| When you think of a car that is born tough, incredibly | | | | Camino, and the Plymouth Road Runner and the Ford |
| masculine and delivers high-performance, actually you | | | | Mustang. In addition to these cars the Ford Fairlane |
| are thinking of a muscle car. All these attributes and | | | | 500, Ford Torino, the Mercury Montego, Chevrolet |
| many such others are known to be a part of the | | | | Camaro, Corvette, Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and |
| classic muscle car, and those who own one can | | | | Tempest, Olds 442, American Javelin, Plymouth 'Cuda, |
| readily agree with all the above. Since a long time, the | | | | and Dodge Challenger and the Charger are some of |
| muscle cars are thought t be some of the classic | | | | the highly adored American Muscle cars. Presently, the |
| examples of the era when American automobile | | | | only Mustang and Corvette have retained their designs |
| production had reached its peak. | | | | whereas the Dodge Charger has restructured as a |
| These classic American cars, with all their sensual | | | | four door muscle car along with its sibling, the hot |
| aerodynamic design and remarkable suitability for | | | | Dodge Magnum wagon. |
| events such as drag racing, have helped them to | | | | The American muscle cars won the record of topping |
| attain a fame that has earned it a place in the history. | | | | the popularity charts just after their brief introduction to |
| Moreover, these cars are regarded as one of the | | | | the market. The market penetrating factor was the |
| signature vehicle design movements of modern | | | | popularity the racing trend among the youth, which |
| automobile history. | | | | was the only emerging segment in terms of spending |
| The design of the classic American muscle car is all | | | | power at that time. |
| about power and appearance blended together to | | | | Riding on the racing euphoria, the muscle car |
| produce a stunning vehicle. It is contrary to the | | | | manufacturing companies began to design tougher |
| conception that classic muscle car emphasized power | | | | cars that appealed to the sense of aesthetics that the |
| over appearance. A look at the classic muscle car can | | | | youths had and combined it with technical and |
| stop you in your tracks and a drive will take you to a | | | | performance features that made them suited for |
| different world. | | | | street racing. |
| And this is why the American muscle cars developed | | | | Meanwhile the implementation of the new designs and |
| a craze among car enthusiasts. Looking at the design | | | | technical upgrades resulted in doubling the costs of the |
| elements of the muscle cars, you will find that these | | | | car, many companies eventually developed "budget |
| vehicles have bigger engines than conventional cars, | | | | muscle" models that compromised some of the |
| and are in fact bigger than the average sports car, | | | | performance and design aspects in favor of reducing |
| and are bounded by the toughness of the frame that | | | | costs. This was the right move as of now, both the |
| other cars can only envy. A typical Muscle car is the | | | | classic muscle car and budget muscle car designs |
| one which is made in the years between 1964 to 1973. | | | | were accepted into the market and began to drive |
| Among the most popular models of the American | | | | their way into the American youth's mind. |
| muscle cars are the Dodge Charger, the Chevrolet El | | | | |