15 Forgotten American Muscle Cars Every Enthusiast Should Know About

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Dodge gave the Charger and Challenger great reboots in the 2000s, Chevy has carried the Camaro nameplate on to this day, and the Ford Mustang has been in constant production since the 1960s. These are classic muscle cars that still have a presence and everyone is familiar with. There are however some amazing examples of Detroit muscle, from the golden age that have been somewhat forgotten.
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The American Motors Corporation (AMC) built some of the most distinctive muscle cars in the late 60s/early 70s, but no longer exists and has no way of continuing its legacy. Other companies like Plymouth, Pontiac, and Mercury were divisions of current automakers, but have been discontinued. Even Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford, the Big Three muscle car manufacturers, built killer rides back in the day that haven't been brought into the new age. Also, muscle cars existed before 1964, when everyone assumed they were created.
Hardcore muscle fans, nerds, and wonks will remember these powerful cars, but for most people, they've been lost to history. Of course, the easiest solution would be for the big American automakers to relaunch some of their classics, but things are kind of shifting to EVs so that's probably not going to happen. To preserve some history, here are some lesser-known classic muscle cars that everyone should be aware of.
TimeStamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
01:30 1955 Chrysler C-300
02:41 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
03:45 1957 AMC Rambler Rebel
04:45 1963 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe Z11
06:13 1963 Dodge 440
07:23 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt
08:27 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT
09:23 1965 Pontiac 2+2
10:33 1966 Plymouth Belvedere Satellite
11:46 1968 AMC Javelin
12:53 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger
14:22 1963 Studebaker Lark
15:40 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
16:29 1968 AMC AMX
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@orwellknew9112 3 ай бұрын

I always admired the 1970 Monte Carlo. There are cars that just look right and I think 1970 Monte Carlo is one of them.

@MichaelRoy-hc3lz Ай бұрын

There's a pristine pale green 70 Monte Carlo SS454 setting in front of a local garage. Funny you mentioned it because l noticed it about an hour ago. Very pretty, looks bone stock

@Sammy-ty1wz 4 ай бұрын

American Motors didn't "go defunct" it was merged into Chrysler so Chrysler could get Jeep. (1988) AMC became "Eagle."

@Sammy-ty1wz 4 ай бұрын

Great job otherwise!!

@American.legends 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

Bought by mopar I believe. No merge.

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

Eagle was an attempt to launch a new brand name. Mostly Renault stuff so not really AMC.

@lancerevell5979 3 ай бұрын

Effectively, AMC died. Chrysler wanted only the Jeep, so killed off AMC. I was lucky enough to own a 1968 AMX and theee Javelins ,- a 1968, a 1970 SST and a 1971. Great cars.

@patriotares Ай бұрын

Great video with info , stats and production numbers

@boblozaintherealworld3577 3 ай бұрын

YES! I've always been a fan of the original Chrysler 300. AND the Studebaker Hawk.

@auto-Insight-yt 4 ай бұрын

I can't stop watching your videos man, please keep posting ♥️♥️♥️🔥

@Tbone51 3 ай бұрын

Loved the AMX (Javelin). Also, the Firebird was one of my favorite late-60s muscle cars.

@lancerevell5979 3 ай бұрын

My 1968 AMX is my favorite car of all I owned over the decades. I had a 1968 Javelin at the same time - quite different from each other. The Javelin was a 232 I6, a nice road car. The shorter two seater AMX was a little beast, even with the small 290 V8. Totally different personalities.

@Tbone51 3 ай бұрын

We owned a Rambler station wagon during my teen years in the '60s. My friends called it the "War Wagon" and we had a blast driving around. BTW: It had absolutely NO power.

@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the AMC V-8 Content COOP the WiSeNhEiMeR from Richmond, INDIANA ...

@THROTTLEPOWER 4 ай бұрын

Great vid!!!!!!! 🤜🤛

@American.legends 4 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤️❤️ your support means a lot!! 🔥

@THROTTLEPOWER 4 ай бұрын

@@American.legends 🤜🤛

@Tbone51 3 ай бұрын

I remember the Mercury Cyclone being the Indy 500 Pace Car in 1966.

@donciparis5952 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for clarifying who really came out with the first muscle car.

@American.legends 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

Most ppl already knew

@donciparis5952 3 ай бұрын

The '64 GTO still seems to hold that recognition with a lot of people. Especially the GM types.@@mikeholland1031

@clarencehoffmann3391 4 ай бұрын

The 1937 Buick Century? It was the Special body with the larger Roadmaster engine. It could smoke the tires when shifting into second even with the big floor shift. That was the first muscle car! I had a new 64 GTO tripower 4 speed hardtop.

