The Classic Muscle Car thread.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:51 pm

What cars do you consider to be the classic muscle cars you grew up with? This is kind of helping me inspire some stuff for a Rigger in SR4.

Jeff Hauze · Post by **Jeff Hauze** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:06 pm

You can never go wrong with a Road Runner.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:44 pm

1969 Mustang Mach I (with the 390 engine). It was a fastback design and looked both mean and powerful. Best car I ever owned.

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:30 pm

1968 Chevrloet Camaro SS.

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:04 pm

1977 Pontiac Trans-Am.

paladin2019 · Post by **paladin2019** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:31 am

Loved my '73 Nova, the Bumblebeast. Bright yellow with black rally stripes. 350, 4 barrel Holley, all of it.

Laughed my ass off when the Probe hit it

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:36 pm

UncleJoseph wrote:1968 Chevrloet Camaro SS.

Thank you.

Why drive a Ford when you can push a Chevy?

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:41 pm

Also, a '63 Studebaker GT Hawk.

She might not look like much, but she can really move.

Bishop · Post by **Bishop** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:08 am

69 Pontiac GTO, the Judge.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:08 am

Bishop wrote:69 Pontiac GTO, the Judge.

Topped only by the 68 442.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:43 pm

Any GTO, or Shelby Mustang, or early Camaro/Firebird. I'm also a big fan of the 1967 Plymouth GTX, which some of you will find familiar.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:23 pm

Is the Grand National GNX old enough to be considered classic yet?

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:00 pm

Nexusvoid wrote:Is the Grand National GNX old enough to be considered classic yet?

Yes.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:02 pm

The Charger and Challenger, of course.

paladin2019 · Post by **paladin2019** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:59 am

I personally dislike the pinched front end of the original Chargers, preferring the more robust front ends of the GM family. MkII vs a snub-nosed .357, I guess.

Bonefish · Post by **Bonefish** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:44 pm

Yeah. Put a machine-gun on a post-mount in the back, and this baby is ready for Carmeggedon!

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:41 pm

El Caminos are not muscle cars. Awesome though they may be.

Bonefish · Post by **Bonefish** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:06 pm

Sal, a Camino is available with a 454 cubic inch bigblock V-8, capable of putting out 450hp, 500 ft-lbs of torque and running the quarter-mile in 13seconds. That's MUSCLE.

In '69, Caminos were available with the chevy L48 350 cu in engine, the same thing used to fame in the Chevelle and Camaro.

I gues purists might argue that it's not a muscle-car, but it seems muscle-y to me.

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:43 pm

Bonefish wrote:Sal, a Camino is available with a 454 cubic inch bigblock V-8, capable of putting out 450hp, 500 ft-lbs of torque and running the quarter-mile in 13seconds. That's MUSCLE.

In '69, Caminos were available with the chevy L48 350 cu in engine, the same thing used to fame in the Chevelle and Camaro.

I gues purists might argue that it's not a muscle-car, but it seems muscle-y to me.

...huh. I've known a bunch of people with El Caminos, and they're uniformly boats with three-speed transmissions and a top speed of like 70. I didn't know they came in a snarly version.

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:56 pm

Salvation122 wrote:...huh. I've known a bunch of people with El Caminos, and they're uniformly boats with three-speed transmissions and a top speed of like 70. I didn't know they came in a snarly version.

The SS versions were quite kick-ass. Although, since they only have front seats, one might argue that El Caminos are actually sports cars. But whoever heard of a sports car with a truck bed?

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:59 pm

Or how about "Eleanor?"

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:05 pm

Dear god...is that the actual name of the package?

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:26 pm

Cash wrote:Dear god...is that the actual name of the package?

LOL no..."Eleanor" is the name of the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 from the film Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicholas Cage...if you were asking me that is.