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We hope that this is one of the most informative muscle car sites that you find.
I think it’s a given that you will come across information here that you might never have specifically sought out, but you’ll be glad to have found!
I’ve tried to limit the ‘fun distractions’ relating to things like ships, tanks and aircraft, but I had to include some of this stuff. If you knew me better, you’d understand. Please pardon any sarcasm; I couldn’t help myself.
This award-winning* site presents a view of the American performance car market from the very beginning, through the classic muscle car era. The 1964 – 1974 Muscle Car Era is the focus, as well as the interesting science behind these vehicles.
Classic-Era Muscle Cars
This is the core of the web site, of course! Featured are the 1964 to 1974 cars and engines that defined the era. Since we’re the fun-loving lot that we are, you’ll also find fun related stuff scattered throughout the site!
Pre-Muscle Car History
- Overhead cams? 4 valves/cylinder? Direct fuel injection? Turbocharging? Pre WW2!
- The period of 1950 – 1963 had way more 1hp/in2 engines than the 1964 – 1974 Muscle Car period did!
- Aluminum air-cooled, turbocharged engine (rear mounted, too)? Porsche? No, Chevrolet, and before the Muscle Car Era!
- Wide-spaced 4bbl carbs on a cross-plane intake manifold? Yep, and before the MCE (Muscle Car Era), too!
- How about an all-aluminum V8 that’s turbocharged, with fluid injection to control knocking? Again, before the MCE!
- A rear-mounted transaxle, coupled to the engine by a ‘flexible’ solid driveshaft? Yep, pre-MCE!
Interesting Tech Stuff
- Which engines were under-rated by their manufacturers, by how much, and why?
- How much horsepower did functional hood scoops add?
- Why was horsepower rating changed from SAE Gross to SAE Net?
- Fully Synthetic Oil is made from…oil? What?
- Why did Ford’s 428 have the lowest horsepower-per-cubic-inch of all Ford performance engines?
*In 1959 Ford presented themselves an award from the ‘Brussels World Fair’. The one small problem with this is that the ‘award’ was totally bogus, a product of the fertile minds of their advertising department. Our ‘award’ is similarly self-awarded, but we’re being honest about it!
