List your top five Muscle Cars...

[Constable]

I just read Spider's thread on this years top five muscle cars. Got me thinking of what may be the baddest muscle cars ever built. So here's what will be our rule of thumb for car selection:

Must seat at least four people (doesn't need to be comfortable)
Must have a usable storage area (trunk or hatch)
Must be rear wheel drive.
Must be a normal production car (no one-off's)
No model year limitations.


So... post your picks for the five baddest rides to roll off the assembly lines. And remember, these are only our top fives *personal* picks, so lets play nice...

[Constable]

here's mine:
- 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 4 speed
- 1969/70 Boss 429 Stang 4 speed
- Any Hemi Challenger / Cuda
- 1987 Buick GNX
- 1964 Pontiac GTO (the original Muscle!)

[Bigdogjim]

For me easy one.

'63 Marauder
'64 Marauder
'65 Marauder
'69-70' Marauder
'03 Marauder

Just what I like.

[01 Interceptor]

Just 5 is too hard...I like so many! So here are my lists. I narrowed it down as much as I can, I swear!:cool:

Classics
1. '70 Chevelle SS 454 LS-6
2. '69 Camaro ZL-1 (it's a "special" (http://musclev8.freeservers.com/zl1.htm) 427:banana2: )
3. '66 Impala SS 427
4. '66 GTO Tri-power
5. '70 Cougar Eliminator

Modern Day
1. '03 Marauder
1. '96 Impala SS (it's a toss up for me they are both my top picks:D)
3. '04 Cobra (yes Mystichrome paint!)
4. '02 Camaro SS
5. '95 Corvette ZR-1

[tetsu]

71 Torino Super Cobra Jet with Drag Pak

71 Olds 442 W30

70-71 Mercury Marauder X-100

70-71 Chevelle SS (with either big block)

And last but not least.... THE JUDGE

Johnny

[Paul T. Casey]

#5 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT ( the NASCAR pkg)
#4 1964 Ford Galaxy 500 (427c.i., brother has one, tire melter)
#3 1970 Plymouth RoadRunner. (Had one, only option AM radio.)
#2 1979 Ford Mustang SVT (rebirth of factory muscle)
#1 2003 Mercury Marauder (fast, big, corners 1000 lbs lighter than it is, sleeper with big potential).
Of course I may be biased, but I only listed from personal driving experience.

[jefferson-mo]

65

[jefferson-mo]

:stupid: :lol: :rasta:

[jefferson-mo]

65 Pontiac Catalina 421 Tri-power

67 Plymouth GTX Hemi

67 Impala SS427

55 Chrysler 300(Hemi of course)

64 Galaxie 427 R code


But...............what would I rather drive?

2003 Marauder

2003 Ford Falcon GT Boss290
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.asp?link_id=2.171

2003 Holden Commodore GTS http://www.hsv.com.au/vy/1024/gts.html

2003 Cobra Hardtop

2004 Subaru WRX STi
http://www.subaru.com/servlet/showroom?model=IMPREZA&trim=WRX_STI_SEDAN&command=overview

[MN6]

1: 03 MM
2: 69 COPO Camaro
3: 69 Olds 442
4: GNX
5: 575 Maranello

[Marauder57]

1) 2003 MM
2) 1996 Impala SS
3) 1987 Grand National
4) 1992 Thunderbird SC
5) 1967 Corvette with 427 (Just always loved that car.)

[marauderhombre]

1. 63-65 Marauders
1. X-100 Marauder
1. 03 Marauder (300a)
4. 65-68 Shelby
5. 63 1/2 R model Galaxie (dual 4bbl's, 4-sp)

notice the lack of g.m. products! (intentional)

[engine23ccvfd]

Come on sopmeone has to throw in a Viper...

[Constable]

I'm pleased to see someone had the nutz to throw in the Thunderbird SuperCoupe... it's a forgotten performer with big potential. And, i didn't think about it before, but the 575 Maranello actually fits into the guidelines!

Suprised that I haven't seen ANY Trans Ams....
98-02 Trans Am/Formula WS6 6 speed
77-78 Bandit Trans Am (403/4 speed)
1989 Indy Pace Car Trans Am (turbo 6)
The 455 SUPER DUTY 4 SPEED!!!

