Favorite muscle car

[Classic Anycar]

What is your favorite muscle car? This is an enhanced version of "American History Lessons", not a repost.

edit: I don't know how to make polls.

AMC AMX
AMC Hornet
AMC Javelin
AMC Rebel
AMC Rambler
Buick Gran Sport
Buick Riviera
Buick Skylark
Buick Wildcat
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet El Camino
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Nova
Chrysler 300
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Dodge Coronet
Dodge Dart
Dodge Daytona
Dodge Demon
Dodge Super Bee
Ford Fairlane
Ford Galaxie
Ford Mustang
Ford Ranchero
Ford Talladega
Ford Thunderbird
Ford Torino
GMC Sprint
Mercury Comet
Mercury Cougar
Mercury Cyclone
Oldsmobile 442
Oldsmobile Toronado
Plymouth Barracuda
Plymouth Duster
Plymouth GTX
Plymouth Road Runner
Plymouth Superbird
Pontiac Catalina
Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac GTO

[johnnynumfiv]

Either a '69 chevelle/malibu or '69 camaro ss w/ the 375hp 396

[adamfraser]

Would it not be better to just post in American History Lessons? You never know, sunk might include your suggestions, and edit the poll :)

AF

[furious_fiero]

'71 Plymouth Hemicuda

[mclaren_crazy]

'71 hemi cuda as well

[blackcat77]

Nickey and Yenko both did 427 Novas which were just ungodly...

For a factory car, I'd take a '69 Firebird Trans Am.

I see a couple people have picked Cudas -- I'd take the AAR version of that car becuase it had a better balance of performance.

["Clevor" Angel]

I love them all. I'd have to say a 1969 yenko nova in rallye green. Just look at the stats. If you put on wide slicks it'd do 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds and the quarter mile in 11.0 if you were a piss poor driver. I'd like to see a 69 ferrari do that.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Dodge challenger. a green one the R/T with a 440 magnum. fat.

[Juggs]

all the mopar cars were piles of crap and the hemi motors sucked, if you wanted a good car you got one with the 440 but if you wanted a real good car you just steered away from chyrsler all together.

my pics:

1. 69 ZL1 camaro
2. 69 boss 429
3. 67 shelby gt500 (427 cu)
4. 70 pontiac GTO judge (455 ram air IV)
5. 71 chevy chevelle SS 454

[kennyknoxville]

'6- camaro

[Fleet 500]

If I had to pick one favorite, it would be:
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T with 440-4 bbl Magnum
I pick this over the similar Charger because the Coronet has more rear seat and luggage space (I like cars with a lot of luggage space).

There were many good cars from each make of American muscle cars and, yes, including Mopars.
The '68-'69 Mopar 340s could out-accelerate many "true" muscle cars.
For instance, Motor Trend got a 6.3 sec 0-60 mph time and a 14.22 sec @ 99 mph 1/4 mile with a stock '68 'Cuda with 3.55 gears. Compare that with the high-14/low-15 sec times of a typical 396 Chevelle, 390 Fairlane or 389 GTO.

A '69 Charger 440 was good for low-14s (M/T got 13.9 @ 101.4 with one).
The Mopars engines were tough and powerful.

Regarding the Hemi... they could run very quick 1/4 miles *when properly tuned*. They were a headache to keep tuned, but when they were in tune, almost nothing could keep up with them. I'm talking about low-to-mid 13 seconds times for the faster of the Hemis and 0-100 mph times in the 12-second bracket.
One of my favorite road tests is of a '68 Hemi-Charger (Car & Driver, Nov., 1967)...
0-30 mph--------- 1.7 secs
0-60 mph--------- 4.8
0-100 mph-------- 12.5
1/4 mile----------- 13.5 secs @ 105 mph
30-70 mph-------- 4.3
Speed in gears @
rpm (mph) 1st---- 63 mph @ 6500 rpm
----------- 2nd--- 107 mph @ 6500 rpm
----------- 3rd--- 156 mph @ 6500 rpm

Then there is a '69 Dart GTS 340, which with 3.91 gears and a 4-speed manual transmission (and weighing 3,480 lbs) ran these times:
0-30 mph---------- 2.0 secs
0-60 mph---------- 6.0
0-100 mph--------- 14.5
1/4 mile------------ 14.4 secs @ 99.0 mph

[Spastik_Roach]

Plymouth Road Runner for the ultimate in over the top muscle cars.

