#muscle car history

1976 Pontiac Trans Am 50th Anniversary Y82 in black and gold with honeycomb wheels, studio shot
Car Features

The 1976 50th Anniversary Y82

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1966 Chevrolet Impala SS with 427 badging on an open highway
Car Features

The 1966 Impala 427

Emily Chen · · 7 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — single-headlamp face debut
History & Heritage

1971 Restyle: Single Headlamps and the Compression Comedown

Mike Sullivan · · 7 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
Yellow 1973 Plymouth Barracuda coupe on a quiet suburban street at late afternoon
Car Features

The 1972 to 1974 Cuda: Still a Cuda?

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt 427 racing down a vintage Super Stock drag strip
Car Features

The Factory Racing Programs of the 1960s

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1980s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SCCA Trans-Am race car cornering hard on a road course
Car Features

Gen3 Racing and IROC

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler at golden hour
History & Heritage

Muscle Car History & Evolution (1964-1974)

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Green 1973 Plymouth Barracuda at a nearly empty gas station during the 1970s fuel crisis
Car Features

How the Fuel Crisis Ended the Barracuda

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Pastel yellow 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible parked top down on a golden hour suburban street
Car Features

The Classic Challenger Convertible Story

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Black 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS parked on a drag strip at sunset
Car Features

The 1965 Impala SS

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Maroon 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS coupe at a classic car show under evening string lights
Car Features

The 1966 Impala SS

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1964 Pontiac GTO, the car that launched the American muscle car era
History & Heritage

Why 1964 Is the Birth Year of the Muscle Car

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Gold 1971 Plymouth Barracuda parked at an abandoned 1970s gas station in hazy light
Car Features

Why Plymouth Discontinued the Barracuda

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
Blue Plymouth Road Runner and yellow Dodge Super Bee nose to nose at a drag strip
Car Features

Road Runner vs Super Bee: Cartoon Muscle Wars

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
Chevelle SS badge — legacy detail close-up
History & Heritage

The SS Name's Legacy After 1972

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Fluorescent Sublime green Dodge Challenger by a neon lit retro diner at dusk
Car Features

Sublime Green and the Challenger

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu — showroom press preview
History & Heritage

1964: The Chevelle's Debut Story

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min