Muscle Cars

Despite the current Charger and Challenger riding on the same platform since 2006, Dodge has done an extraordinary job making the most out of these muscle cars, with the Challenger consistently beating out both the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro in sales numbers.

I recently had the opportunity to spend some time in the beautiful, snow-capped mountains of central Colorado, where Rocky Mountain Redline assembled a variety of all-wheel drive vehicles to demonstrate their prowess in wintry conditions. Among the cars and crossovers was one of the first ever 2020 Dodge Charger GT AWDs to roll off the assembly line.

There are a handful of sports cars which have been staples of the American gearheads’ diet for decades. The big ones being the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Challenger, the Chevrolet Corvette, and the Chevrolet Camaro. Each of these cars has followed a unique path of evolution throughout its history, sometimes paying tribute to their heritage, while other times trying to reinvent its looks and capabilities for a new generation.

Jay Leno gets to check out and drive all kinds of cool cars, and on the latest edition of Jay Leno’s Garage he spent time with the Ring Brothers and one of the coolest 1969 Camaro’s ever made.

Of all the muscle cars of the ’60s and ’70s, one of my favorites is the 1970 Dodge Charger. Built by Wisconsin outfit Speedkore, the Tantrum is a very special custom Charger car with a carbon fiber front end, but mostly looks stock with lots of OMG ladled in.

This man, seemingly best known as “Pops,” once was a 16-year-old in a green 1968 Pontiac GTO with a black vinyl top. He drove around with his girlfriend, who later became his wife, who then helped him create a few cool people.

It’s a battle which happens each and every time that America’s big three automakers release an update to their muscle cars. The ongoing battle for supremacy is a bit lopsided this time though, with the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat sporting over 700 horsepower, the Chevy Camaro Z/28 rocking 505 horses, and the Mustang GT 5.0 with “just” 435 ponies.

For years, the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro have been two of the biggest rivals in the automotive industry. But unless you’ve got a predisposed bias towards one of the two cars, you might need help deciding which is the best.

British folks can tell you that the old 4-cylinder Vauxhall Victor was nothing to write home about. But that didn’t stop one man from taking this ordinary 1972 family sedan and converting it into a beast that can go from 0-to-60 in just about 1 second flat.

“Drive it like you stole it” might take on a whole new meaning if you bid on one of these muscle cars seized by the U.S. Marshals. The impressive collection of classic American muscle will be auctioned on September 12, 2014 by A.J.

Back in the late 1960s and into the 1970s, the Pontiac Firebird was a highly desirable muscle car. Pontiac saw their biggest (non GM) competition in the form of the Mercury Cougar, Ford Mustang, and Plymouth Barracuda.

Arguably the most value muscle car of all time, this Plymouth Barracuda Hemicuda is a thing of automotive beauty. And now, if you’ve got $2 million kicking around, you can own it. (Actually, the asking price is $1,999,900 USD.) 

Chrysler’s 2014 SRT lineup will include new Satin Vapor Editions of its Chrysler 300 SRT, Dodge Challenger SRT and Dodge Charger SRT models. Each model has unique features despite sharing the “Satin Vapor” moniker and a powerful, 392-cubic inch, 470hp HEMI V8 under the hood.

This extraordinary specimen of this classic 1970 muscle car recently went up for sale at RK Motors Charlotte. It’s an incredibly restored build of the Road Runner Superbird, complete with the original 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 engine, and A727 Torqueflite transmission.