Favorite Muscle Cars

[MarauderSM]

What are your favorite muscle cars and what did you earn. Mine were the 69' Mustang(still got one):), 70' Cuda, and the GT40.

[larryo340]

1967 GTX 440 or Hemi
1969 Dart GTS (I had a 340 Dart)
1969 Dodge Charger
1966 Nova SS L79
1969 Chevelle
that's enough for now

[Mike Poore]

'67 300HP, 327 Vette Roadster, 4sp, Red/Red interior, White top, no side pipes, rallye wheels :D

[dwasson]

70 Challenger, 69 AMX, any Falcon with too much motor.

[Mike]

Yugo and Ford Fiesta....J/K anything with a Hemi!!

[Joe Walsh]

1969 Boss 429

1967 Shelby GT500

1970 Hemi Cuda

1970 Buick 455 GSX

[Vortex]

Nowadays folks call everything muscle cars. Back in the day "Muscle Cars" were intermediates (Chevelles, GTO;s ect) or bigger cars (Fury III s with big motors, 427 Galaxies ect). Mustangs, Camaros, Cuda's, Challengers were "Pony Cars". GT40's, Cobras, Panteras ect. were "Sports Cars." Times are a changin...

[gmtech]

2003 Mercury Marauder
2004 Mercury Marauder:)

[Bluerauder]

Here's two of my favorites .... but I really prefer the Charger in black ala Bullitt ....

1968 Dodge Charger R/T

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/ChargerRT.jpg

1965 Pontiac GTO with nice Flames

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/GTOFlames.jpg

[Canadasvt]

Nowadays folks call everything muscle cars. Back in the day "Muscle Cars" were intermediates (Chevelles, GTO;s ect) or bigger cars (Fury III s with big motors, 427 Galaxies ect). Mustangs, Camaros, Cuda's, Challengers were "Pony Cars". GT40's, Cobras, Panteras ect. were "Sports Cars." Times are a changin...

^^^^^^^^^ x2

[CRUZTAKER]

A maroon 72 Impalla SS...well...a homegrown transplanted big block with another homemade hole in the hump to accomodate a saganaw 4 speed.

A real pos, but really cool, loud, and what I thought was fast at the time.;)

[FastMerc]

Here's two of my favorites .... but I really prefer the Charger in black ala Bullitt ....

1968 Dodge Charger R/T

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/ChargerRT.jpg

1967 Pontiac GTO with nice Flames

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/GTOFlames.jpg
That would be a 65 GTO:D

[FastMerc]

1970 428 Cougar Eliminator / 1969 429 BOSS Mustang /1970 GTO Judge / 1970 Buick GSX all are BIG BOLD and BUEATIFUL did I mention Fast

[Joe Walsh]

Nowadays folks call everything muscle cars.
Back in the day "Muscle Cars" were intermediates (Chevelles, GTO;s ect) or bigger cars (Fury III s with big motors, 427 Galaxies ect). Mustangs, Camaros, Cuda's, Challengers were "Pony Cars". GT40's, Cobras, Panteras ect. were "Sports Cars." Times are a changin...

You are right!

I included mostly pony cars in my post.

Can I add a 427 ThunderBolt?

[larryo340]

Here's two of my favorites .... but I really prefer the Charger in black ala Bullitt ....

1968 Dodge Charger R/T

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/ChargerRT.jpg


You don't see many Chargers in white, very nice.

[Motorhead350]

I have to say my opinion on what a muscle car is is this:

Holds at least 4 people legally
Has a big engine
Chrome bumpers
and finally is as long or longer than a Marauder

My favorite would have to be a 1967 GTO, red. I think Mopar made the best muscle because at a close second is a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.... mmmmm wish I had one now. :cool:

[LordVader]

For me it was:

1965 Mustang - Black
1971 Mustang Mach I - White

[chapel1]

My favorite was 1970 Gt Torino with either the 351 clevland or 429 engine.Fire engine red with a white interior.Oh and with the shaker hood scoop.

[Vortex]

Here's my favorite muscle car; my 67 GTO. (Its for sale by the way, first 25k).

[FastMerc]

You are right!

I included mostly pony cars in my post.

Can I add a 427 ThunderBolt? Awesome car but not sold to the general public,It was a factory drag car sold to racers only,they are one harry white knuckle ride.

[KillJoy]

1970 AAR 'Cuda in Purple....

Sex on wheels....

;)

KillJoy

[KillJoy]

Oh yeah...do Carrol Shelby's 427 AC Cobras count?

