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Muscle Cars

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Muscle car is an American term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports cars with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving." A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2 or 4 door, rear wheel drive, family-style full-size car designed for four or more passengers. Sold at an affordable price, muscle cars are intended for street use and occasional drag racing. They are distinct from two-seat sports cars and expensive 2+2 GTs intended for high-speed touring and road racing.

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1964 Pontiac GTO

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Muscle cars: 20 that made history

When a maverick group of General Motors executives ignored corporate policy by squeezing a 389-cubic-inch V8 engine into the midsize Pontiac Tempest, they kicked off the 1960s muscle-car era. The car was the GTO — a name borrowed from Ferrari, meaning Gran Turismo Omologato — and the engine made as much as 348 horsepower when equipped with Pontiac's Tri-Power 3-carburetor setup. Those executives got around the corporate rule by making the GTO a $296 option package. At only 3,000 pounds, a Tri-Power GTO posted a zero-to-60 time of 5.7 seconds and a quarter-mile run of 14.1 seconds for Road & Track magazine.
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