Your One Source For Muscle Car Information

In the early Sixties’ a revolution occurred in Detroit. The major automakers discovered that young men loved to drive their cars fast. Although sports cars, most notably the Chevrolet Corvette and the Ford Thunderbird, had been around for some time they were unaffordable to the majority of the young car buyer. Then Lee Iacocca at the Ford Motor Company pushed through the Ford Mustang. The Mustang opened the flood gates and changed everything. Chevrolet rushed through the Camaro. Pontiac, which pioneered the midsize performance with the GTO, brought the Firebird to market. Dodge beefed up the Charger and the Barracuda and every other automaker joined the party. Every manufacturer developed high performance cars and offered performance packages for most of their vehicles. The muscle car reigned supreme.

It took an oil crisis and rising insurance rates to slow the popularity of these automobiles. The final blow came when the emission standards were raised significantly. The Seventies’ was the dark ages for performance machines. The new emissions standards zapped the power from once powerful engines. The market just dried up.

Not until the Eighties’ did the performance cars begin to reemerge from their slumber. Redesigned Mustangs, Camaros and a Corvette revived the performance car market. This time performance was measured in handling as well as straight line performance. The muscle car was becoming refined. Today’s muscle car outperforms the original muscle cars in almost every category from speed to handling to comfort and finally safety. But the early muscle cars had a simplicity and raw power that will never be matched again. This site is dedicated to providing basic information and a quick reference for all the great muscle cars of the past and the present.

*Recent Additions and Updates*
	1968 Chevrolet Camaro
	1968 saw the deletion of the side vent windows and the introduction of Astro Ventilation, a fresh-air-inlet system.
	1965 Pontiac GTO
	The GTO for 1965 received restyled with stacked headlights.
	1976 Chevrolet Camaro
	Another year without a Z28. The Camaro fan had to settle for minor upgrades to the interior and exterior.
	1968 AMC Javelin AMX
	The AMC AMX was introduced on Feb. 24, 1968, as a mid 1968 model. It joined the Ford Thunderbird and the Chevrolet Corvette as the only American two seat sports cars.