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1971 Dodge Charger R/T - fuselage body at a Mopar show
Car Features

The Last R/T: 1971 and the End

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1971 GTO 455 engine bay close-up
Car Features

1971 GTO: The Compression Drop and the Beginning of the End

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1971 Dodge Charger R/T - early-1970s Dodge dealership showroom scene
Car Features

How Emissions and Insurance Killed the Muscle Charger

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 parked on a faded suburban street, malaise-era muscle car
History & Heritage

The Malaise Era: What Came After Muscle

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 big-block engine bay with cowl induction
Car Features

Why Compression Ratios Dropped After 1971

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Pontiac GTO restyled body at golden hour
Car Features

1970-1972 Pontiac GTO: Peak Power Meets the Beginning of the End

Nora Beckett · · 9 min
1970 Plymouth Road Runner on a period street, the kind of car insurance surcharges priced out of reach
History & Heritage

How Insurance Surcharges Strangled the Muscle Car

David Mercer · · 6 min
1973 Dodge Charger in a gas-crisis fuel line
History & Heritage

The 1973 Oil Crisis and the End of Cheap Horsepower

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1971 Dodge Charger R/T - rare performance trim in museum display
Car Features

The Final R/T Years: 1971's Last Stand

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Lone 1974 Dodge Challenger in a dim closing muscle car showroom
Car Features

Why the Classic Challenger Ended in 1974

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Dark green 1974 Challenger alone in an empty dealership lot at dusk
Car Features

The 1974 Challenger: The Final Classic Year

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min