American Muscle Cars

04/03/2025

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03/09/2025

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Hemi

Ford wasn’t the only car manufacturer hoping to capitalize on the sales potential of NASCAR. Dodge wanted in as well. Its bid at that customer segment took the form of what Brauer called “an ultra-aerodynamic version of the Charger.”

03/09/2025

In 1969, NASCAR was a major influence on automobile sales for the general public. “Winning on Sunday really would sell cars on Monday,” Brauer said, so Ford responded by putting a Boss 429 racing engine into its most high-profile car, the Mustang.

The result was the 1969 Ford Boss 429 Mustang, which had a production run of 859 units, every one of which was built by an outside contractor. The current market value is $220,000.

03/08/2025

Carroll Shelby has a history of hot-rodding Mustangs that started in 1965,” Brauer said of the late Ford Motor designer. Production of his Mustangs switched from his own shop to the Ford facilities in 1968, when the GT500KR was built.

Brauer called this muscle car “one of the most attractive and capable Shelby Mustangs ever created.” He added that only 933 coupes were built, along with 318 convertibles. Its current market value is $130,000.

03/08/2025

Buick was a performance player back in the muscle car days, with 455 cubic inch V-8s offered in the company’s Gran Sport (GS) models,” Brauer said. “The top dog was the 1970 Buick GSX with the 455 Stage 1 engine rated at 370 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque.”

Only 400 of these GSXs were produced, so its relatively limited production run has kept it somewhat valuable among collectors and enthusiasts. Its current market value is $75,000.

02/26/2025

According to Brauer and to many fans, the muscle car’s golden age came to an end in 1971. However, a small but determined group of engineers at Pontiac remained undeterred, and created an evolved Ram Air IV engine, which turned up under the hood of the 1974 Firebird.

02/26/2025

Ford Mustang Absolutely😍

02/26/2025

1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

Oldsmobile is not a name commonly associated with the muscle car era. Nevertheless, this company still made its contributions back then, which included the 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30.

02/26/2025

1966 Ford Mustang🤩