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