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1969 AMC AMX/3 Arguably the sexiest vehicle on this list, the AMC AMX/3 was created after AMC executives stared at the De Tomaso Pantera for hours and tried their damnedest to emulate those achingly perfect lines. To be fair, AMC succeeded; the AMX/3 is stunning. With its engineering spearheaded by Giotto Bizzarrini, AMC’s AMX/3 was also mid-engined, featuring a 6.4-liter V-8 nestled behind the occupants’ heads. The car is noteworthy for two million reasons, which is the amount of dollars AMC dumped into development before pulling the plug. (Adjusted for inflation, that’s about $15 million, today.) Only six AMX/3s exist, edging the valuation of each well above $750,000.

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1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Carroll Shelby was hell-bent on creating beasts for the streets, and the Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake certainly fits the bill. Only two examples were produced—yes, seriously—and only one remains; the curvaceous blue beauty you see here. In 2021, it went under the hammer for $5.5 million. The buyer received a beautiful coupe with a 427 cubic-inch V-8 mill that Shelby ratcheted up several notches with the addition of twin superchargers. The resulting output? A positively violent 800 hp.

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1970 Buick GSX – Specs Engine: 455 V8 Horsepower: 350 Torque: 510 lb-ft Number Built: 687 Price: $4,880 A Buick muscle car? Yeah, that’s right, Buick made a muscle car and, actually, a very good one. Released in 1970, the Buick GSX was an option for the Gran Sport 455 or GS 455. It was Buick’s response to the Pontiac GTO Judge and the Chevrolet Chevelle SS. And if the GSX looks like the Chevelle, that’s because GM decided to use that body style for the Buick muscle car entry. The GSX came equipped with a 455 ci (7.5 L) V8 engine used in the Gran Sport 455. Talk about a rocket. The GSX not only had the muscle but the performance features and luxury that come with the nameplate, Buick. It was everything you could want in a muscle car and more.

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1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Engine: Ram Air 400 V8 Horsepower: 345 Torque: 445 lb-ft Number Built: 3,198 Price: $4,305 Although GM opted for a redesign on the Firebird (and Camaro, which shared the body design) as it moved into the second generation of the car with more of a sportier European styled influence, the car that was unleashed on the market to compete against the Ford Mustang had brute American muscle under the hood. The ’70 Firebird Trans Am came equipped with the Ram Air III (345 hp) or the optional Ram Air IV (370 hp), both 400 ci (6.6 L) V8 monsters. The redesign did feature some impressive functional changes that added to the front-end speed and handling of the car. The car came with a rear-facing shaker scoop to capture air while it flowed over the hood, came standard with a four-speed transmission and Hurst shifter, a padded Formula-style steering wheel, stiffer springs, front and rear sway bars, front air dam and air extractors on the fenders.

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1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Engine: 427 ci Big Block V8 Horsepower: 425 Torque: 465 lb-ft Number Built: 27,720 Price: $4,084 In 1966, Chevy gave the muscle car of muscle cars another dose of power with its 427 ci (7 L) big block V8. Although Chevy claimed the engine only had 425 horses under the hood, most people would put it closer to 450 hp or insist the horses under the hood were on steroids. Either way, you get the picture – lots and lots of power with torque rated at 465 lbs./ft at 4000 RPM. There wasn’t much change to the rest of this model of the Corvette Sting Ray. It did come with electric windows, a sight change in the grill and it was also the first time the roadster also received an emblem in the corner of the hood. But, again, the thing that stands out with the ’66 Corvette Sting Ray was the added power to a car that was already a muscle monster.

