What's the best American muscle car?

I had the Australian version of the charger with a 340,indestructible engine.Great car but unfortunately rust prone.

1968-1970 AMX

I've owned
2002 viper rt10
2002 viper gts
2008 viper
1970 challenger rtse
1970 cuda
1973 corvette
2005 corvette
2004 BMW z4
1973 Trans am
1973 Trans am super duty
1968 camaro
2002 Trans am
1998 Trans am
1979 Trans am
1977 Trans am
1976 Trans am
1971 roadrunner
2010 camaro
1970 442 convertible pace car
2007 charger rt
2007 BMW Alpina b7
1980 Ferrari gtsi
1972 duster
1970 charger rt
1968 firebird

I'm kind of burnt on muscle cars. Now I'm getting into old trucks.

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70 Fury, The Beast

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engineers threw the most powerful engine in there but the engine proved to be too strong for it's support mechanisms and it blew up too often....They almost had it, just a little further in the fine tuning and the Charger could have been "the one". Plus it was a major gas guzzler. They tried though

Dodge Challenger, just came back from vaca, ate many mustangs on the road, rides like a dream too.

That's LIST!! Did you have the black and gold '77 TA aka Smokey and the Bandit? I liked those back then.

How'd you like the Viper RT10?

^That one^

Ok, this one is NOT american, but i think it deserves to be listed here, are you guys think so as well?

*Don't you think so?

This car listed above is an 1970 Alfa Romeo Montreal with a V8 engine.

easy -- the Dodge Daytona..

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Best one I ever owned personally was this one. Mine was identical except had a black top, instead of white.


Last Edited by Evil_Twin on 07/05/2012 04:05 PM

I like it!

I did not know that Alfa Romeo ever built a V8

Last Edited by Evil_Twin on 07/05/2012 04:08 PM

67 chevelle super sport. My personal favorite.

I still have the 77 Trans am, smokey and the bandit special edition,
It's going to have 550-600 horsepower after its finished.(restoring it)
The viper rt10 and gts were awesome! Viipers are really underrated. Lot of fun!

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1970 Trans Am

I'm telling you guys again.

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That was easy.

"The viper rt10 and gts were awesome! Viipers are really underrated. Lot of fun!"

Went to the Mopar Nats in Columbus Ohio a few years ago. Every Viper that dared get on that track got smoked by the Hemi Darts, MaxWedge Belvederes, and the Hemi Chargers. They even kept all of em under special tents. Kind of funny. There was over 5000 muscle Mopars there.

BTW. All the Cudas got spanked also.

1966-67 dodge or plymouth b-body.

pacer....or maybe a gremlin.

Chevrolet Impala 1967

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Last Edited by Arctica on 07/05/2012 06:19 PM

I'd like to go to the mopar nats sometime.

I always liked the 427 Cobra AC.
Zero to 100mph and back to a dead stop in 12.5 seconds.
$10k when they first came out.

Performance (typical figures for 427)
Top Speed 165 mph (265 kph)
0-60 mph (0-96.5 kph) 4.2 seconds
0-100 mph (0-161 kph) 10.3 seconds
Standing 1/4-mile 12.4 seconds
Fuel Consumption 10.0 mpg

At one time they were selling for over $250k.

I remember back in 1966, was in the USAF stationed in California, an older gentleman than I was pulling a 427 Cobra Ac on a trailer with a 289 Cobra AC. Nice combo.

At one time I bought new a 1974/75 (can't remember which) Chev Cheyenne Super half ton pickup for $4900. 454. Added headers and a high rise Tarantula intake manifold. On wet pavement it was like driving on ice.


A friend bought a Camaro with Cowel Induction back then and I remember him saying that the 4 wheel disc break option was $500. Also remember he was racing another car doing 70 (in a 45 mph speed zone)in 2nd gear and I kept saying to myself I want out.

Another friend (we were all living together in a big house) had a 429 Cobra Jet. He had to take it to the dealer to change the spark plugs. The dealer had to jack up the motor to change the back 2 plugs.

Another guy we lived with had a Pontiac Bonneville, 4spd and 3-duce carb.

And another house mate had a Triumph TR6. That was fun to drive.

Those were the fun days when gas was cheap.

1969 Yenko Camaro with a 427 CID

Always wanted a Sunbeam Tiger.

A Corvair