What is an American Muscle Car?
What the heck is a muscle car and where did the term come from? The idea of having a car for more than basic transportation has been with us for a long time. Since the first car was produced, someone was trying to think of a way to make it more powerful and faster. That art was fine tuned in the late 60’s by the major car companies themselves. Lead by the 64 1/2 Mustang GT, the balance of that period saw some truly awesome American cars. As the car companies one upped the competition, the cars became more powerful. Thus was born the era of the American Muscle Cars. Pure American in so many ways, the 60’s Muscle cars defined more than just a period in car history. Those cars are so unique, they are still sought after 30+ years later. The term Muscle Car brings to mind the big block cars like the 426 Hemi Cuda, the Boss 429 Mustang, the Shelby 427 Cobra, or the 440 Roadrunner. And it should, but the term also includes other performance cars of the time with smaller motors like the 351 Mu
