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By: Simon Green .
There are cars you drive to work, and there are cars that stir your blood. Of all the lusted- after cars ever created, nothing else has the enduring cool of a classic American muscle car.
Today the surviving muscle cars are more popular than ever, and their street-tough charm appeals to young auto enthusiasts as much as it did during the original muscle-car glory days of the 1960s.This isn't lost on the media; Hollywood has been in tune with the allure of muscle for years, from Steve McQueen's Mustang in Bullitt to Vin Diesel's GTO in xXx. Even the Hollywood heroes themselves bow in respect to the cars. When Nicholas Cage first walked onto the set of Gone in 60 Seconds, he explained to the cast and crew that while he was excited to be starring in the movie, the real star wasn't him, but Eleanor, the classic '67 GT500 Ford Mustang Fastback.
In the real world, many of Cage's peers choose similar rides for their own garages. From A-list Hollywood stars to TV's funniest comedians, from NFL greats to skateboarding's best, and even professional NASCAR race drivers worship at the shrine of the tire-smoking, chrome- laden, classic muscle car. In Muscle Car Dream Garages, celebrities such as DJ and car builder Funkmaster Flex, Gilbert Brown, racers Ben and Eric Bostrom, and BMX star Mat Hoffman open up their garages to share their muscle cars (along with the other spectacular classic and custom cars in their collections).
Simon Green is a British-born photojournalist, art school graduate, and die-hard motorcycle rider whose work has appeared in numerous motorcycle and automotive magazines. He lives in Rockwall, Texas, and has an Olds 4-4-2 as his daily driver.