[Racerx88]

'03 Mercury Marauder ~ best of the bunch.
'70 Buick GS Stage1 ~ have had 4 of 'em!
'00 Camaro SS ~ still miss it! (traded for the MM)
'87 Buick Regal GN & T-Type ~ have had 3 of 'em
'87 Buick GNX ~ someday!

also rans:
'94 Chevy Impala SS
'86 Chevy Camaro IROC
'69 Olds 442
'89 Pontiac Indy Trans Am (GN power!)

[marauderhombre]

A Viper???? Is he serious?

[jerrym3]

Don't have a top 5. Once you go to number 3 or 4, it's kind of a "pick 'em".

But if I had the chance to get a number 1 or number 2, I'd go for (1) the 1969 Cyclone CJ428 (maybe not the fastest musclecar, but it looked like no other car, except for it's twin, the Torino) or my number 2 choice, the 1970 Cyclone Spoiler CJ 429 with the canted gauges spread out across the dash and the gunsight grille.

Either car would have to be the bright orange color.

I couldn't stop kicking myself after buying a 1968 Cyclone GT fastback and then seeing a bright orange CJ 428 in the Ford plant parking lot where I worked.

In the late 60's, Mercury was the sponsor for the New York Knicks. For publicity, they rounded up 50 Cyclone fastbacks, half yellow, half orange, parked them in the Ford Parts Depot parking lot in Teterboro, NJ, and then drove them over NY to circle Madison Square Garden. Quite a parade.

Also saw one of the first 66 Mustang 2+2s parked overnight in the warehouse, and a very early Ford mid engined sporstcar, the Pantera, with the 351 Cleveland motor.

If I had to choose a number 3, it would be a 1967 442 or GTO in the dark blue/green. (Never cared much for the General Motor mid size styling after 1967.)

[jrzygrl]

These don't really count but, once had a 72 Cadillac Coupe Deville and a 70 Coupe Deville. Both blew the doors off of a few camaros on open road. All time favorite 65 GTO.

[Dr Caleb]

1) Buick Grand National / Riveria
2) Mustang GT 550
3) Late 60's / Early 70's Camaro SS
4) 68 Plymouth GTX Hemi
5) Late 70's Chev Laguna S3

I loved the GN for the same reasons I like my MM, just I couldn't afford one in High School.

The 'stang is just just just...beautiful! I loved the look of the 69-71 Camaros, with that pointy pedestrian unfriendly front end...and I know a guy who still has a GTX hemi convertable. He also had the S3, which most people wouldn't have heard about. Kinda like our MM :up:

[BlackHole]

OK

1 1964 442 Cutlass the other Muscle car that a lot of people over look because of the 64 GTO.

2 1969 1/2 Charger Daytona 426 with 4 spd

3 1984 T- type 3.8 Turbo as the GN was to flashy

4 2003 Cobra SVT Mustang

5 99-2003 SVT F150 Lightning. Yes its a truck but it goes with the best of them and then some.

[Constable]

Question for you BlackHole: this is not a flame but I'm interested to know why you'd prefer an 84 T-Type to a later model, such as an 86 or 87. I believe the 84 and 85's were "hot air" cars that were running without intercoolers. The 86 and 87's had all the best parts with none of the GN flash. Is it a matter of collectability? Were there less 84 T-Types produced than other years?

[tetsu]

Technically speaking, I think most people agree that Vipers and Cobras are not musclecars. They are sports cars. Actually, I would also place Mustangs and Camaros in the sports car group rather than the musclecar.

Musclecars were normal use cars, sedans, wagons etc that had grossly unecessary amounts of power under the hood during the beautiful heyday of displacement in the 60s to 71.

Johnny

[Constable]

That is true, but for the purposes of this thread, the Mustangs/Cobras and Camaros do have usable storage areas and have the ability to seat four (however not too comfortably).

Vipers, Shelby Cobras, Corvettes, etc... don't fit this bill.

[Long Live #3]

2003 Enzo Ferrari
My dad's '96 Ford T-bird LX
'85 Buick GN
2003 MM
Kevin's 1999 Dodge Durango w/ V8 Magnum

[Long Live #3]

Originally posted by tetsu
Technically speaking, I think most people agree that Vipers and Cobras are not musclecars. They are sports cars. Johnny

Yea, but the Viper kicks arse anyway. :D

[mdmarauder]

Hmmm...

