| Somebody once asked me why I was so fascinated | | | | that gets the adrenaline pumping quite like sitting |
| with muscle cars. You know, its hard for an outsider | | | | behind the wheel of a classic, high-performance |
| looking in to understand why we muscle car lovers | | | | muscle car. Third, when you take a classic car, |
| are so fanatical about our cars. Until theyve been | | | | restore it and muscle it up, you really have something |
| behind the wheel of a newly restored 66 Pontiac | | | | to be proud of. Its a lot like an artistic ability for me |
| GTO, they just havent a clue. | | | | like taking a blank canvas and creating an incredible |
| Why is it that we can browse through muscle car | | | | piece of art out of it. |
| advertisements for hours on end? Why do we have | | | | One thing is for certain, regardless of the reason a |
| to go to every muscle car show that comes near | | | | muscle car devotee is interested in muscle cars, we |
| our town? Why do we drive out of our way to see | | | | all seem to talk the same talk and walk the same |
| some of the hottest muscle cars around? Why do | | | | walk. Dealing with muscle cars is an incredible social |
| we seemingly pour all of our extra money into our | | | | outlet. Whether we collect, restore, show, or race |
| muscle cars? | | | | our muscle cars, it doesnt matter. Were all on the |
| Some people think a passion for muscle cars comes | | | | same wavelength and we truly enjoy looking at and |
| from peer pressure a need to impress other people | | | | chatting about muscle cars. |
| per se. As a muscle car enthusiast I can honestly say | | | | Some enthusiasts have specific lines of muscle cars |
| thats not it, at least not for me. My interest in | | | | that they are interested in, while others are just |
| muscle cars dates way back to before I was ever | | | | crazy about muscle cars in general. Some like imports, |
| concerned about what anybody thought. I have | | | | others like exports, and most all muscle car |
| always found muscle cars to be fascinating and | | | | enthusiasts have a strong interest in classics. We can |
| exciting. | | | | look at them, talk about them, drive them, or just |
| First, muscle cars are original. Those who collect or | | | | work on them. Muscle cars give us something to look |
| restore muscle cars put their heart and soul into their | | | | forward to, something fun to invest our time and |
| hobby which makes every muscle car truly unique. | | | | money into, and the muscle car hobby keeps us out |
| Second, muscle cars are powerful. Theres nothing | | | | of trouble for the most part. |