Muscle Cars

1969 COPO Camaro – A Rare Beast

Enthusiasts tend to agree that the late 60s and early 70s were the golden era for the American muscle car. Roughly half a century ago, Chevrolet built a truly special Camaro.  This, now legendary muscle machine, boasted an astounding amount of power and was ready to embarrass anyone mindless enough to challenge it on the drag strip or at the stop light. A secret out in the open Back then in ...
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1969 Pontiac GTO Judge – The Original American Muscle Car

Gran Turismo Omologato or GTO, has become synonymous with what happened to be the strongest muscle car dominance on American back roads and highways alike. When it came to life in 1969, nobody expected the success that Pontiac was about to gain with the GTO Judge. What followed in the years to come will remain in history as a stepping stone for the American muscle car community. A brief ...
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Muscle Car Spotlight: 1987 Buick Grand National GNX

Since the 215 Grand Nationals produced in 1982 to commemorate the success of reigning NASCAR Grand National series champion Darrell Waltrip, Buick made refinements to its last RWD body on frame coupe from an era that was rapidly fading into history. Beginning life as a naturally aspirated V6 that dripped 125 horses from the crank, the special project managed to improve its performance and ...
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1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Classic Muscle Car Review

As any muscle car enthusiast will tell you; 1970 was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.  Detroit's big three manufacturers were consumed by the notion of “win on Sunday, sell on Monday”, and year after year seemed to produce exponentially greater power, and larger displacement engines. Critical mass was reached by 1970 when insurance premiums brought too much pain to consumers’ ...
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Does the Camaro ZL1 1LE Live up to the Hype?

When I think of the late ‘90s, it seems like just six or seven years ago. In reality, we’re looking at two decades. While Pokémon has unfortunately held its value, and Will Smith’s music career sounds like the cheerful stuff we need right now, the automotive landscape has been turned entirely upside-down since then. Nowhere is this more apparent than the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. The ...
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33 of the Most Underrated, Overlooked & Underappreciated Muscle Cars

Almost everyone loves a Chevelle SS, Shelby Mustang, or MOPAR equipped with a HEMI. Traditional muscle cars involved big engines stuffed into a mid-size car with good looks, and while those famous cars are great, there were quite a few other muscle cars built in that era (or after) that offered similar performance. Since these underrated muscle cars aren’t as popular, there is less demand and ...
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Highest Horsepower Classic Muscle Cars

If you want speed with attitude, it’s hard to beat an American muscle car. Technically speaking, a muscle car has a big block V8 stuffed into an intermediate coupe, but like “sports car,” the definition of muscle has evolved to include small block V8s, pony cars, and even sedans and wagons. Without further ado, here are the top ten highest horsepower classic US muscle cars in no particular ...
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Meet the Villain of CR Supercars

CR Supercars is a new custom coachbuilder, based out of Yukon, Oklahoma. The supercar company was born out of the established Classic Recreations LLC, a world renowned re-creator of licensed Shelby Mustangs. When CR customers repeatedly asked for design changes, they realized the need for non-Shelby super Mustangs. Enter the bad guy. 2014 saw CR Supercars debut their first model, the ...
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Classic Recreations: Our Look Inside this Renowned Shelby Mustang Builder

In a non-descript shop in small town Yukon, Oklahoma, craftsmen build works of art that are sold the world over. Classic Recreations occupies a few drab buildings that give little clue to the world class boutique automaker inside, and the overpowered Mustangs inside. Started around a decade ago by muscle car fan Jason Engel, Classic Recreations focuses on building to-order officially ...
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Exclusive Interview with Classic Recreations Owner Jason Engel

Classic Recreations is a restoration/custom shop that rebuilds world-class Shelby Mustangs in Yukon, Oklahoma. The cars are customized according to customer desires, and are handcrafted works of art that are as fast as they are beautiful. We recently sat down with owner Jason Engel to find out about what makes his Shelby Mustangs special. ZeroTo60Times: How did you get started with ...
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