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1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Engine: 429 ci (L7) 385 Cobra Jet V8 Horsepower: 375 Torque: 450 lb-ft Number Built: 858 Price: $4,798 You were probably wondering when, not if, a Mustang was going to be on this list. Well, here it is. Checking in at number 5 is the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429. Just saying that name gives me the shivers. If you are a car enthusiast, you probably know this car as the “Boss 9.” However, you choose to call the car though, this is a real street beast. The ’69 Mustang Boss 429 was designed around a new engine that Ford wanted to qualify for NASCAR’s Grand National Division. In today’s world, that division is now called the Sprint Cup Series. To qualify the engine, a 429 ci (7 L) V8, Ford had to have at least 500 cars sold to the public with the engine. Ford built 858 of these gems. They not only included the new engine but decked out the car with a screaming interior, hood scoop, front spoiler and Magnum 500 wheels. The ’69 Ford Mustang Boss 429 was epitome of muscle with s

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1970 Chevolet Chevelle Engine: 454 ci (7.4 L) Big Block V8 Horsepower: 450 Torque: 500 lb-ft Number Built: 8,773 Price: $3,800 Chevy introduced the Chevelle (AKA Malibu) in 1964 as a mid-sized sports sedan but perfected it in 1970. In 1970, two things happened to herald in one of the all time best muscle cars: GM lifted its ban on only offering 330 ci engines within their mid-sized car models and the Chevelle went through a slight revision in body style to square up the front so the design could be used interchangeably with the 1970 Buick GSX The revision to Chevelle’s design didn’t have as much to do with muscle car nirvana as the update in performance. The Chevelle came in a few models: The Sport Sedan, the Sport Coupe, the El Camino sport utility, a convertible version of the car, a 4-door version and a few wagons.

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1964 Pontiac GTO Engine: 389 ci (6.4 L) V8 Horsepower: 348 Torque: 428 lb-ft Number Built: 32,450 Price: $2,852 The “Goat” as it has been nicknamed just had to be on this list and why not start with the first year the car was offered, 1964. The GTO was actually offered as an upgrade to the Pontiac LeMans. The $289 GTO, or Grad Turismo Omologato, upgrade consisted of swap in engines from the stock 326 ci engine in the base LeMans to a 348 hp 389 ci (6.4 L) V8. There were other features of the upgrade and you could also order Tri-Power package, which comprised of three Rochester two-barrels, a four-speed manual transmission, a Super Turbine 300 two-speed automatic transmission and much more. The GTO option for the LeMans was so popular, Pontiac, which hoped to sell at least 5,000, sold 32,450 of the cars. Pontiac finally made the GTO a separate model in 1966 and the rest is muscle car history.

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1956 Chevy Corvette 1956 Chevy Corvette Engine: 265 ci (4.3 L) Small-Block V8 Horsepower: 210 to 225 Torque: 270 lb-ft Number Built: 3,467 Price: $3,120 The Corvette was first conceived in 1951 under the code name “Project Opel.” The prototype, EX – 122, was shown to the public in 1953 and the first production model of the Corvette rolled out for sale in June 1953. Each of the 300 Corvettes build that year were handmade, all white exteriors with red interiors and a black canvas top. However, it was with the 1956 model that Chevy got serious with its muscle roadster. It redesigned the body with a bolder, squarer front end, a tapered rear end and more racing design lines along the side panels. There was an optional hard top and power assist for the soft top. The biggest change though was with the engine. The six-cylinder that came with the 1953 to 1955 models was gone in favor of a powerful V8. Although the engine was still 265 ci, the hp increased, ranging from 210 to 225.

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Why We Love Muscle Cars Our country was drastically changing, becoming more encompassing, more dynamic, and more daring year after year. We were sending people to the moon, and developing life-saving medical technologies that would change the world, while also fostering a growing movement that put human rights and racial equality at the forefront of our story as a country. Yes, the 1960s were an incredible time to be alive. Every single moment vibrated with possibility and right at the center of this decade was the muscle car. Every ounce of the muscle car experience was meant to infiltrate your bones with the feeling of freedom and excitement. From the smell of the exhaust to the feeling of a rumbling, carbureted V-8 engine; there is simply nothing like the feeling of a muscle car in the 1960s. At Velocity, we know this feeling all too well.

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1971 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – 335 Horsepower If there's an American muscle car that stood out for its power in the 1970s, it's the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, from early models to the 1973-'74 Firebird Trans Am 455 SD. In 1971, the Firebird Trans Am was Pontiac's performance leader, featuring just one engine, a 455 cu-in High Output V8. The biggest motor ever offered in a pony car at the time, this 455 cu-in V8 featured cylinder heads and the camshaft from the 345-hp Ram Air 400. It also used an aluminum intake manifold Pontiac lifted from the Pontiac GTO Judge's 370-hp 400 Ram Air IV engine. As a result, it had 335 horses and 480 lb-ft of torque at a useful, 3,600 rpm to dominate the streets.

