While the Pontiac GTO kicked off the muscle car craze when it was introduced in 1964, these five models brought together a powerful V8 and a conventional mass-produced chassis several years erlier.

Muscle cars have always been synonymous with raw power and straight-line speed, capturing the hearts of car enthusiasts ...

During those exciting decades, the American automotive industry released some of the most iconic vehicles of all time. But while some muscle cars still enjoy a superstar status, others have faded away ...

The Ford Mustang is celebrating a special birthday this year. This perpetually youthful car—the one that started the pony-car craze—is now a sexagenarian. It’s 60 years old. Hard to believe. The car ...

The car that nearly died twice somehow came back stronger than ever.

The golden era of American muscle cars came during the 1960s and at the very beginning of the 1970s. General Motors arguably created the segment with the 1964 Pontiac GTO, but its other brands, such ...

The term “Muscle Car” is not clearly defined, but there are common traits a car must possess to earn muscle car status. Every ...

GM's intermediate-sized A-body platform formed the basis for some of the most well-loved models of the 1960s and 1970s, including some of the classics of the muscle car era. Its legendary run lasted ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Take a relatively lightweight two-door midsize or compact car and stuff a big V8 under the hood — this formula was born in Detroit in the mid-1960s, and it defined the classic muscle car era for about ...