14Jan/100
Plymouth GTX – the Ultimate Muscle Car?
General Motors changed the car market in 1964 with the introduction of the GTO. By stuffing a large engine into a mid-sized car they created the muscle car. Sales exploded and the other GM divisions had to have a piece of the action. Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Buick quickly produced high performance versions of their mid-sized cars also. The management at Plymouth was caught asleep when this happened and it took a couple of years to come up with a viable alternative. That alternative was the Plymouth GTX.
In 1967 Plymouth introduced one of the all time muscle car legends. The GTX only came with two engine choices. The more affordable of the two was the 440 cubic inch big block rated at 375 horse power. The other choice was the fearsome 426 cubic inch Hemi with a conservatively rating of 425 horse power. These cars were performers and either could do zero to sixty consistently in the six second range. That's not all, according to Motor Trend Magazine the GTX was on of the best handling cars of its size produced during that era. The GTX was a solid performer and sales were brisk with nearly 13,000 produced in 1967.
In 1968, the GTX was restyled along with the rest of Chrysler's intermediates. This design which was shared with the Dodge Charger, Super Bee and the newly introduced Plymouth Road Runner was an instant classic and is the picture most people visualize when they think of classic cars of the 1960's. Engine choices remained the same and performance was exceptionally strong. Car Life Magazine called the GTX "The fastest and the most powerful standard car built in America. And the 440 is not far behind." Sales increased to over 18,000.
The GTX remained basically the same in 1969 and 1970. There was little need to change the car from a performance prospective. It was the car to beat. Changes were relegated to grill and rear end updates. The power plants remained the same with the exception of the 440 cubic inch big block in 1970. In 1970 Plymouth added a third engine option to the list. It was the famous 440 Six Barrel. The Six Barrel was actually a tri of two barrel carburetors mounted on top of the engine. Not only was it cool to look at but it added about 35 horse power to the car.
In 1969 Plymouth sold almost 15,000 of the cars. However, in 1970 sales had dropped to about 7,000. The car was the same. It was the market that changed.. The muscle car era was ending rapidity. High fuel prices, high insurance rates and a slowing economy had people looking for small cars with good gas mileage.
Chrysler introduced a new design for their intermediates in 1971. The design was heavily influenced by the design of jet aircraft. It was a forward leaning design and the front end of the car resembled the intake of jet aircraft. It was a love it or hate it kind of look. Unfortunately, the era of large powered cars was over and would not return for almost twenty five years. Sales dropped to about 2,600 units.
Plymouth continued the GTX name for a few more years as an option package on the Road Runner. It was never the same. The GTX had come to the performance car market late and like a shooting star it burned very bright for a while and then faded away. Today collectors and enthusiasts actively seek out this series because of their good looks, impressive power and relatively scarcity.
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The Twenty Fastest Muscle Cars
From the mid to early 1970's a new breed of cars ruled the American streets. The majority of these were intermediate sized automobiles with large block engines stuffed inside. At first these cars were called "super cars" and over time they became know more accurately as muscle cars. The quarter mile was the performance standard and weekend drag racing became very popular.
Many of these cars pulled weekday duty as commuter vehicles, taking their proud owners to work and school. But, on the weekend the guys at the wheel were full fledged "amateur" dragsters. For the first time (and many would argue the only time) in American automotive history, high performance vehicles were available to the masses. The average Joe with a decent job could go to his local dealership and drive away with a ground pounding, tire smoking muscle car. Additionally, in a time before complicated emission controls and computer chips, an average Joe could actually working on his pride.
As the list of the twenty fastest muscle cars points out, the majority of the beasts had domesticated roots. The Road Runners, Chevelles and Chargers were all basic family cruisers. What made them special was those wonderfully powerful big block engines. Even the Camaros and 'Cudas were decent transportation for the young man with a couple of small children. Only the Corvettes and the Cobra were initially created as sports cars.
As everyone over this generation knows, the muscle car became extinct in the early 1970's. Rising fuel costs, rising insurance premiums and new safety concerns marked the end of this era. Today the original muscle cars are one of the hottest automotive collectables. Men of a certain age are aggressively bidding for the car of their youthful dreams.
So take a look at the list and see who really owned the streets when muscle cars reigned supreme. For more information about all the great Muscle Cars of the past visit Muscle Car Facts.
