Classic American Muscle Cars-Part 1: Dodge, Plymouth (34 Pics)

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[Mears]

We had a ‘69 Mercury Cougar.

I don’t even know what a muscle car is but that Cougar was terrific.

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[ETL]

Now that you brought it up, I made have misidentified 1 or 2 above.

1969 Plymouth Satellite

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I owned a ‘66 Chevy with the L-78 396 “rat motor.”

The car was the ultimate sleeper. White walls, auto on the floor. Full mufflers and resonators.

It got 8 miles per gallon of premium gas.

I learned too late that these big GM engines didn't like high rpms.

[RegulatorCountry]

A muscle car is an American-made two door coupe, generally manufactured from 1964 - 1972, with a high performance V8 engine. Some Mercury Cougars would be considered muscle cars.

[easternsky]

ping list please

[RegulatorCountry]

The Marlin came out in ‘64 so it was the other way around.

[rktman]

Long runner cross ram or short runner cross ram?

[Dr. Thorne]

This is the Charger used on USA Network's "Burn Notice".

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Are you referring to the Chrysler “cross ram” two 4 bbls ?

[Slump Tester]

Nice stuff, but I always thought those Roadrunners with the tall spoilers were about the stupidest looking cars to come out of that era.

[RandallFlagg]

'Cuda all the way, baby!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A high school buddy owned a ‘65 Goat.
It was the quickest thing in the state, I think.

[PhiloBedo]

The ‘70’s were hard on everyone. (Les Aspen)

[virgil283]

.....LIKE;

[doorgunner69]

Are you referring to the Chrysler “cross ram” two 4 bbls ?

Naw, this was a Dodge/Plymouth thing. Remember some guy i H.S. had s Super Stock car sponsored by an auto parts store. He'd bring it to school now and then, thin aluminum fenders and all. Apparently a special factory car set up for drag racing.

[RegulatorCountry]

They were made street legal so they could be run in NASCAR. Those tall spoilers might have been silly on the street but they served a purpose on a NASCAR track.

[doorgunner69]

Long runner cross ram or short runner cross ram?

Man, I was 15 yrs old at the time and knew nothing about cars.

[Slump Tester]

"I learned too late that these big GM engines didn't like high rpms. "

Shoulda got a Pontiac instead of the Chevy! I had both, and my Pontiacs always seemed to hold up a little better.

[ETL]

[Hoodat]

What? No Plymouth Superbird? How did this not make the list?