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American muscle cars number five Dodge
Challenger first-generation the
Challenger may have been late to the
party but it arrived in grand style
sharing a bit of DNA with its plymouth
cousins at the Barracuda the Challenger
was intended to challenge not just the
Mustangs and Camaros of the world but
also the more upmarket pontiac firebird
and Mercury Cougar with a pistol grip
shifter and a selection of iconic v8
including the 440 Magnum and the
hollowed 426 Hemi the Dodge had little
trouble finding power and with an array
of trim levels and options it also had
little trouble finding a market share
ultimately the fuel crisis that hit the
United States in the early 70s meant the
first gen challengers time was limited
and the model drove off into the sunset
in 74 number four Chevrolet Chevelle
second generation for much of history
fast Chevy’s have been a two-car show
but for a time the proudest speediest
pony and the stable was the Chevelle the
models first generation got around on a
baby v8 the 283
but when Pontiac started packing serious
power under the hood Chevy responded in
kind
dressed in a glorious new exterior the
second-generation Chevelles came with
two why would you bother inline sixes
four kinds of small-block v8 and three
flavors of big-block v8 the most revered
models were the blisteringly quick SS
454 with a 5.4 ii zero to 60 time and
the hard charging SS 396 which many
would argue was actually faster in the
long run but Chevy actually broke their
own rule by giving the Chevelle more
power than the Corvette number three
Chevrolet Camaro first generation GM
knew that the innovative but radical
Corvair was never going to attract the
same kind of attention as Ford’s Mustang
enter the Camaro using the same long
hood and short rear profile as its
competition
the Camaro hit the market in September
of 1966 a coupe or convertible standard
with a 230 straight-6 or with an
unending array of optional v8 for those
whom basic would never do there was the
Camaro SS or the rally sport but for
those in the know
it was the race-ready z28 at 360
horsepower 400 with the optional
four-barrel carb the z28 was actually so
powerful
GM only claimed that it had a mere 290
courses possibly to give owners a break
on their car insurance number two Dodge
Charger second generation like the
Challenger the charger came into the
world looking to take down the Mustang
and dethrone the Thunderbird while it
was doing it by 1968 it was now styled
in the achingly beautiful bodywork so
many have come to love and could be
loaded with all the Mopar classics
including the 383 440 Magnum and the 426
Hemi with a choice of two automatic
transmissions and two manuals for the RT
model the 440 was standard issue but the
Hemi was just waiting to be ticked on
the options list 1970 gentoos last year
saw the arrival of crazy color names
like Plum Crazy go mango and top banana
as well as the 390 horsepower 440
six-pack number one Ford Mustang first
generation the Mustang first sparked to
life under engineer Donald Frey against
Henry Ford the second wishes while Ford
finally did approve of the model he did
so with the stipulation the Frey would
be fired if it failed
instead the Mustang was instantly loved
and it instantly became a target for GM
dodge and AMC it also became a perfect
platform for both power and performance
with the model getting larger by the
year to accommodate beefier and beefier
v8 Carroll Shelby’s hot rodder he led to
the GT 350 in 1965 and to the twin
four-barrel carb 428 powered GT 500 in
67 in-house innovation meanwhile birthed
the Mach 1 Mustang in 1969 while the
Boss 302 and boss 429 were developed to
satisfy Trans Am and NASCAR requirements
you
and v8 engines welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top five iconic muscle
cars before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at the best of the best of classic
American muscle cars number five Dodge
Challenger first-generation the
Challenger may have been late to the
party but it arrived in grand style
sharing a bit of DNA with its plymouth
cousins at the Barracuda the Challenger
was intended to challenge not just the
Mustangs and Camaros of the world but
also the more upmarket pontiac firebird
and Mercury Cougar with a pistol grip
shifter and a selection of iconic v8
including the 440 Magnum and the
hollowed 426 Hemi the Dodge had little
trouble finding power and with an array
of trim levels and options it also had
little trouble finding a market share
ultimately the fuel crisis that hit the
United States in the early 70s meant the
first gen challengers time was limited
and the model drove off into the sunset
in 74 number four Chevrolet Chevelle
second generation for much of history
fast Chevy’s have been a two-car show
but for a time the proudest speediest
pony and the stable was the Chevelle the
models first generation got around on a
baby v8 the 283
but when Pontiac started packing serious
power under the hood Chevy responded in
kind
dressed in a glorious new exterior the
second-generation Chevelles came with
two why would you bother inline sixes
four kinds of small-block v8 and three
flavors of big-block v8 the most revered
models were the blisteringly quick SS
454 with a 5.4 ii zero to 60 time and
the hard charging SS 396 which many
would argue was actually faster in the
long run but Chevy actually broke their
own rule by giving the Chevelle more
power than the Corvette number three
Chevrolet Camaro first generation GM
knew that the innovative but radical
Corvair was never going to attract the
same kind of attention as Ford’s Mustang
enter the Camaro using the same long
hood and short rear profile as its
competition
the Camaro hit the market in September
of 1966 a coupe or convertible standard
with a 230 straight-6 or with an
unending array of optional v8 for those
whom basic would never do there was the
Camaro SS or the rally sport but for
those in the know
it was the race-ready z28 at 360
horsepower 400 with the optional
four-barrel carb the z28 was actually so
powerful
GM only claimed that it had a mere 290
courses possibly to give owners a break
on their car insurance number two Dodge
Charger second generation like the
Challenger the charger came into the
world looking to take down the Mustang
and dethrone the Thunderbird while it
was doing it by 1968 it was now styled
in the achingly beautiful bodywork so
many have come to love and could be
loaded with all the Mopar classics
including the 383 440 Magnum and the 426
Hemi with a choice of two automatic
transmissions and two manuals for the RT
model the 440 was standard issue but the
Hemi was just waiting to be ticked on
the options list 1970 gentoos last year
saw the arrival of crazy color names
like Plum Crazy go mango and top banana
as well as the 390 horsepower 440
six-pack number one Ford Mustang first
generation the Mustang first sparked to
life under engineer Donald Frey against
Henry Ford the second wishes while Ford
finally did approve of the model he did
so with the stipulation the Frey would
be fired if it failed
instead the Mustang was instantly loved
and it instantly became a target for GM
dodge and AMC it also became a perfect
platform for both power and performance
with the model getting larger by the
year to accommodate beefier and beefier
v8 Carroll Shelby’s hot rodder he led to
the GT 350 in 1965 and to the twin
four-barrel carb 428 powered GT 500 in
67 in-house innovation meanwhile birthed
the Mach 1 Mustang in 1969 while the
Boss 302 and boss 429 were developed to
satisfy Trans Am and NASCAR requirements
you
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