During a decade that saw a big shift from raw power to efficiency and practicality, General Motors' Chevrolet and Pontiac divisions continued to fly the performance flag with rabid versions of the ...

Despite the term muscle car being used so often by car enthusiasts, journalists, automotive historians, and industry marketing teams, the exact definition of what is or isn't a muscle car has always ...

The 1970s often get a bad rap from muscle car purists for being the decade that marked the end of the golden era, but it still produced multiple icons that still make the headlines whenever they cross ...

The 1970 model year saw the introduction of performance cars icons, including some that packed a whole lot of muscle in a refined, upscale package ...

1970 Dodge Challenger T/A by Greg Gjerdingen (CC BY) In the ’70s, some motorists got stars in their eyes when they looked at muscle cars, while others gravitated toward supercars or even subcompact ...

Chevy had been a major player in the muscle car wars of the 1960s. With the decade coming to a close, the writing was on the wall; the muscle car party was coming to an end. Looming federal ...

General Motors was caught flat-footed when Ford introduced the Mustang for the 1964 ½ model year. Sure, the General had built its share of muscle cars in the past — generally they were versions of ...

The '70s can be considered the heyday for souped-up, high-powered sports cars, with many models earning fame and recognition that lasts to this day. Some '70s models pushed the limits of the auto tech ...