2003 Mustang Cobra
2003 Corvette Z06
2003 Marauder

[merc]

1964 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS 409 CONVERTIBLE
1979 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 4-DOOR
Ford Galaxie 500 7 liter
1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

[sprtyworty]

Well my picks are biased but here goes.
1 66 GT 350 Shelby Mustang supercharged of course.
2 68 California Special Mustang big block of course.
3 70 Boss 302 Mustang
4 64 Fairlane Thunderbolt
5 66 Mercury Cyclone big block of course.

[Billatpro]

68 to 70 Hemi Charger RT Black

66 Hemi GTX Black

66 Fairlane 427 Factory Light weight Black

69 Boss 429 Mustang Black

68 Mustang Fast Back 428 CJ Factory SS/C car Black

[LCpl Retired]

68-71 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3
71(ish?)-73 Jensen Interceptor Coupe 383/440
64 Galaxy 427 4Spd
1965 Series One Excalibur 327 4spd (sports car I know but so loud, terrifying, nasty and forgotten it really deserves mention )
and you Gotta through in the obligatory SuperBee



someone mentioned the Laguna earlier....wasn't that the sheriffs car in Smokey and the Bandit

[Black Terror]

1957 Thunderbird w/Supercharged 312 engine

1963 Ford 427 Dual Carbs

1962 Chevrolet 427 Bel Air Coupe

1969 Camaro Z28 with Dual Carbs

1969 Chevrolet Impala 427


These cars were a lot of fun to drive and had good performance.
Chrysler also had some fast cars during 60's.

[jerrym3]

Assuming my memory isn't totally shot (which would not surprise me in the least), wasn't the biggest 62 Chevy motor the 409? And wasn't the biggest 63 Ford the 406?

I think Ford replaced the 406 with the 427 in 1964.

Loved that 62 BelAir coupe. 61 roofline on a 62 body. Gorgeous.

[LCpl Retired]

Terrible Oversight: 1960 Chrysler 300 (h?)

[2003_MM_FYRE49]

Here's my list

1) 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

2) 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS w/ 427

3) 2003 Mercury Marauder

4) 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS

5) 1986 Buick Grand National

:coolman:

[DHULK]

MY 03 RAUDER
340 DUSTER
CUDA 440 SIX PACK
BOSS 302 STANG
70 HEMI GTX

THESE ARE MY PICKS CAUSE I`VE HAD THE CHANCE TO DRIVE THEM ALL , BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS I LOVE!!!

[Black Terror]

You are partially correct. The Chevrolet Z-11 engine(427 W-Block) became an option in 1963. Don Nicholson raced a 1962 Bel Air Coupe with the 427(W-Block) in Factory Stock class, enough were built to qualify in NHRA. 1963 had the W-Block 427 and Rat Motor 427.

1963 Ford Galaxie "Q" code(427 4V), "R" code(427 8V)ID plates (http://www.thecarsource.com/fords/engines/427engine.html)

[BlackHole]

Originally posted by Constable
Question for you BlackHole: this is not a flame but I'm interested to know why you'd prefer an 84 T-Type to a later model, such as an 86 or 87. I believe the 84 and 85's were "hot air" cars that were running without intercoolers. The 86 and 87's had all the best parts with none of the GN flash. Is it a matter of collectability? Were there less 84 T-Types produced than other years?

If you look at my list all but the Lightning was first year for that piticular SP? model. So yes for collectability sakes and I really think GM went to far with the GN in production #'s.

[Constable]

ah... i see now. Thanks. BUT (just for conversational purposes), wasn't the first year of the T-Type 1983? 3,732 were produced and the GN wasn't available that year. 1984 saw 2,238 T-Types and the rebirth of the GN. 1985 saw the lowest T-Type production at 1,575 units. And YES, I do agree that GM went nuts with GN production in 1987 (20,193 cars!!).

It's very well possible that I may be misinformed about the first year of the T-Type, so I just want to know for my own personal knowledge. Thanks

[JGaignat]

1. 1970 Cutlass 442 Convertible.
2. 1996 Impapa SS (almost bought one)
3. 1970 Chevelle SS
4. The first Smokey and the Bandit TA
5. 2003 Marauder.....of course.

[JohnnyB]

1967 GTO
1970 Chevell
1970 Mach 1
1969 Hemi GTX
1970 Challenger