Rank - Model - - ΒΌ Mile Time and Speed - - Engine - - HP - - TRANS - - Source
1 - 1966 427 Cobra - - 12.20 sec @ 118 mph - - 427 8V - - 425 - - 4-Speed - - CAR CRAFT 11/65
2 - 1966 Corvette 427 - - 12.80 sec @ 112 mph - - L72 427 - - 425 - - 4-Speed - - CAR AND DRIVER 11/65
3 - 1969 Road Runner - - 12.91 sec @ 111 mph - - 440 Six BBL - 390 - - 4-Speed - - SUPER STOCK 6/69
4 - 1970 Hemi Cuda - - 13.10 sec @ 107 mph - - 426 Hemi - 425 - 4-Speed - CAR CRAFT 11/69
5 - 1970 Chevelle SS 454 - - 13.12 sec @ 107 mph - - 454 LS6 - 450 - - 4-Speed - - CAR CRAFT 11/69
6 - 1969 Camaro - - - 13.16 sec @ 110 mph - - 427 ZL1 - - 430 - - 4-Speed - - HI PERFORMANCE 6/69
7 - 1968 Corvette - - - 13.30 sec @ 108 mph - - 427 6V - - 435 - - 4-Speed - - HI PERFORMANCE 5/68
8 - 1970 Road Runner - - 13.34 sec @ 107 mph - - 426 Hemi - - 425 - - automatic - - SUPER STOCK 12/69
9 - 1970 Buick GS Stage I - - 13.38 sec @ 105 mph - - 455 Stage I - - 360 - automatic - - MOTOR TREND 1/70
10 - 1968 Corvette 427 - - 13.41 sec @ 109 mph - - L72 427 - - 425 - - 4-Speed - - CAR AND DRIVER 6/68
11 - 1969 Charger 500 - - 13.48 sec @ 109 mph - - 426 Hemi - - 425 - - 4-Speed - - HOT ROD 2/69
12 - 1968 Charger - - - 13.50 sec @ 105 mph - - 426 Hemi - 425 - - automatic - - CAR AND DRIVER 11/67
13 - 1970 Plymouth Superbird - 13.50 sec @ 105 mph - - 426 Hemi - - 425
14 - 1968 Road Runner - - 13.54 sec @ 105 mph - - 426 Hemi - - 425 - - automatic - - CAR AND DRIVER 1/69
15 - 1973 Trans Am - - 13.54 sec @ 104 mph - - 455 SD - - 310 - - automatic - - HOT ROD 6/73
16 - 1969 Corvette - - - 13.56 sec @ 111 mph - - 427 L88 - - 430 - - automatic - - HOT ROD 4/69
17 - 1969 Super Bee - - 13.56 sec @ 105 mph - - 440 Six Pack - - 390 - - automatic - - HOT ROD 8/69
18 - 1969 Boss 429 Mustang - 13.60 sec @ 106 mph - - Boss 429 - - 375 - - 4-Speed - - HI PERFORMANCE 9/69
19 - 1970 Challenger R/T - - 13.62 sec @ 104 mph - - 440 Six Pack - - 390 - - automatic - - CAR CRAFT 11/69
20 - 1970 Torino Cobra - - 13.63 sec @ 105 mph - - 429 SCJ - - 370 - - automatic - - SUPER STOCK 3/70
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13Jan/100
Restore Muscle Cars – Bring That Mustang and Camaro Back to Life
Bringing the muscle cars like Ford's Mustang and Chevy's Camero back to its original appearance and structure is a pastime for a few individuals but a line of work for others. There's just something about the archetypal high-performance cars that racers and common car fanatics find enthralling. If you are a hobbyist who is concerned about a muscle car restoration, you will in all probability benefit from a few reinstatement tips.
The restoration of muscle cars begins with shopping for a muscle car that can be restored. Before purchasing a car for the purpose of renovating it you have to make sure that the parts wanted for the restoration are obtainable and you can afford to buy them, and that you can manage to complete the project once you start it.
Prior to going shopping for a restoration of muscle cars, decide what your intention is for restoring the car. Once you've decided on the purpose behind your muscle car restoration you'll have a vivid picture. Before you go shopping, doing the groundwork is crucial. Go through different car magazines to become knowledgeable and find out all about their performance, their price and so forth to ensure that the car you opt is fitting your purpose
If you have an antique car in possession then these steps may be implemented in your muscle car restoration process.
1. Plan the restoration process in advance. Muscle cars are vital and are responsive. Any slip-up or mistake on the upgrading could have an impact on them and alter the visual appeal of the exterior.
2. Take care while renovating the body of the muscle cars. The overall body of the car should be handled with care as the fragile parts may get dented. Do you want to alter and do little alterations at the engine and the overall structure?
Consulting experts is better in this case and they shall do the necessary.
3. Clear up to do a major auto detailing. When the insides of the muscle autos are tailored and enhanced, take time to do a major auto detailing process.
4. To finish off the project, verify their electrical system. Check the electrical wiring that are accountable for the proper operation of lights and horns. Make sure the battery is working well.