@Thumper68 3 ай бұрын

36 Cadillac 35-70 made 135hp that’s 35 more then the 37 Buick

@MichaelRoy-hc3lz Ай бұрын

If l'm not mistaken wasn't that black and white Studebaker seen on an episode of American Pickers? Quoting the video "for one year the lmpala was a muscle car...." wtf? Every year from at least 1958 until about 1970 lmpalas were offered with Chevy's top engines with 3 or 4 speed manuals and from 62 up an SS package. SS427 and SS396 Impalas weren't plentiful but being the kinda kid that the first thing l would look at was the fender badge showing which engine it had so l would see both. The lmpala was a muscle car years before the Chevelle

@kellynestegard5208 3 ай бұрын

If a muscle car is a full size engine in a smaller model, then the '32 Essex Terraplane fits the bill.

@user-gv4yh1ll6l 3 ай бұрын

You are correct ✅ Chrysler has even come out with a Hornet 🐝

@bluewolf4915 3 ай бұрын

What about the 61 Impala SS 409? Much better looking than the 64.

@jacksloan3516 3 ай бұрын

You missed one. The 1955 Studebaker Commander with a 352 ci. V8 Packard with a high-rise manifold, it was on the cover of one of the Hot Rot magazines that year setting the production speed record at 132 mph. So, the 56 Studebaker Golden Hawk wasn't the first.

@donaldkash8859 4 ай бұрын

rhe 49 olds secret was the 4 soeed auromatic, it would litteraly jump across the intersection, guys were swapping the trans into everything

@gerrywood3584 4 ай бұрын

Speed only❤😊

@stephenhorn3586 3 ай бұрын

Ford also had Lightweight Drag cars in 63.

@rickeycompton5518 3 ай бұрын

You need to look at the Studebaker Avanti--V8 Supercharged fastest production car for years ---see Coffee Walk

@Pauley_in_GP 3 ай бұрын

A good presentation, but I wish you'd give that robot voice a bit of training. @4:27, what is an "SRT Hellcat Reed eye"? And most humans don't say "Cee Eye" (c.i.) after displacement figures. BTW, Dodge built the Polara, not the Polaris. "Porsche nine hundred and eleven models." Hmmm.

@American.legends 3 ай бұрын

thanks for your feedback, I'm always working on improving my videos, thanks

@sped6954 3 ай бұрын

I agree. This thing about presenters using AI to narrate their videos is out of hand. There were several more, and they all just plain sounded wrong. The only way I can think of to describe it is that we're fast approaching a point in human evolution where we're getting too lazy to even speak.

@Pauley_in_GP 3 ай бұрын

@@sped6954 From what I've seen and heard, many listeners don't even notice - or perhaps they don't care.

@gerrywood3584 4 ай бұрын

I can handle any car

@stevenmoomey2115 3 ай бұрын

What was the Green Cover Car? I remember the Midwest State, I lived in, made them put Black Outs in place of the inner headlights, which made the car look even more badass.

@timothyharrison8953 3 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's a 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix. The grill lights are turn signal/parking lights.

@KMakoENVtuber 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: the first recorded rock song with distortion was about the Rocket 88

@jimbobaggans1564 3 ай бұрын

Boozin and cruisin along. The song was not only about my rocket 88, but drinking and driving as well. It was a different time.

@stevenmoomey2115 3 ай бұрын

Studabaker Golden Hawk, was that a Serpentine Belt, under the Hood?

@jimbobaggans1564 3 ай бұрын

I noticed that too.

@RoosterRocket Ай бұрын

Polar, not Polaris. Polaris is a snowmobile and 4 wheeler manufacturer

@ungurdani8346 3 ай бұрын

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@jimeditorial 3 ай бұрын

Studebaker Paxton blown Super Hawks and Super Larks would qualify

@chuckmuellerleile8729 4 ай бұрын

Pretty sure the first engine picture for the Monte Carlo was a modern LS

@seanoleary1979 3 ай бұрын

100% LS! It goes with the AI generated narration!

@jackrowe9807 4 ай бұрын

You forgot the 308 cid Hudson Hornet winners of NASCAR in 52-54, of course it ran circles around the 88 Olds but then again it was just a 6 cylinder. Not a V8!

@xozindustries7451 3 ай бұрын

Is this an AI voice? Polaris instead of Polara?

@DennisNieves-fm4sl 3 ай бұрын

The weird distortion happening in the video is too much for me, sorry. Love all these cars, I just do like tricks to my eyes. I feel the same way about magicians.

@badcatt-the-cougar-guy-7219 3 ай бұрын

You show under hood shots of a Golden Hawk with a late model LS swapped in to it, Then a Rebel under hood shot with the 6 cylinder rather then the 327 AMC V8, You heavily featured a Comet, Not the Cyclone, you did show a Red Cyclone. The Aqua one was not a Cyclone. Javelin was introduced as a 1968, You said it was in response to the Mustang, Camaro and Dodge Challenger, The Challenger was introduced for the 1970 model year. Then the Monte Carlo you showed the engine also has a late model LS swapped in. Not a 350 or 454. I post this because it is important that the correct info and visuals are used, for the future. If a few years somebody may use this as reference for buying, restoring or writing a story. Incorrect facts are just not a good thing. Otherwise what I noted is a well produced video.