:D

KillJoy

[FastMerc]

Oh yeah...do Carrol Shelby's 427 AC Cobras count?

:D

KillJoy NO its a sports car:P

[SC Cheesehead]

1965 GTO
1967 Fairlane GT
1963 1/2 Galaxie 500 Fastback with an FE motor and 4 speed
1963 1/2 Maruader Fastback with an FE motor and 4 speed
1968 Hemi Road Runner
1970 Challenger 440 Six Pack

[SC Cheesehead]

Awesome car but not sold to the general public,It was a factory drag car sold to racers only,they are one harry white knuckle ride.


X2 on the Thunderbolt!

[CBT]

Anything that has 1969 440 in it.

[Crown Vicman]

1969 GTO Judge
1970 GTO Judge
1967 Shelby GT500
lol A Pontiac 455 can beat any hemi ever made. Afterall the GTO is the original musclecar.

[RedMerc04]

67 Chevelle Malibu SS 396
66 GTO 389 Tri Power
87 Buick Grand National
03-04 Marauder

[larryo340]

1970 AAR 'Cuda in Purple....

Sex on wheels....

;)

KillJoy
You mean "Plum Crazy" ;)

[MM2]

How about Pony Cars with Muscle !
Nothing like a big old Ford Hemi !

[CBT]

How about Pony Cars with Muscle !
Nothing like a big old Ford Hemi !
Oooooh! Daaaaaaark! I'm far from being a Mustang fan but I always liked this particular body style. I'd have to put the louvers on the back window, tho.

[MarauderSM]

I love MUSTANGS. Anyone know if they made louvers for 69-70 mustang coupes. Muscle cars are a entity. Nice car, lots of power, unduplicated style, and a fanbase for the ages.

[Joe Walsh]

How about Pony Cars with Muscle !
Nothing like a big old Ford Hemi !

SEMI HEMI!:bows:

I LOVE those big ole headers hanging down....kinda like it's draggin' its' knuckles!

[kilrain]

1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 with an automatic, dark green with white racing stripes, hard top, cowl induction hood..........awesome, simply awesome.

A 1969 Boss 429 Mustang, blue with a 4 speed, wouldn't be a slouch either.......

Good lord I miss my youth......

[MM_BKK]

Beside the '03 & '04 Marauder, my favorite was '87 Buick Grand National GNX

[Merc-O-matic]

1970 Buick GSX 455 CID Stage 1 4 speed!
Ran 13.1 off the showroom floor. Even "here comes The Judge"
couldn't catch it.

Gotta Love It!:burnout:

[larryo340]

1970 Buick GSX 455 CID Stage 1 4 speed!
Ran 13.1 off the showroom floor. Even "here comes The Judge"
couldn't catch it.

Gotta Love It!:burnout:
but a Hemi Cuda/Challenger or 440 six pack could !!

[Merc-O-matic]

but a Hemi Cuda/Challenger or 440 six pack could !!
Your HemiChallenger 440 six pack (stock) 390HP could only run 14.00 @104 MPH and even you mighty 1970 Corvette LS7 V8 454CID 465HP
could only muster 13.8 @108 MPH (stock)
Richard Lassiter (Buick GS King) has beaten up on Mopar's
at National meets so many times.....the Mopar's refuse to come back.

Buick "Go fast with class"!:beatnik:

Gotta Love It!

[davidholland]

Growing uo I had a friend whose mom drove a 72 Torino Sport fastback
351 Q-Code 4 spd it was their family car from 72 to around 88. Riding home from High School one day his mom hit it in 2nd gear when those secondarys opened I was hooked on Fords forever! He still has the car.

[larryo340]

Your HemiChallenger 440 six pack (stock) 390HP could only run 14.00 @104 MPH and even you mighty 1970 Corvette LS7 V8 454CID 465HP
could only muster 13.8 @108 MPH (stock)
Richard Lassiter (Buick GS King) has beaten up on Mopar's
at National meets so many times.....the Mopar's refuse to come back.

Buick "Go fast with class"!:beatnik:

Gotta Love It!
:argue:
check this link with factory times for the fastest 50 muscle cars:
the list is about halfway down the page.
http://musclecarranch.com/musclecarstats.htm

Notice that the Buick Stage 1 is #16 (very respectable)
440 six pack Road Runner #5
426 hemi Cuda #7

[Merc-O-matic]

:argue:
check this link with factory times for the fastest 50 muscle cars:
the list is about halfway down the page.
http://musclecarranch.com/musclecarstats.htm

Notice that the Buick Stage 1 is #16 (very respectable)
440 six pack Road Runner #5
426 hemi Cuda #7

Thanks for the link.....interesting order.

