There are over 300 Muscle Cars – we’ll be Impressed if you can Name 40!
It sure stings to realize Plum Crazy purple, not yellow, was this car’s most popular color. Years later, the car was renamed the Dodge Charger Super Bee with a couple of the available colors being Stinger Yellow and Pitch Black. Do you recognize the car? This conservative beauty was one of the very first stars on the muscle car scene. Plum Crazy purple was the 1970 Dodge Super Bee’s most ordered color, while the color buyers requested the least turned out to be the Panther Pink option – go figure!
Ready to flex your muscles? Time to go cruising with some of the most awesome stud-muffins of the auto industry. The muscle car era is said to have begun either in the 1940s with the Rocket 88 or in the 1950s with the C-300. Whichever it is, one thing is certain – the ensuing decades produced some very formidable cars in terms of both looks and performance. Some muscle cars are full-sized behemoths while others are mid-sized with the ability to take on anything on four wheels. Powerful engines and a tough, lean appearance are the hallmarks of the muscle car class. Muscle cars can, however, be found with an intriguing array of other characteristics.
Today, fewer than 150 remain, making the SC/360 one of the “rarest of the rare” when it comes to collectible muscle cars. Oldsmobile added orange and black accents for one of the most distinctive finishes in muscle car history. If you love the color yellow, then the 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 359 is definitely for you! Its bright Sebring Yellow body was complemented by its similarly yellow bumper and wheels. Which unique-looking muscle car built for motorsport is shown in this image? This star burned bright by giving declining sales a hefty boost.
There are sports and pony muscle cars, as well. Can you think of any muscle cars which fit into these categories? They are all in the quiz – go right ahead and ogle them! In fact, one of the earliest muscle cars is actually the founder of the pony class, and now many of the best-known muscle cars are ponies. If you consider yourself to be above average when it comes to muscle car knowledge, then don’t try to Dodge it, show you are the Boss. Muscle car fans are some of the most knowledgeable auto buffs around.
Sadly, the 2005 model would prove to be the T-bird’s last, since plans for the 2006 model never materialized. Two-hundred buyers opted to go for it. Buyers of a Malibu trim to the 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle could upgrade to the Super Sport (SS) version. Although it had previously released the 1982 Regal Grand National, Buick released the 1984 Grand National to further celebrate its Buick Regal winning the 1981 and 1982 NASCAR Grand National Series. Which pricey mid-sized vehicle, shown in this image, is a modification of the Regal? Do you recognize this Super Sport verison of a classic muscle car? If they had another $1,501 to spare, they could further upgrade to the ultimate level, the Z16 SS396, which had practically everything included!
