Dodge Muscle Cars
Dodge muscle cars were winners at America's dragstrips well before they took their place among the country's fastest and wildest street-going supercars.Chrysler's excitement division was a force in the Super Stock drag wars of the early 1960s, and the company's advertisements of the time bragged of the exploits of its factory-sponsored Ramchargers team. The source of these bragging rights was a lineup of remarkably powerful engines. For 1960, Dodge's hot D500 option could be teamed with 361- or...
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1956 Chevrolet Corvette
1956 Chevrolet Corvette In 1956, Ford was building the two-seat Thunderbird, and outselling Corvette four to one. After two disastrous sales years, the Corvette had to change or die. And change it did. First, it received a new body to replace the classic roadster style body of the previous three years. Still in fiberglass, it now had external door handles, wind-up windows and a stylish ”cove” or indent in the side, outlined with a polished, stainless-steel strip. Corvette also began...
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1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Corvette 1954 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster by Mike Yager Then GM’s Motorama was held in January 1953 at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Chevrolet unveiled its new Corvette. Six months later, the first Corvette rolled off a makeshift assembly line in Flint, MI. The sleek and sporty Corvettes were built by hand using a body of lightweight fiberglass instead of steel. Exterior styling featured a rounded body, toothy grille, mesh stone guards over inset headlights...
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Corvette 1953
Chevrolet Corvette 1953 AUTOS, Chevrolet Corvette . Chevrolet Corvette 1953 As introduced in 1953, the Corvette was mostly a thrown together experiment. Production was limited to 300 units total, so sales of the entirely new model was not a problem. Right: The first Corvette reaches the end of the assembly line on June 30, 1953. The first 15 cars were built, all by hand, in the back of a customer delivery garage in Flint Michigan. The rest came from a new facility devoted to Corvettes in St. Louis...
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Muscle Cars Restoring
Muscle Cars Restoring Muscle cars, Restoring muscle cars is a hobby for some and a profession for others. There’s just something about the classic high-performance cars that collectors, racers and general car enthusiasts find fascinating. If you are a hobbyist who is interested in restoring a muscle car, you will probably benefit from a few restoration tips. The restoration of muscle cars begins with shopping for a muscle car that can be restored. Prior to buying a car for the...
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Passion for muscle cars
muscle cars Muscle cars, AUTOS Somebody once asked me why I was so fascinated with muscle cars. You know, it’s hard for an outsider looking in to understand why we muscle car lovers are so fanatical about our cars. Until they’ve been behind the wheel of a newly restored ’66 Pontiac GTO, they just haven’t a clue. Why is it that we can browse through muscle car advertisements for hours on end? Why do we have to go to every muscle car show that comes near our town? Why do we...
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How To Find The Muscle Car
How To Find The Muscle Car For some people, choosing the right muscle car for them is easy. They know exactly what the want: make, model, year, trim, powertrain, and color. However, most of us are less picky, less knowledgeable, or just plain open to different options. Here are some important things to think about. It may help to keep notes on a piece of paper as you build your dream muscle car. 1. The Make For most people, this is the easy one. You are a Chevy guy, a Ford guy, or a MOPAR guy. For...
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1967 Chevrolet Camaro
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Facts The first Camaro model was the 1967, introduced on September 26, 1966. At the time of introduction, several important options were not available. These included the RPO-Z28 Special Performance Package, and the 396-cid displacement engine for Camaro SS models. The 1967 model was the only first generation Camaro to have both rear shocks mounted forward of the rear axle. Later years changed to a staggered arrangement to counter wheel hop. The 1967 was the only Camaro to feature...
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Camaro Concept
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Dear sports car fans: General Motors heard you loud and clear. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that GM will build an all-new version of the Chevrolet Camaro sport coupe based on the award-winning concept that stole the spotlight at the North American International Auto Show and has ignited the passion of car enthusiasts around the world ever since – even spurring consumers to start petition drives and send in certified checks in hopes of placing early deposits...
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Chevy Muscle Cars
Chevy Muscle CarsChevy muscle cars were at the very heart of the classic era of all-American big-cube high performance. That's no surprise when you consider a key appeal of the muscle cars was maximum performance for minimal money. The formula played to Chevrolet's strength as a maker of attractive and affordable automobiles.True to its mission, Chevrolet fielded the most extensive and most popular lineup of muscle cars of any manufacturer throughout the 1960s and early '70s. Chevrolet had...
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