Gotta Love It!

[MarauderSM]

Ford should've ended it all and put the 427 SOHC in a Mustang and sent everyone home to MAMA. It's a shame the HEMI is still the most revierd engine of the day. People don't know the SOHC made over 600 horses.

[larryo340]

Ford should've ended it all and put the 427 SOHC in a Mustang and sent everyone home to MAMA. It's a shame the HEMI is still the most revierd engine of the day. People don't know the SOHC made over 600 horses.
The original 426 Hemi was the king, but are very expensive to build up, in a restored car stock is great. You can build a 440 to make as much power as a Hemi, but more reliable and cheaper. I still miss my little 340 though it liked to rev and rev. :burn:

[FastMerc]

It is in belief that Muscle cars true ones only had 2 doors not 4 as in our case.Todays standards are a little different...

[Aren Jay]

too many to mention.

although I only had

66 289 Mustang
86 Cobra
94 Firebird
04 Marauder

[Dragcity]

And what about 1970 Superbird. Friggin Rare!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Plymouth_Superbird.jpg/250px-Plymouth_Superbird.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Plymouth_Superbird.jpg)

One of my faves is a 1972 Thunderbird with a 429. No limit to how fast that would go.....

My Brother has a '69 Mustang, Mach 1 with a (modified) 427. Look out....

[FastMerc]

And what about 1970 Superbird. Friggin Rare!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Plymouth_Superbird.jpg/250px-Plymouth_Superbird.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Plymouth_Superbird.jpg)

One of my faves is a 1972 Thunderbird with a 429. No limit to how fast that would go.....

My Brother has a '69 Mustang, Mach 1 with a (modified) 427. Look out.... Yes you are correct about that but even more rare are the 2 cars from Ford built to do battle with this car, were the Talladega Torino and Mercury Cyclone with there special desighned noses and fastback rear windows.

[Aren Jay]

Although if we are talking modern Muscle cars I would have to pick a Jaguar.

Super V8
or
S-Type R

[FastMerc]

Although if we are talking modern Muscle cars I would have to pick a Jaguar.

Super V8
or
S-Type R
Unfortunantly muscle cars were only built in the good old USA!

[Bluerauder]

Yes you are correct about that but even more rare are the 2 cars from Ford built to do battle with this car, were the Talladega Torino and Mercury Cyclone with there special desighned noses and fastback rear windows.
Like this one that takes a prize every year at Safford L-M? :D
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/Safford6.jpg

[MarauderSM]

The best bang for the buck as far as a modern muscle car has to be the 2007 Z06. The car can compete with so many, stock. But with the money saved, a 2007 GT500 is a far cry of a pushover. The only problems with the GT500 is it suffers from to small tires and to much weight (4000lbs. with a driver). Problems that can be fixed with the $20,000 saved over a Z06.

[Joe Walsh]

The best bang for the buck as far as a modern muscle car has to be the 2007 Z06. The car can compete with so many, stock. But with the money saved, a 2007 GT500 is a far cry of a pushover. The only problems with the GT500 is it suffers from to small tires and to much weight (4000lbs. with a driver). Problems that can be fixed with the $20,000 saved over a Z06.

Unfortunately, the dealer's "rape" markups on the GT500 will put you right back to Z06 territory...
I just spoke with a guy at the Safford L-M show with a beautiful white with blue striped $65,000 GT500...:eek:
Sorry FORD, I'm tired of your 'additional dealer profit' B.S.
Make enough of them so that a regular guy can buy one at list price.

[Aren Jay]

Unfortunantly muscle cars were only built in the good old USA!


And Canada.

[whd507]

I had a 71 Torino GT with a 4v 429.
fast, but 4mpg

67 Mustang notchback with 390 4sp
fast, but falling apart

two 70-71 Rancheros

[whd507]

I had a 71 Torino GT with a 4v 429.
fast, but 4mpg

67 Mustang notchback with 390 4sp
fast, but falling apart

two 70-71 Rancheros with 4v 351c in them both.

