Back in the 1960’s the big three decided they needed a way to create more interest in their car and with it more sales, so they came up with the idea of a competition between them, this competition would generate what was affectionately known as the muscle car.
I realize this article is a bit out of place for my blog, but it does serve a purpose, the articles I write are written to create interest in muscle cars and restoration, so a bit of research is necessary. history. occasionally.
That being said, I’ll take you back to 1964, the year of the muscle car, and Pontiac would be the first true player, John Delorian would create a car called the GTO, John went to Pontiac with his idea, they told him it would never fly, if you know the muscle cars, you know that’s not true.
The GTO took off and really gave Pontiac the upper hand in the muscle car wars of the 1960s, the GTO rocketed into the ionosphere of the muscle car world, it gave Pontiac a real platform to work from Not to mention it’s great style, and good looks.
In 1965, Ford would get into the game when they put the first V8 in their Mustang, this would launch their bids into the muscle car wars of the 1060s, not to mention the sales it would generate, the Mustang becoming the best selling muscle car. of all times.
The story continues with Chevrolet launching the Camaro in 1967, a car that would literally change the face of Chevrolet, the Camaro being its own personality, not a modified version of another Chevrolet with different sheet metal.
It was a whole new idea, and destined to be a legend in the Chevrolet hall of fame, along with a few other cars, like the Chevelle, Nova, and Corvette, of course, the Camaro made a real name for it’s one. Himself, a name that still stands to this day, and is my favorite muscle car ever built.
A lot can be said about the American muscle car, but the one thing that can never be denied is that the muscle car bred a loyal following of gearheads, people who would love their cars and go to great lengths to show that love.