| It's quite hard to deny how muscle cars seem to be | | | | parts that will make their muscle cars even better. |
| a standard part in the classic American culture. Muscle | | | | Pushing the limits even more, the automakers were |
| cars are often seen to be the epitome of rebellion | | | | backed up by executives of automobile companies. |
| and freedom - hence, it was widely embraced by the | | | | Everyone who wanted to be someone came, |
| people, regardless of whether it was a necessity or | | | | watched and researched about the different muscle |
| not. | | | | cars that showcased their speed during races. |
| The 1960s was an integral part in the history of | | | | Mini-factories were even set up to make the |
| muscle cars. It was when these powerful beauties | | | | already-better cars...even better. |
| were the biggest thing to hit America. Nobody | | | | This was the time when popular names in the muscle |
| needed such a powerful car but everybody wanted | | | | car world came to be: Nickey , Royal Pontiac and |
| it. Marketing and promotion went a long way for | | | | Holman-Moody were just some of them. The small |
| muscle cars - they were expensive and more often | | | | factories that tweaked the muscle car settings |
| than not, only the upper echelons of society could | | | | became well known in this era too, such as Edelbrock |
| afford them. People of lesser financial standing chose | | | | for manifolds, Iskenderian for camshafts and Hurst |
| to buy the muscle cars' lesser-powered cousins just | | | | for shifters. Their popularity caused other smaller |
| because the latter still looked like muscle cars. | | | | companies to enter the automobile scene. |
| Automobile makers were of course forced to make | | | | Muscle cars had such a big impact on America that |
| their respective muscle cars what it really should be: | | | | these cars even reflected the trends and culture of |
| fast and powerful. It was a competition between big | | | | the 60s that basically belonged to the youth. Even |
| car companies - who could make their cars stronger | | | | Hollywood and the music industry reflected the |
| and who could market them better. Drag races | | | | influence of the muscle cars, producing films and |
| showing the speed and power of muscle cars were | | | | making music that were aimed for the car fanatics. |
| rampant in the 1960s. It was unlawful but nobody | | | | But as time comes and goes, the era of muscle cars |
| cared; rebellion was the only way to go. | | | | comes to an end, only to be resurrected several |
| These drag races proved to be useful, if not | | | | decades later. It is an undeniable glory that is etched |
| dangerous. It was in these demonstrations of speed | | | | deeply in the American culture. |
| were the automakers themselves came up with new | | | | |