69 Cutlass with 455

69 XL 429 4v

70 Monterey 429

71 LTD 429 4v (various engines over the years)

currently have a 71 LTD (sport) 429 4v, floor shift, buckets all speed options and alll luxury features. marti report states one of 153.

in need of total frame off restoration.

dont know what happened with partial posting.:mad:

[whd507]

the talledega torinos were 68-69 fastback with extended nose, and a front bumper made from a rear bumper. not superbird-style but more aerodynamic. the Cyclone II was a Boss 429 Cyclone with a pointed nose that looks kinda 80ZXish. there was a feature on the only remaining one in muscle car magazine a few months ago. it had no VIN number as it was a prototype.

[whd507]

MAKE THAT SUPER CYCLONE II

the "regular" cycloneIIs were more typical.

[FastMerc]

the talledega torinos were 68-69 fastback with extended nose, and a front bumper made from a rear bumper. not superbird-style but more aerodynamic. the Cyclone II was a Boss 429 Cyclone with a pointed nose that looks kinda 80ZXish. there was a feature on the only remaining one in muscle car magazine a few months ago. it had no VIN number as it was a prototype. Yes you are correct. How many remember the Charger 500 with a flush mount grill in the front? I believe it was 1969.

[FastMerc]

Pic in gallery of one Talladega Torino for those unfamiliar. Note rear decklid spoiler was an option on street car was not sanctioned for use in NASCAR.Does anyone know about the special windshield trim on front,Mopars as well have them even on the rear...

[Bluerauder]

And what about 1970 Superbird. Friggin Rare!
Rare? I see 'em all the time. ;)
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/Superbird2.jpg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/Superbird1.jpg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/8/9/1/Superbird3.jpg

[larryo340]

Yes you are correct. How many remember the Charger 500 with a flush mount grill in the front? I believe it was 1969.
I remember the Charger 500, but I like'd the hide-away lights better.


By the way Chryslers at Carlisle, PA is this weekend for those interested.

[Ralph Sr.]

my favorite car, no question,about it. i had a 67 vette, 427, 435hp conv. ps pb ,what a beast,won 23 fist places , had sidepipes, etc. i even won a stock in local vette club, my brother, tom, how did let car like this be built? finally restore it. i traded it for, 1986 vette conv.new,big mistake, seen one,:);) not as nice as mine 156,000. todays prices :(

[MarauderSM]

I'm glad to here you guys muscle car experiences. The memories that people had and have with these cars make this hobby into a lifestyle. Guys keep the lifestyle alive and pass to the youngins like me.

[RCSignals]

1957 Ford business coupe with S/C 312 and T85 with OD

[96DiamondVIII]

Favorite is definitely the 1964 Galaxie 500/XL 427. Extra points if it's one of the 427 cammers, but there aren't too many documented instances of those...(are there any in '64 or were all those '65s?)

[Aren Jay]

Current Favourite is my Maruader. BUt if has to be old then it would be our old 66 Mustang.

Silver blue with red interior 2 barrel 289 3A

[MM2]

SEMI HEMI!:bows:

I LOVE those big ole headers hanging down....kinda like it's draggin' its' knuckles!
Only semihemi until you do the Nascar head mods !!

[jerrym3]

1969 CJ428 Cyclone fastback
1970 Cyclone Spoiler

Both have to be in orange

They may not be the fastest, but you'll have the only one at the carshow.

[Aren Jay]

Never owned this don't think I ever will but do I ever like that 427 Cobra.

[TJCOX]

68 Ford Torino GT "428 Cobra Jet" Black!

[blackf0rk]

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or:

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j/k :P

[2003_MM_FYRE49]

1966 Chevrolet Impala SS
1967 Pontiac GTO
1970 Oldsmobile 442
1970 Pontiac GTO Judge
1987 Buick GNX
1996 Impala SS
2003 Mercury Marauder

My dad had a 1966 Impala SS it was Lemonwood Yellow with a black interior and a 327. My mom and dad were out car shopping when my mom looked over and saw the Impala sitting there. She told my dad that was the car because it was yellow, her favorite color. My dad sat down with the salesman and the rest was history. Mom had a yellow car to ride around in and dad had a hotrod unbeknownst to my mother.

[quickcrownvic]

1970 Chevy Chevelle SS LS6, 4-speed, red with black stripes, black interior.

[chader]

Unfortunately, the dealer's "rape" markups on the GT500 will put you right back to Z06 territory...
I just spoke with a guy at the Safford L-M show with a beautiful white with blue striped $65,000 GT500...:eek:
Sorry FORD, I'm tired of your 'additional dealer profit' B.S.
Make enough of them so that a regular guy can buy one at list price.
you'll pay $85,000 in canada