American Muscle Car Season 3
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Jul 25, 2006
America's "Other" Sports Car - Ford Thunderbird Jul 25, 2006 When it was introduced in 1955, the Thunderbird took America by storm, and it even outsold the Corvette by a margin of 13 to 1!
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Jul 25, 2006Go-Fast Pickups - Chevrolet El Camino & Ford Ranchero Jul 25, 2006 Somewhere inside Ford and Chevy, someone thought a half-car/half-pickup truck was a good idea. As it turned out, it was a great idea, and with big-block engines, the El Camino and the Ranchero were memorable muscle machines.
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Jul 25, 2006Supercar - The COPO Cars Jul 25, 2006 These cars were called "COPOs," for Central Office Production Order. If you knew the right numbers, you could order a street-legal Chevrolet racecar direct from the factory!
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Jul 25, 2006The Mako Shark & Beyond - 1968-2001 Corvette Jul 25, 2006 47 years old and still going strong! America's first sportscar is still getting better, through five more generations, and a few "ultra" cars, like the C-5 and the Z/06 Corvette.
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Jul 25, 2006Introducing the Hemi - Chrysler 300 Jul 25, 2006 Chrysler 300s were expensive and luxurious, but thanks to the Hemi engine and the big bad Max Wedge, they were the fastest things on the road and the early NASCAR tracks.
Ramchargers From within Chrysler Corporation's engineering department came a group of car crazies who just wanted to go drag racing. They built a racing team that is legendary today.
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Jul 25, 2006The Ramchargers Jul 25, 2006 From within Chrysler Corporation's engineering department came a group of car crazies who just wanted to go drag racing. They built a racing team that is legendary today.
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Jul 25, 2006No Pony Cars Here, Thank You - Dodge Charger Jul 25, 2006 Instead of another "Pony Car," Dodge chose to make an upmarket full-size rocket called the Charger. Today, Chargers are some of the most beloved musclecars ever made.
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Jul 25, 2006The "Other" Snake - Dodge Viper Jul 25, 2006 Currently the cream of the crop of Detroit's supercars, the Dodge Viper has earned fame and respect as a world-class sports racing car.
The Boss - Boss 302 & 429 Mustangs The "ultimate" Mustangs - The Boss 302 was the class act in Trans Am racing, and the Boss 429 was simply the most overpowered Pony car Ford ever made...and that's saying something!
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Jul 25, 2006Race-Bred - The Saleen Mustangs Jul 25, 2006 Saleen started in the eighties, road-racing 5-liter Mustangs. Saleen Mustangs are now the most feared road racers in endurance racing competitions, and on the street.
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Jul 25, 2006Performance By Hurst - The Hurst Cars Jul 25, 2006 From wild, crowd-pleasing drag race exhibition cars, like the Hemi Under Glass, to the Hurst Olds Indy Pace Cars, every car produced by Hurst became an instant classic.
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Jul 25, 2006Street Legal - The SLP Cars Jul 25, 2006 Today's Super Sport Camaros and Firebird Firehawks built by SLP outperform the sixties musclecars in every way, from handling and comfort to safety and straight-line acceleration.
Dart GTS - Dodge Dart GTS A car which succeeded wonderfully following the original musclecar concept - find the lightest body you can, put in the biggest engine you've got (even the Hemi!), and hang on!
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Jul 25, 2006Beep-Beep - Plymouth Roadrunner Jul 25, 2006 Chrysler Corporation finds a whole new image and a whole bunch of new consumers watching Saturday morning TV. The Roadrunner's owners just love the little horn - and the big engines!