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The Pontiac GTO is considered by many to be the car that started the muscle car revolution in the early 1960s. The GTO was the brainchild of Pontiac madmen John DeLorean,
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February 22, 2021 // 0 Comments
When looking back at the history of the Ford Mustang, it’s difficult to overlook Lee Iacocca’s influence on the development of Ford’s iconic pony car. To understand
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February 10, 2021 // 0 Comments
In this edition of Muscle Car Milestones, we focus on the 1969 Dodge Charger 500. The NASCAR Aero Wars that fueled the late 1960s produced some of the fastest race cars of
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January 22, 2021 // 0 Comments
In this edition of Muscle Car Milestones, we’ll take a look at the 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am slipped in under the radar with little
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December 12, 2020 // 0 Comments
In this edition of Muscle Car Milestones, we’ll take a look at the 1968 Shelby GT500 KR. Shelby introduced the GT500 KR at the 1967 New York Auto Show. It was a mid-year
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November 25, 2020 // 0 Comments
In this edition of Muscle Car Milestones, we’ll take a look at the 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A and 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda. The Sports Car Club of America’s Trans Am
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November 5, 2020 // 0 Comments
Few motorsports legends have been around as long as Jack Roush. He set up shop in 1970 and has been going strong ever since. His legacy is celebrated with the introduction of
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October 21, 2020 // 0 Comments
Ask any muscle car fan out there and chances are, you’ll hear that 1970 was the landmark year for the muscle car. Horsepower and torque numbers were through the roof and
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October 15, 2020 // 0 Comments
Ford has finally released pricing for the long-awaited 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1. After its disappearance in the early 2000s, those hoping for a return of this legendary track
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October 14, 2020 // 0 Comments
There was a time when performance pickups were quite commonplace. In the early 1990s, the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet 454 SS, and GMC Syclone gave your Chevy Camaro
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October 5, 2020 // 0 Comments