5. There is no need to change the external appearance or the body, not unless you want to enrich their visual appeal.
As your muscle cars take a new upgrading and appearance, always bear in mind that they would not ever function like the contemporary cars. During their age, muscle autos were the mainly powerful vehicles. In no time, the muscle autos would look as overwhelming and brand new.
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Diesel – The New Muscle Car
The muscle car era hit Americans roughly around 1964. It was a race between Detroit automakers to produce the meanest, fastest, most powerful cars on the street. Cars were rated by the rumble coming from under the hood, not just how they looked on the outside. The young generation of drivers wanted a car that had plenty of horsepower, could lay down 2 strips of rubber a mile long, and was able to barrel down the 1/4 mile faster than anyone else. But that period in time slowly faded out and by the mid-70's was over with.
Have Americans entered a new muscle car age? No...but they have been introduced to a muscle truck. The light duty diesel market has produced some very powerful machines in recent years and the race is on to produce the most powerful diesel powered truck. The big 3 are fighting (not literally) for the top spot, and in such a poor economy you most definitely need popularity. Though it is debatable, I believe the diesel market to have received its biggest boost in popularity somewhere around 2003. It was 2003 that the 6.0 liter Power Stroke diesel was introduced into Ford pickups, and the jack rabbit acceleration of these trucks seemed to have started the torque wars between automakers. Imagine a 6,000 pound vehicle capable of out-performing (in every aspect) any gas powered truck on the street (with the exception of a few high-end sports trucks being offered). Not to mention, there are not many cars coming off the lot these days that could come anywhere near matching the performance of these vehicles.
What is truly fascinating about the new diesel trucks is their power potential. With fairly simple upgrades, these trucks can put out 500+ rear wheel horsepower without any internal modifications. How many gasoline engines can do that? And for the diesel enthusiast, a 700-1000 HP daily driver is no longer just a dream; its a reality! The parts and information necessary to turn your heavy hauler into a street machine have long been available. The potential of these engines has increased the popularity of diesel motor sports, including drag racing and sled pulling.
Sadly, we may have seen the end of our second "muscle car" era. The government is cracking down on diesel emissions and this has eliminated much of the power potential through the use of aftermarket parts. However, the diesel market is far from dead, and with every major automaker moving towards diesel powered vehicles, who knows where this could lead...round 3? With the big 3 increasing horsepower ratings to 350 HP recently, the diesel truck market is still booming despite being hurt by new emissions requirements. At this rate, it will not be long before Ford, Chevy, and Dodge are selling 500 horsepower diesel powered trucks...and possibly cars?
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Muscle Car Restoration – A Fun Project
Let's say that you have decided that you want to restore a classic muscle car, so now what do you do, you've already bought the car, let's make the experience a lot of fun for you, call up your best friend and let him, or her in on your ideas about the car.
Invite them to help you with your project, this is what I done on the car that I'm restoring right now, my friend and I have begun the restoration project, and started bouncing ideas off of each other to get the best product possible, and something this simple can really make the project go a lot smoother.
Don't place a high priority on speed, this usually make the project go south for the winter, plan carefully the outcome of the restoration project, get your shop, or work area in order, make sure that between the two of you, all the tools that you need are at your disposal.
Make sure that you document things with pictures, and paper work as you begin the dis-assembly of the car of the car, the object here is to have a lot of fun, rather you are building the car for yourself, or to sell, if you plan to sell the car, you'll need to keep the cost as low as possible if you want to make money on the sale.
Do some research on the car, and find out what their selling for at the time of your restoration, if you buy at a low price, you have more room to play with the restoration process, make sure that you inspect the car before you buy it, or you will run in to some huge problems during the restoration process.
Always remember that if the price looks to good to be true, it probably is, don't second guess it, make sure that you pay close attention to the car you buy, ask the owner a lot of questions, the only dumb question, is the one not asked.
Make sure that you know the average price that people are paying for the car that you want, ebay is a good place to start you research on the car you want, notice the bidding, notice the buy it now price, and see if the bidding goes above the buy it now.
Research classiccartrader.com for selling prices, get a healthy knowledge of what people are paying for the car your going to restore, if your selling it learn about it first, know the questions to ask, decode the vin, check out the engine casting number, check the rpo codes on the engine, if they don't match, don't second guess it, and don't buy it.
If you don't care about the originality of the car, or you'd like to hod rod it a bit, make sure that the things that you plan to do to the car will help it sell, not everybody cares about originality, some guys like hot rods, and they always will.
I'm one of those people, an original car will sell for more money in most cases, but they can be hard to sell, people are very picky about the restoration process when it come to originality, and they should be, if you sell it as an original car, be prepared to answer a lot of questions, or be prepared not to sell it if you don't.
