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Classic American Muscle Cars-Part 1: Dodge, Plymouth (34 Pics)
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Posted on 12/19/2013 11:44:56 AM PST by ETL

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To: PhiloBedo

I once bought a brand-new Ford EXP. 'Nuff said.

41 posted on 12/19/2013 12:31:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (A courageous man finds a way, an ordinary man finds an excuse.)
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To: Mears
We had a ‘69 Mercury Cougar.

Windsor or Cleveland?

42 posted on 12/19/2013 12:32:01 PM PST by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Thanks for the def of muscle cars.

Our Cougar had a V8 engine so I’ll consider it a muscle car for bragging rights when talking to my grandkids.:-)

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43 posted on 12/19/2013 12:33:02 PM PST by Mears
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To: ETL

Yeah, but imagine a brand-new Shelby for $8,200 today.


44 posted on 12/19/2013 12:33:41 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (A courageous man finds a way, an ordinary man finds an excuse.)
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To: ETL
One of my friend in High School had a 1971 Plymouth Cuda. With a 318 V8. Purple with a white vynal top. He swapped out the 318 for a 383 with dual carbs.

Oh Man!

Another of my friends had a mom who drove a '71 Satellite Wagon. Very cool wagon! But I'd settle for the 2-door.


45 posted on 12/19/2013 12:43:04 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: 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.

I agree for the ones that had that long stupid nose added to the front. But the one I posted at the top I thought looked great.

Below is a Dodge Charger with the dopey add-ons, followed next by a beautiful Charger in classic "Mopar Green".

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This one I think would great if it didn't have that long added on nose. Not sure if this one does or not.

46 posted on 12/19/2013 12:43:26 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: bandleader; All
Just a bunch of spaced-hemi-heads hanging around here..ignore them. The GTO was the quintessential muscle car, especially with the Hurst shifter..

But, everyone's forgotten about the GTO's big brother. The GTO was a runaway success when it came out..of course, the Beach Boys helped a whole lot..so the marketing whizzes at Pontiac figured the "bigger is better"...so they stuffed the same big, juiced up engine, Hurst linkage, and new rear end into the big Bonneville coupe, and called it the "2+2." One of my fraternity brothers had one..it was a beast..but it handled for shit..cornering was an adventure..and the brakes were, shall we say.."rather lacking" to try and stop almost 3 tons of car at 100mph.

One Thursday afternoon, we were sitting in the frat house..there were no classes that Friday..and 5 of us jumped in the car and decided to drive from NYC to Montreal round trip for the weekend.I swear we averaged 90+..but it was all straight line, so it was good.

Pontiac stopped making the 2+2 after only 3 years...the GTO was the one selling...but I think they recognized the problems with the suspension and handling..you can't make a pig into a road racer..

47 posted on 12/19/2013 12:43:38 PM PST by ken5050 (I still miss Howlin)
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To: doorgunner69

LOL! The long runner ones had intake runner that were super long. The back card went almost to the firewall on the passenger side and the front one went almost to the radiator on the driver side. Thus, long runner. The short ones went to the right and left just over the valve covers.


48 posted on 12/19/2013 12:44:18 PM PST by rktman (Under my plan(scheme), the price of EVERYTHING will necessarily skyrocket! Period.)
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To: Mears

The ‘69 or ‘70 Cougar Eliminator was definitely a musclecar by anyone’s estimation.


49 posted on 12/19/2013 12:45:01 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: doorgunner69

The “cross ram” was big in the late 50s/early 60s.
I’ve seen it on a ‘62 413 Plymouth.

The car wasn’t especially fast but did drink a lot of gas.


50 posted on 12/19/2013 12:46:13 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: rktman
LOL! The long runner ones had intake runner that were super long. The back card went almost to the firewall on the passenger side and the front one went almost to the radiator on the driver side. Thus, long runner. The short ones went to the right and left just over the valve covers.

I did recall something like that, extremely exotic looking, why I was hoping for some photos in this thread.

Three two barrel carbs on my 427/435hp Corvette was as exotic as I ever owned.

51 posted on 12/19/2013 12:51:02 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: ken5050
Just a bunch of spaced-hemi-heads hanging around here..ignore them. The GTO was the quintessential muscle car

I'll get to Pontiacs another day.

52 posted on 12/19/2013 12:52:13 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Mears

The Cougar was a Mercury Mustang. A little softer, heavier, and slower than the Ford Mustang, but calling either of them Muscle Cars when next to a big block Chevy or Mopar was a stretch. Except the Shelby’s...


53 posted on 12/19/2013 1:18:51 PM PST by Wingy
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To: ETL

LOL!

I think we call that a “project car.”


54 posted on 12/19/2013 1:19:10 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: Mears
We had a ‘69 Mercury Cougar.

I love Cougars. Especially 68 and earlier. I think the 69 was a little different.

The 2 below are 68s.

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55 posted on 12/19/2013 1:20:12 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: freedumb2003

Wasn’t the GTX a top of the line Satellite?


56 posted on 12/19/2013 1:20:49 PM PST by Wingy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>>I once bought a brand-new Ford EXP. ‘Nuff said.<<

The fact that thing was built, much less bought, is proof of heavy drug use in those days...


57 posted on 12/19/2013 1:22:28 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: Wingy

>>Wasn’t the GTX a top of the line Satellite?

I didn’t really know. Had to look it up...

“The Plymouth GTX was introduced as the Belvedere GTX in 1967 by the Plymouth division to be a “gentleman’s” muscle car.”

“The GTX was to be an exceptional blend of style and performance. What differentiated it from a normal Belvedere was its special grille and rear fascia, shared with the Satellite, as well as mock hood scoops, chrome “pit stop” fuel filler cap and optional racing stripes. For the performance aspect of the vehicle, a heavy duty suspension system was made standard. Standard too was Plymouth’s 440 cu in (7.2 L) V8 called the “Super Commando 440”. The engine was rated at 375 hp (280 kW). Buyers in 1967 could pay an extra US$546 and replace the 440 with Chrysler’s 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi. The 426 was nicknamed the “Elephant.”..”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_GTX


58 posted on 12/19/2013 1:25:49 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

The 65-66-67 Goats were screamers.


59 posted on 12/19/2013 1:26:36 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: ETL

Growing up, I and my friends had muscle cars. My ‘68 Opel (which isn’t a muscle car) made my friends’ cars sweat.


60 posted on 12/19/2013 1:31:55 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (Ben Carson/Rand Paul or Sara/Nikki in 2016)
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