Throughout the muscle car era (1960s thru 1970), car manufacturers were constantly looking for new engineering and design to introduce new cars into the market. This quest for bigger and better ideas by Ford/Mercury division led to several designs in the 60s for a marketable automotive design to present to an already competitive platform of muscle cars.Introduction of the 1967 Cougar gave Mercury its own version of pony car based on that years second-generation Mustang. The Cougars design c... Read Full Story

Mercury Cyclone the natural powerhouse muscle car that can create immense energy of speeds over 120mph. The Mercury Cyclone is a muscle car that proved it had what it took to blow the competition away. Mercury started building muscle cars in 1962 when they developed the 406cid Marauder V8 block and put it in the Monterey S-55 hardtop. This marked Mercurys first chapter in the many chapters of the notorious muscle cars.In 1970 you could get Mercurys latest development, the Cyclone GT and C... Read Full Story

In 1970 the Plymouth Road Runner Superbird was one of many muscle cars that served a dual purpose along with other muscle cars like, Dodge Charger R/T, Ford Torino GT, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler GT and Plymouths basic Road Runner. They were not only prime candidates for the ultimate in street rod muscle, their characteristics were noted by NASCAR to be worthy of using on super speedways. Car manufacturers took this interest very seriously. NASCAR meant big advertising for the manufacturers, ... Read Full Story

Mercury Cyclone the natural powerhouse muscle car that can create immense energy of speeds over 120mph. The Mercury Cyclone is a muscle car that proved it had what it took to blow the competition away. Mercury started building muscle cars in 1962 when they developed the 406cid Marauder V8 block and put it in the Monterey S-55 hardtop. This marked Mercurys first chapter in the many chapters of the notorious muscle cars.In 1970 you could get Mercurys latest development, the Cyclone GT and C... Read Full Story

The muscle car era created some of the most legendary and wildest muscle cars ever. These muscle cars were desired by the average car enthusiasts all the way up to the professional drivers of NASCAR. In order for Dodge to remain competitive in the world of racing, especially against the competition such as the Ford Torino and Mercury Cyclone, Mopar engineers had to create a racing machine that would compete on the oval track.Despite the attempts Dodge made, the standard production 1968 Char... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "American - Classic Muscle cars, Mopar Muscle cars". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on y... Read Full Story

The Ford Motor Company produced and intermediate car between 1968 and 1976, the Ford Torino. Its initial concept was based on the Ford Fairlane which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. After 1968 the Ford Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower lever options than the models that wore the Torino name. By 1970 the Ford Torino name had become the primary name for Fords intermediate model and Fairlane became a sub-series to the Ford Torino. In 1971 the Fairlane name was dr... Read Full Story

The Second generation of Chevrolet Camaro muscle car was introduced in February 1970, halfway through the model year. This late introduction had some people incorrectly referring to it as a 1970 , all were 1970 models.The styling for this generation of Camaro was longer, lower and wider than the first generation Camaro (referred to as pony cars), a convertible body style was no longer available. The new look of the second generation was inspred by Jaguar, Ferrari, and Aston Martin. With th... Read Full Story

It has been four decades since Dodge introduced the Challenger into the Muscle car market. The 1970 Challenger had the original bad-boy Hemi 426 V8 with 425 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque. The Hemi Challenger and the 440 Challenger were no lightweights by any means. By 1972 the Hemi option had disappeared and by 1974 Dodge Challengers had disappeared altogether.Recently Dodge has introduced a new version of the Challenger, reviving the golden years of the Muscle cars and pony-cars with ... Read Full Story

The first Chevrolet El Camino (the road translated in Spanish) was introduced to the car market in 1959 (two years after the Ford Ranchero). The El Camino was produced from 1959-1960 as a coupe utility, (similar to the Ford Ranchero). The El Camino was based on an easily modified platform from the 1959 Brookwood two-door station wagon design. The same trim level and drivetrain options were available for the El Camino as the Chevrolet Impala. This was the first year for the batwing full siz... Read Full Story