Classic Cars
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The Duster 340 showed how fast a lighter car could feel
The Plymouth Duster 340 proved that raw acceleration was not the only way to make a car feel fast. By wrapping a lively small-block in…
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The GTO hit a turning point in 1971 and things were never the same
The Pontiac GTO spent the 1960s defining what an American muscle car looked, sounded, and felt like. By 1971, that same badge was fighting for…
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Ford used the Fairlane GT to prove a point in the early muscle car race
Before the Mustang and the big-block Galaxies soaked up the spotlight, Ford quietly used the Fairlane GT as its proof of concept in the early…
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AMC painted the Rebel Machine loud so no one would ignore it
The 1970 AMC Rebel Machine was not designed to blend into traffic. American Motors splashed it in patriotic colors, bolted a factory scoop on the…
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Buick quietly pushed the Skylark GS into the muscle car fight
Buick never shouted its way into the muscle car wars. While Detroit rivals plastered wings and stripes on their street brawlers, the division better known…
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The original GTO wasn’t approved at first and that almost changed everything
The car that came to define the American muscle era started life as a corporate problem, not a product plan. Inside General Motors, the original…
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Mercury gave the Cougar features that made people look twice
The first Mercury Cougar arrived as a refined predator in a field of brash pony cars, a machine that borrowed Mustang hardware but wrapped it…
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Ford built the Torino Cobra to compete and it didn’t hold back
The Ford Torino Cobra arrived at the height of the muscle car wars with a single objective: beat its rivals on the strip and on…
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AMC built the AMX differently and it forced people to pay attention
The AMC AMX arrived as a blunt instrument aimed at Detroit convention. Instead of copying the long-hood, four-seat formula that defined the muscle era, American…
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Oldsmobile took a risk with the 1966 Toronado and it paid off
The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado arrived at a moment when American drivers still equated performance with rear-wheel drive and full frames, yet Oldsmobile bet heavily on…
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