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Top Five Low Power Muscle Cars

November 29, 2009March 2, 2017
Pete Dunton

lopo1-s.jpgWhen the words “muscle car” come to mind, one usually thinks of powerful V8 powered rear-wheel drive cars. In most cases this assumption would be correct. However when the plug got pulled on high-performance muscle car engines in the form Continue reading →

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1985 – the Year American High-Performance Returned

October 12, 2009
Pete Dunton

1985-perf-s.jpgEveryone has heard the saying – “it is always darkest before the dawn”, for American performance car fans the period of the mid-1970s to early-1980s was a very dark period. During this time engine displacement shrank faster than the current Continue reading →

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1984 Ford Mustang SVO – Ford’s Fuel Efficient Road Rocket

September 15, 2009
Pete Dunton

84svo-s.jpgFord having muddled through the 1970s without any major breakthrough innovative cars, was changing its tune by the 1980s. Ford decided by the early 1980s to cast its stodgy image aside and begin to build innovative and modern looking cars. Continue reading →

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1984 Chevrolet Corvette – the Reborn Corvette

August 11, 2009
Pete Dunton

84corv-s1.jpgFor those old enough to remember, the Corvette (GM’s premier sports car) had turned into a flashy two-seater by the mid 1970s. The 1978 film Corvette Summer epitomized how flamboyant the Corvette had become. The Corvette by this time looked Continue reading →

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1970 Pontiac GTO Judge – Color Me Gone

July 23, 2009
Pete Dunton

70judge-s2.jpgThe GTO was one of the biggest success stories in automotive history.  For the first time an inexpensive fast performance car was available to the masses, creating a whole new market segment called muscle cars. Within a few years just Continue reading →

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1975 Pontiac Trans Am (L75) 455 H.O. – the King Returns?

June 8, 2009
Pete Dunton

75ta1-s.jpgAutomotive history as it has been written, 1975 will never be known as a banner year for muscle cars. The GTO, Chevelle SS, Challenger, and Cuda were among some of the most famous muscle car names to bite the dust by Continue reading →

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Brief Overview: 1964-1974 Pontiac GTO

May 21, 2009
Pete Dunton

69gto-b.jpgThe GTO was the cornerstone of Pontiac performance. It was a car that created the muscle car segment and hit a bullseye with the wants of the emerging youth performance car market back in the 1960s. With GM’s recent announcement of Continue reading →

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1977 Pontiac Can Am – the Last GTO

April 21, 2009May 12, 2020
Pete Dunton


Muscle car fans owe a debt of gratitude to Pontiac. In 1964 Pontiac released the GTO, which started the whole muscle car frenzy. For many years thereafter Pontiac made sure it had a good selection of muscle cars among its Continue reading →

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1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport – Walt Kowalski’s Pride and Joy

February 21, 2009
Pete Dunton

72grantorino-s.jpgThe Ford Torino has a loyal following among Ford fans, but it never achieved the popularity of other muscle car intermediates like the Pontiac GTO and Chevrolet Chevelle SS. From its beginning in 1968 through 1971, the Torino was available Continue reading →

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1982 Ford Mustang GT – a New Beginning

January 20, 2009
Pete Dunton

82gt1-2s.jpgFlashback to 1982 – there was a lingering recession that had engulfed the U.S. economy and cars were shrinking faster than the money in most people’s wallets.  If horsepower had taken a fall in the 1970s, by 1982 it was Continue reading →

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