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1970 Buick GS – 360 Horsepower Buick has a habit of coming up with something crazy and unexpected every couple of decades, such as the 1970 Grand Sport. Popular for their torquey power plants, Buick dropped several 350s and 400s in the GS model, but it's the 1970 GS that got the monstrous 455 cu-in V8. The engine produced 350 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque in the base model. An optional Stage 1 trim increased power by 10 hp, thanks to the single four-barrel Rochester Quadrajet carburetor, but torque remained unchanged at 510 lb-ft. For the record, the 455 GS produced the most torque for a stock American car until the Dodge Viper came along a couple of decades later. One of the fastest classic American muscle cars, the Buick GS, ran the quarter-mile in 13.38 seconds at 105.5 mph.

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1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 – 370 Horsepower The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 was arguably the pinnacle of Olds muscle cars. It came about when GM dropped the cap on engine size and capacity (400 cu-in) in 1970. Oldsmobile made the 455 V8 the standard engine in the 442 model, with an output of 365 hp, but the W30 package upped the ante to 370 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. Dressed in a fiberglass hood, functional ram-air scoops and a plethora of creature comforts, we reckon the W30 442 was the most appealing Oldsmobile muscle car. Other upgrade options for the Oldsmobile 442 W30 included a rear deck spoiler, Super Stock II wheels, and aluminum axle carrier and cover. Interior options included a sport steering wheel, Rock Rally Pac, and a Hurst Dual-Gate shifter. When put to the test, this classic car clocked a quarter-mile time of 13.7 seconds.

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1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Boss 429 – 370 Horsepower Although Mercury went neck and neck with Ford through much of the muscle car golden age thanks to Ford's hot engines, its models weren't really exciting compared to the best '60s and '70s muscle cars. That changed in 1970 when Mercury introduced the brand's best-ever muscle car, the Cyclone Spoiler. It featured a unique body and styling (similar to the fastback Ford models), black or white stripes, front and rear spoilers and a hood scoop for ram air intake. Mercury added a sleeker front section to make it more aerodynamic at high speeds. Standard in the Mercury Spoiler was a 370-hp 429 cu-in V8 engine.

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1970 Plymouth Superbird – 425 Horsepower Highly remembered for its massive rear wing, the 1970 Superbird had much in common with the Dodge Charger Daytona. Both featured huge nose cones and rear spoilers and were the first stock cars modified aerodynamically using computer analysis and a wind tunnel. Created to dominate NASCAR stock car racing, homologation regulations required Dodge to produce road-going versions of the Superbird for the public. This saw the American automaker produce a total of 1,920 Superbirds. While the race versions got Hemi engines, most street-legal Superbirds came with the 375-hp 440 Super Commando or the 390-hp 440 Six Pack. Only 135 examples got the full-blown 425-hp 426 Hemi V8, making it the rarest of the bunch. The Superbird took 5.5 seconds from 0-60 mph, which is impressive even by today's standards for such an old muscle car.

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Ford Torino Cobra (1970) Ford Torino Cobra from the 1970s was one of the stylish muscle cars, and it had the attitude because of its performance. Torino Cobra featured a standard engine, i.e., 429 4V, which had a power rating of 360 HP. The car featured a 4-speed close-ratio transmission. If buyers paid extra bucks, they would get a bigger carb, 11.3:1 compression, and more cam. As a result, the engine power increased to 370 HP. Ford Torino Cobra featured a black hood and grille, Hurst shifter, and competition suspension. Moreover, the car featured wide wheels (7-inches), cobra emblems, and twist style exposed hood latch. Overall, the car delivered the best performance with style.

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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6: 450 HP The Chevelle is one of the most well-known classic muscle cars, though the daddy of them all was the SS 454 model. More specifically, the one every gearhead really wants is the rare 450-hp LS6-powered version. The big beauty can hit 60 mph in six seconds flat, and is relatively affordable for such a powerful vehicle. Expect to part with $109,000 for a good one. It'll be the best money you ever spend, given it's the most powerful classic big block muscle car ever produced.

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