[sunk]

Would it not be better to just post in American History Lessons? You never know, sunk might include your suggestions, and edit the poll :)

AF
how can we edit polls?

btw my fav. muscle car is Pontiac Firebird TransAm, the 455cid monster
0-60 5.4 secs
A good handing beast

[bigblackcad]

tie mercury cyclone/plymouth superbird

[CdocZ]

Since it's on the list, 1969 Corvette 427 - a special 500 horsepower, that has finally just now been rematched, oh yeah.

Other then that, probably the 1971 Camaro RS SS - 13 second car.

I will stop here, to avoid a top 10 list or top 20 list.

[Juggs]

cdocz are you talkin about the ZL1 vette? those are sweet but they only made like 2 of them i think. maybe 3. awesome car

[rev440]

427 Shelby Cobra of course. You cant forget about the 429 mustang or the 396 camero. A guy that my dad knows buys and sells old cars he had a 1971 hemi cuda convertable the sold for 2 mill. Its sweet that i can visit this forum when im in school.

[balenopower]

dodge challenger fer sure..... :)

[NoOne]

As much of a Moparhead that I am I'd still pick the '69 COPO ZL1 Camaro over anything ..... '68 Hemi Dart might be quite enticing tho.

Seems like we've been here before .... kinda http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2661 check out post #10 :)

[Gallardo]

i'd pick the ford mustang anyday

sorry but im not sure on this, i have knowledge of cars but this only extends so far, but is the 1965 pontiac gto a muscle car?

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

MAN I pick mopars and fords over any gm car any day chevy just had to hell and sream when the dodge charger daytonas and superbirds where winning every race and going 200mph the ford or chevy nscars couldn't do so don't start dissing mopar when they ruled the race with the winged 200mph race cars.

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

MAN yo when ever some one starts saying that mopar and dodge arn't cool I loose it

[Rockefella]

MAN yo when ever some one starts saying that mopar and dodge arn't cool I loose it
Mopar and Dodge aren't cool.

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

well your [edited] mopar and dodge kick chevy butt on the strip so don't even

[Rockefella]

well your [edited] mopar and dodge kick chevy butt on the strip so don't even
Chevy > Dodge.

[Coventrysucks]

Neither, apparently, is punctuation.

[Rockefella]

[deleted]
Sent a PM to you.

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

Rockefella you [edited].

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

oh now you say blah to me huh? well wut ever Favorite muscle car you like sucks

[Rockefella]

Rockefella yo suck
I've warned you, you're approaching a ban.

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

all right just don't get me mad then AM SORRY Rockefella OK I just can't stand people who say mopar's arn't cool

[Coventrysucks]

Nice to see such excellently debated and well thought out opinions and arguments.

[Mustang]

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[Rockefella]

Nice to see such excellently debated and well thought out opinions and arguments.
I was just joking at first, I didn't think it would come to that. :p

[EDIT] I warned Mopar through a PM, and he replied, with an apology. I'll let this issue blow over because I was purposely 'busting your chops', but make sure this doesn't happen in the future. I'll clean up this thread now.

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

so any way wut car would be cool to drive?

[Coventrysucks]

I was just joking at first, I didn't think it would come to that. :p

I thought your end of the debate was executed flawlessly :D

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

man you should see me when some one just starts messin with me in public I lose it

[Rockefella]

all right just don't get me mad then AM SORRY Rockefella OK I just can't stand people who say mopar's arn't cool
You should learn to control your emotions, especially considering this:
man you should see me when some one just starts messin with me in public I lose it
People have opinions, and you have to respect that, as long as they're not discriminatory, prejudiced, negative, etc. Cheers. :)

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

so I like the sound of the engine in the muscle cars

[Rockefella]

so I like the sound of the engine in the muscle cars
Talk to a member named Werty. He's got a 67? Chevy Camaro with +/- 400 hp, and a full exhaust + headers. He can talk to you about how muscle cars sound, since he knows from experience. ;)

[MOPAR KICKS ASS]

ok my dad owned a dodge charger when he was young and sold it because he lived in deleno PA the roads had salt and salt ruins pant

[NoOne]

I prefer the old Mopars having had quite a few of them, most of them not big on the performance end (a lot of 318cid engined cars :)
'74 Charger (318)
'71 Charger (318)
'73 Duster (slant 6 until replaced with a decently built 360 - ran a best of 13.1 in the 1/4)
'75 Roadrunner (318 - a glorified Fury with a stripe kit and beep beep horn)
'73 Charger (318 - kinda built, later replaced with a stock 440 running nitrous - ran a best of 12.7)
'69 Super Bee (440 - sold it for $3500 more than I paid for it later that same day)
'70 Roadrunner (originally a 383 car replaced with a well built 440, later added nitrous, best 1/4 10.85 @ 131 straight motor and 10.22 @ 144 on the bottle)

