Was this 1964 car the first muscle car? (Page 1 of 3)
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Attached File Attached File Baby boomers were beginning to make money and wanted a muscle car to haul the family. 389 V8, tri-power and metallic lined drum brakes. Your favorite coke dealer John DeLoren developed the car from a Tempest and the mid size muscle car rave was started. Show me your cars. |
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Originally Posted By DamascusKnifemaker: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78788/1000001981-3569665.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78788/1000002186-3726548.jpg Attached File Did you know about this American Motors car? |
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Attached File Did you know about this American Motors car? |
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That car looks like a nike swoosh, and I like it. |
This is the first time in history that we have had so many people who have no morality, who have never darkened the door of a church. Social media in their hands is frightening.
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Originally Posted By EDDIECRUM: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2497_jpeg-3830770.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2496_jpeg-3830773.JPG Baby boomers were beginning to make money and wanted a muscle car to haul the family. 389 V8, tri-power and metallic lined drum brakes. Your favorite coke dealer John DeLoren developed the car from a Tempest and the mid size muscle car rave was started. Show me your cars. There were a few prior but not as common. John DeLorean was the shit, had he ran GM, GM would've been a far better company. They got fat/dumb/and happy. |
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The authors of this article appear to agree with the OP First Muscle Car |
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flgfish: "Low mileage cars piss me off. You saving your girlfriend for the next guy? Drive the car and enjoy it. A 911 is damn near bulletproof."
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Originally Posted By MattyMattel: There were a few prior but not as common. John DeLorean was the shit, had he ran GM, GM would've been a far better company. They got fat/dumb/and happy. |
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Wait a minute. You called it a pony car in the other thread! 
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Originally Posted By EDDIECRUM: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2497_jpeg-3830770.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2496_jpeg-3830773.JPG Baby boomers were beginning to make money and wanted a muscle car to haul the family. 389 V8, tri-power and metallic lined drum brakes. Your favorite coke dealer John DeLoren developed the car from a Tempest and the mid size muscle car rave was started. Show me your cars. In 1964 the oldest year of Boomers were just graduating from high school and the youngest were in diapers |
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Originally Posted By twistedLV: Wait a minute. You called it a pony car in the other thread! Eddie said "show me your cars", he didn't specify what cars. 
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Originally Posted By EDDIECRUM: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2498_jpeg-3830789.JPG Did you know about this American Motors car? I liked the color on this AMX3 better.   
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"In knifemaking everyone gets cut and everyone gets burned." Devin Thomas
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Originally Posted By Grumple: My father had that exact car but in Red and later on in 1968 he sold it to his brother and purchased a new Road Runner. Beautiful cars Parallel universe...............? My oldest brother had a red '64 GTO 4-spd convertible and the next older brother had a '68 Road Runner 383 4-spd (just back from Nam) at the same time. It was glorious when they fired them up in the morning. My older sister got to drive each of them on occasion to high school........the looks she got in the parking lot were  (She was pretty hot herself!)My mom passed on a '69 Firebird 400 convertible for a 4 dr Catalina. Guess what I got to drive in later years......... 
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The 1963 406ci tri-power Galaxy was a bit earlier. Attached File The 1962 409ci Impala. Attached File I think these are considered to be “Muscle cars” but pre-date the GTO by a couple of years. |
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Originally Posted By EDDIECRUM: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2497_jpeg-3830770.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2496_jpeg-3830773.JPG Baby boomers were beginning to make money and wanted a muscle car to haul the family. 389 V8, tri-power and metallic lined drum brakes. Your favorite coke dealer John DeLoren developed the car from a Tempest and the mid size muscle car rave was started. Show me your cars. |
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Originally Posted By 1969GTX: 1962 Plymouth Max Wedge would like a word. Prezactly Attached File |
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Remember to kick it over, no one will guide you through armagideon time...
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1962 Impala SS 409 was the first muscle car. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By triburst1: 1962 Impala SS 409 was the first muscle car. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/34777/IMG_6913_jpeg-3830802.JPG |
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Buick also had the Wildcat with the aluminum V8. Quite a few cars in that era started with performance. Though they did not qualify as a "muscle car". I have my father's 68.  Attached File |
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Originally Posted By EDDIECRUM: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84774/IMG_2498_jpeg-3830788.JPG Did you know about this American Motors car? I did not know about that. Maybe because only six were ever made. Nice, though! |
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Nope. The ‘57 Rambler Rebel was the first muscle car. Attached File |
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I’d say the 1962 Dodge 330… Attached File Or the 1962 Plymouth Belvedere. Attached File Both with the 426 Max Wedge. ETA-Beat |