@samhall7509 3 ай бұрын

Well said. I caught that stuff too. Why not present factual content instead of misleading content? Laziness maybe?

@user-oq3lh1js2e 3 ай бұрын

1963 chevy with 409

@carmiethompson2676 3 ай бұрын

Where did you get those performance stats? 17:03 No car at the time could get close to 5 sec. 0-60 time w/ DOT street tires & no car in the world at that time did anywhere close to a 12.5 sec. quarter mile off the dealer floor. "Road & Track", "Motor Trend" & "Hot Rod" magazines would've been singing the praises of the '68 AMX if it could go that quick. You guys got some explaining too do. There was nothing that quick in '68. Pony up American Legends.

@seriksson9721 3 ай бұрын

5 min. Wasn't 1958 the first year the Chevrolet Impala came out? Although model year and year of manufacture sometimes differ a little.

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

You are correct

@mykec.selene8302 3 ай бұрын

Who is the granny driving the Z11??? Like where did he learn how to shift? It actually really hurt me to watch him go down the quarter mile!!! w to shift??? Pretty sad for sure bro

@mikewatts1450 4 ай бұрын

I remember my father was looking for a new car i almost had him convinced to by a 1970 Mark Donahue javelin 401 cubic inches and a 4 speed 😊! He ended up buying a used 318 cubic inch satellite Sebring 😢!!

@user-oq3lh1js2e 3 ай бұрын

1950 hudson hornet

@MarkM-rx2mc 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t the Chrysler 300 M come out as a 1999 model?

@American.legends 4 ай бұрын

yes it is, but in the video I've mentioned the Chrysler c-300

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

They re use names

@markcollins457 4 ай бұрын

The Studebaker doesn't have a Studebaker drive train. Stop with the assumptions that a picture of a car is sufficient.

@gerardomerino6859 3 ай бұрын

👍🇮🇹🤠🏁

@jimbobaggans1564 3 ай бұрын

In 1957 i went with my dad to buy a new car. I was 7 years old. While he and the salesman were finishing up with the paperwork, i noticed a car in the showroom. It was a 57 Corvette. I ran back to my dad. Dad don't buy that ugly car, get that one! He was buying a 57 Chevrolet. He walked over to see the car that i was making such a fuss about. He looked at the window sticker. He said, 4 thousand dollars!?! There isn't a car in the world worth 4 thousand dollars! And walked back and finished buying the ugly 57 chevy. I was crushed.

@timmccreery6597 3 ай бұрын

Chevy sold one of the 63 Z11 Impalas to Junior Johnson, who took it to Daytona. He was allowed to compete in one race only and then told Chevy would have to homologate the motor by selling 500 examples for the street. Chevy declined and GM banned all factory racing participation, and Chevy would not be back to NASCAR for decades. I like the stories- I just wish you had better film clips. A 56 Studebaker with a Chevy LS motor? A Rambler Rebel 327 but the motor is a straight 6? Sorry- you need to work harder on your videos. Also- the "Dodge Dart Polaris"- that Polara, and the 440 name did not indicate the engine size. The 440 motor did not come out until 1965.

@lancerevell5979 3 ай бұрын

They need to reprogram this failed AI TTS voice. Dodge "Polaris"? Come on. 😒

@GreenHawkDrive 4 ай бұрын

Is this AI?

@billolsen4360 3 ай бұрын

Corvair's second generation didn't have swing axels. Do some research before you produce an "education" video

@mikeholland1031 3 ай бұрын

Not a muscle car anyway regardless of engine.

@ralphnorris-vk8ff 3 ай бұрын

why would you show a nice Studebaker golden hawk with a junk ass l S chevy engine in it!

@eligiotello9337 3 ай бұрын

Only 3 cars could be considered muscle cars. The rest were nothing but grandpa cars the corsair n. The Studebaker were a joke.

@tidepoolclipper8657 3 ай бұрын

Sadly, the 1986 version of the Grand Prix 2+2 may very well be the ugliest American muscle car in existence.

@Sonormuseum 3 ай бұрын

If you’re going to go to the trouble of making an instructional video, at least take the time to get your facts in line. It’s Dodge POLARA NOT POLARIS.

@seanoleary1979 3 ай бұрын

Good video - except: the AI narration is mechanical, false-sounding, and horrific! Please use a REAL person next time! And... the Porsche 911 came out in 1963, but it was an evolution of the 356!Dr. Porsche made rear-engined air-cooled cars ever since Hitler ordered him to stop fooling around with race cars and build a 'car for the people,' aka, 'the people's car,' or Volkswagen!