It's not that I didn't like the Fords or GMs, there was just so many Mustangs (late model and Mach 1's, Torinos, Chevelles, Novas, Cutlasses, Camaros and Trans Ams etc), that owning a Chrysler "underdog" put you in "elite" company .... not to mention the outrageous colors: the Mopar mafia consisted of a Plum Crazy '74 Charger and '71 Challenger, Top Banana '70 Challenger, Lime Green '68 Charger, Panther Pink '71 Challenger, Basin Street Blue '71 Duster, Burnt Orange '70 Demon, Hemi Orange '71 Roadrunner and my '70 Lime Green Roadrunner.

There is no bad musclecar - except the old AMC AMXs, Javelins, Ramblers etc :p j/k, it all boils down to personal preferences.

[Fleet 500]

I prefer the old Mopars having had quite a few of them, most of them not big on the performance end (a lot of 318cid engined cars :)
'74 Charger (318)
'71 Charger (318)
'73 Duster (slant 6 until replaced with a decently built 360 - ran a best of 13.1 in the 1/4)
'75 Roadrunner (318 - a glorified Fury with a stripe kit and beep beep horn)
'73 Charger (318 - kinda built, later replaced with a stock 440 running nitrous - ran a best of 12.7)
'69 Super Bee (440 - sold it for $3500 more than I paid for it later that same day)
'70 Roadrunner (originally a 383 car replaced with a well built 440, later added nitrous, best 1/4 10.85 @ 131 straight motor and 10.22 @ 144 on the bottle)

It's not that I didn't like the Fords or GMs, there was just so many Mustangs (late model and Mach 1's, Torinos, Chevelles, Novas, Cutlasses, Camaros and Trans Ams etc), that owning a Chrysler "underdog" put you in "elite" company .... not to mention the outrageous colors: the Mopar mafia consisted of a Plum Crazy '74 Charger and '71 Challenger, Top Banana '70 Challenger, Lime Green '68 Charger, Panther Pink '71 Challenger, Basin Street Blue '71 Duster, Burnt Orange '70 Demon, Hemi Orange '71 Roadrunner and my '70 Lime Green Roadrunner.

I, too, am a big Mopar fan (just look at my list in my sig).

I am a fan of all the '60s/early '70s U.S. muscle cars. But I leaned to Mopars because one of my brothers had one ('66 Plymouth Fury III 318 V-8) and I eventually owned one, too ('66 Dodge Dart GT 273 V-8).

As you said, you see Camaros and Mustangs everywhere, plus those cars are too small for me (I like a BIG trunk). Generally, the Mopar muscle cars had well-built engines and the Torqueflite automatic transmission was the best in the business. My favorite Mopar engine is the 440... big and powerful, tons of torque and reliable. I also like the 340 and 383 (the Hemi, too, but those require much upkeep).

The 318s, though considered a "small" engine back in the '60s, does repsond to modifications. Just doing a few upgrades (cam, headers, bigger carb, intake manifold, lower axle ratio, shift kit) would put your '74 Charger from the 17s to the 15s in the 1/4 mile. Not bad for a 3,800+ lb car with a "small" V-8!

[JKLNHYDE]

all the mopar cars were piles of crap and the hemi motors sucked, if you wanted a good car you got one with the 440 but if you wanted a real good car you just steered away from chyrsler all together.

my pics:

1. 69 ZL1 camaro
2. 69 boss 429
3. 67 shelby gt500 (427 cu)
4. 70 pontiac GTO judge (455 ram air IV)
5. 71 chevy chevelle SS 454
?:eek:Mopars especially Hemi cars are the most desirable muscle cars ever made ......bar none! I give you some credit however you dream list is a good list with the exception of no MOPARS on it.

[Rockefella]

?:eek:Mopars especially Hemi cars are the most desirable muscle cars ever made ......bar none! I give you some credit however you dream list is a good list with the exception of no MOPARS on it.
Stop reviving old threads with your fanboy comments.

[JKLNHYDE]

Stop reviving old threads with your fanboy comments.
It was my first post on this board. I appreciate the warm welcome from you.
Happy New Year..........life isn't that bad, smile.