It is contrary to the conception that | | | | cars that appealed to the sense of aesthetics that the |
| classic muscle car emphasized power over | | | | youths had and combined it with technical and |
| appearance. A look at the classic muscle car can stop | | | | performance features that made them suited for |
| you in your tracks and a drive will take you to a | | | | street racing. Meanwhile the implementation of the new |
| different world. And this is why the American muscle | | | | designs and technical upgrades resulted in doubling the |
| cars developed a craze among car enthusiasts. | | | | costs of the car, many companies eventually |
| Looking at the design elements of the muscle cars, | | | | developed "budget muscle" models that compromised |
| you will find that these vehicles have bigger engines | | | | some of the performance and design aspects in favor |
| than conventional cars, and are in fact bigger than the | | | | of reducing costs. This was the right move as of now, |
| average sports car, and are bounded by the | | | | both the classic muscle car and budget muscle car |
| toughness of the frame that other cars can only envy. | | | | designs were accepted into the market and began to |
| A typical Muscle car is the one which is made in the | | | | drive their way into the American youth's mind. |
| years between 1964 to 1973. Among the most popular | | | | American muscle cars were some of the coolest cars |
| models of the American muscle cars are the Dodge | | | | ever made- learn about them at |
| Charger, the Chevrolet El Camino, and the Plymouth | | | | American-Musclecars.net. |
| Road Runner and the Ford Mustang. In addition to | | | | |