Muscle Cars

By: Mike Mueller . Description The classic muscle car era is undoubtedly one of the most exciting in America's long motoring history. For a brief window during the 1960s and early 1970s, manufacturers packed huge horsepower into lightweight and...

By: Sue Elliott . Description Any custom automotive project begins with making choices. There are choices under the hood, such as which engine will match well with a certain chassis and transmission. There are aesthetic choices, like whether to use...

By: Sharon Bartsch . Description True muscle cars make no apologies. They had one primary job: get the driver from Point A to Point B as fast as law, and the driver's driving ability, would allow. They started off in the early 1960s as mid-size sedans...

By: Larry Davis . In many ways, drag racing spawned the muscle car era of the ‘60s. Super Stock drag racing was huge in the early ‘60s, and the factories encouraged their teams’ success by building high-power, lightweight cars...

By: Brooklands Books . This Muscle Portfolio collects expert views on how the powerful American muscle cars, produced between 1966 and 1970, performed against each other. Chevrolet's Chevelle, Impala, Camaro and Corvette, go head-to-head against...