Don't think of it as hard, think of it as a must do to sell the car, now if the car is custom, you'll probably have to answer a lot less questions to the people looking to buy the car, because they know it's not a factory original, but know that it's easy to lose money if you go over board with the mods.
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Mopar Magic-Dodge and Plymouth Muscle Cars
Whether you were an enthusiast back in the 60's or a more recent admirer, these cars are guaranteed to impress. Mopar is actually the auto parts division of Chrysler. The name refers to (MO)tor (PAR)ts and has been around since the 1920's and is still in use today.
Auto enthusiasts however, normally think of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle Cars from the 60's and into the 70's when using the term Mopar. Those of us that were involved in drag racing in the 60's will remember Mopar as dominating the S/S (Super Stock) classes with Dodge and Plymouth 440 Hemi engines.
On the oval tracks Mopar racked up over 400 NASCAR wins before retiring from factory sponsored racing. The Hemi engine proved not only to be powerful but also reliable.
American automobile manufacturers, realizing the appeal of a faster more powerful car, were quick to jump on the muscle car bandwagon. Chrysler introduced the Charger, Road Runner, Super Bee, Dodge Daytona, Dodge Polara and the Plymouth Sport Fury.
The Polara and the Sport Fury were more the economy models sporting big engines but few luxury options. They were made to order for the young drag racer that needed an everyday car, but was also a drag strip "weekend warrior".
The mid seventies saw higher gas prices, gas rationings and the beginning of automobile emission concerns. Coupled with the less than average handling and braking abilities and the rise in insurance, cost for the high powered sport sedan, interest in muscle cars began to dwindle.
Along with lack of interest comes lack of sales. The Big 3 auto manufacturers began to pull out of the muscle car business. This prompted a withdrawal from factory sponsored racing and from the factory high performance engineering.
Muscle cars tried to make a comeback in the mid to late eighties, but most were watered down with option laden attempts to give the consumer both speed and comfort. Although cars like the Camaro and TransAm were successful, they never reached the lofty status of the Muscle Cars.
Now in the new Century, muscle cars have become collector cars bringing amazingly high prices when restored to their original condition. It's not unusual to find a Plymouth Barracuda or Superbird bringing $100,000.00 at the premium collector car auctions. Dodge Daytona's are in the six-figure range consistently. These prices and the high demand for Mopar Muscle Cars make them great investments as well as wonderful
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How to Build a Muscle Car Engine
Being as how I've been on the step by step tear down articles, and there starting to get just a bit old, I think I'll just yammer about another subject that is near and dear to my heart, and most other true muscle car people.
This of course is like all of the rest of the steps when building a muscle car, you need to first start by thinking about what it is you want the engine to do. Do you want a good reliable every day driver, or a race car, because there is a huge difference between the two engines.
There are three or four major things that make the biggest difference in performance, and they would be, a cam, heads, and carburetion. After these the next would be bore and stroke, but the biggest gain in performance will come from cam and heads.
You need to really think this one out, what do you want to do with the car, if you build an all out race engine, it will not be very good on the street as far as drive ability, since race engines are meant to race, and not to drive every day.
If you want to do a little of both, you can build a street/strip engine, and get the best of both worlds, but don't expect to go to the track and hammer all of the race cars. Stick to a street category, like pro street, now that I've had my rant, I'll in a very short manor explain how the performance upgrades will affect your car.
First and foremost you'll want to make sure that however you build your engine, that you do it with matching parts, in other words, match your heads, intake, and cam all together, all of the manufactures will be glad to help you with this.
The idea is this, if your building a daily driver, you'll need good power from idle to about 3,000 rpm, so you'd want to buy parts with a power band from 1,500 - 3,000 rpm, so you'd look at the specs on the cam, heads, and intake manifold that you want to buy. Next, match them as close to this range as possible.
If your looking for something a bit more high performance, you'd want to step up to a cam that will provide good power from about 2800 - 6200 rpm. This would be a mid level performance cam, and still aright on the street, but you'd lose a bit of your low end power and torque.
If you understand what I'm saying here, it is simply this, a performance cam usually will do it best work in the mid rpm range. This particular cam profile would have .480 lift on both the intake, and exhaust valves, and a duration of 228 @ 50 thousandths lift, this particular cam is built by crane cams.
This is really close to the specs of the off road special cam that was available for the 1969 Z/28 camaro, the same cam that would have come with the crossram equipped car, and is still a street able cam, but would begin to lean more to the race side of things, and lees to the daily driver side.
Now to match up to this cam shaft, Chevrolet used a set of camel back heads, which had 2.02 inch intake valves and 1.60 exhaust valves, at the time this was a true high performance head, and once again it needs to match to the cam, and intake manifold.
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