Best classic American muscle car!!!

[adperrak]

This is a thread created as an attempt to distinguish which is the best classic American Muscle Car. Plymouth's, Chevy's, Dodge, Fords, etc etc must be taken into consideration. Cars that have been staring in all time classic films. Cars that their engine noise would raise the dead. Cars that if produced today would be considered a crime for the environment! Which one is the BEST!

Please support your argument and if possible attach pictures for easier reference.

[henk4]

best as in overall package? or best in terms of q/m times?

[adperrak]

Originally Posted by henk4

best as in overall package? or best in terms of q/m times?

It's up to you! Your personal opinion will do as long as you justify it.

[Fleet 500]

Really hard to pick one.
However, many do like the '68-'70 Dodge Charger R/T so I would pick that car. It has been in several movies (Bullett; Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry) and, of course, one TV show (Dukes of Hazzard). Here is a 1968...

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Fleet 500

Really hard to pick one.
However, many do like the '68-'70 Dodge Charger R/T so I would pick that car. It has been in several movies (Bullett; Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry) and, of course, one TV show (Dukes of Hazzard). Here is a 1968...

being in movies hardly guarantees quality.....Reagan was also an actor.....

[Fleet 500]

Originally Posted by henk4

being in movies hardly guarantees quality.....Reagan was also an actor.....

I didn't see quality as a qualification. But '60s Chargers had a generally rugged engine and transmission.
And Reagan was a much better actor than Madonna!

[adperrak]

Originally Posted by henk4

being in movies hardly guarantees quality.....Reagan was also an actor.....

ha ha nice quote. Yet to be staring in a motion picture you must have something that will make people want to see. (Style perhaps).

[Fleet 500]

Originally Posted by adperrak

ha ha nice quote. Yet to be staring in a motion picture you must have something that will make people want to see. (Style perhaps).

I have seen a few of his movies (Law & Order from 1953, for example). He wasn't a bad actor and I think he fit in to the Western genre very well. I've certainly seen worse actors!
Incidentally, "The Professor" (Russell Johnson of "Gilligan's Island" fame) was also in that movie.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Fleet 500

And Reagan was a much better actor than Madonna!

Madonna has a few other qualities that RR never had.

So we now have rugged engines and strong gearboxes as a compelling motive...

[Fleet 500]

Originally Posted by henk4

Madonna has a few other qualities that RR never had....

The only advantage she has over Reagan is being female.

So we now have rugged engines and strong gearboxes as a compelling motive.

I don't know. It depends on how adperrak wants to classify "best."

But I'll be back soon... I'm going for a short walk... it is 2:00 AM and still 68 degrees F here (20 degrees C). Can't resist going for a walk in weather like that!

[adperrak]

According to my taste the Plymouth 440 CUDA takes the cake. It's style, its rareness, its massive engine overwhelmed me. However, I'm open minded and looking forward to evaluate alternatives.

[henk4]

Personally I would select the original Pontiac GTO just for the originality of the concept (although they stole the name from Ferrari). It epitomised the brand, a big engine in a mediocre chassis and no other claim to fame than just being able to transfer the raw power to road on a straight line only....

[Kitdy]

Originally Posted by henk4

being in movies hardly guarantees quality.....Reagan was also an actor.....

I think it'd be a laugh and a half to see Reagan in a movie.

CNN had a mildly entertaining show about him I caught the tail end of the other day, he seemed very endearing.

[Kitdy]

Originally Posted by henk4

Personally I would select the original Pontiac GTO just for the originality of the concept (although they stole the name from Ferrari). It epitomised the brand, a big engine in a mediocre chassis and no other claim to fame than just being able to transfer the raw power to road on a straight line only....

A good selection. The epitome of American muscle for me is the Charger though - it may well be the most badassed car ever made.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Kitdy

I think it'd be a laugh and a half to see Reagan in a movie.

CNN had a mildly entertaining show about him I caught the tail end of the other day, he seemed very endearing.

I was actually referring to RR's qualities as a president....not an actor.