Mike Savage of New Canaan, CT is a recognized leader in virtual accounting services and a muscle car enthusiast.

1. Classic automobiles -
The Most Effective
Muscle Mass Autos

2. The Merriam-Websterdictionarydefines
musclemass cars and trucks as, "any of a group
of American-made2-doorsportscoupeswith
effectiveenginesdesignedfor high-
performancedriving."
Although opinionsdiffer, it is oftenpointedout
that the 1949OldsmobileRocket88 is the first
musclecars and truckever before created. It
wasdesignedwith speedand powerin mind,
usinga powerfulengine witha light-weight
body.

3. Bythemid-1970sseveralofthismarketmergedintopersonal
luxuryperformancecarsandtrucks,thereforebeginninganera
wherepersonalluxurytrumpedlightweightspeed.
Performance-typecarsandtrucksstartedtomakeareturnin
theUSAthroughoutthe1980s,howeverwithbrand-new
guidelinesgoverningsafetyandsecurityandalsopollution
integratedwithenhancedmanufacturingexpenses,thesebrand-
newcarswerenotmadetotheformulaofthetypicalaffordable
musclemassvehicles.Presentingdigitalfuelshotandalso
overdrivetransmissiontothecontinuingtobemuscle
automobilesurvivorsliketheFordMustang,ChevroletCamaro
andalsoPontiacFirebirdhelpedsufferamarketshareforthem
alongwithpersonaldeluxecoupeswithperformanceplans.

4. KarlBrauer,editor-in-chiefoftheonlineautomobile
evaluationaggregator"TotalAutoRating"isaself-
describedfanaticthatcharacterizesmusclemasscars
ashis"keyenthusiasm."Heput togetherachecklistof
whatheconsiders10traditionalAmericanmuscle
massautos,claiming,"Classiccarcollectorsthink
aboutthesemust-haves!"
KarlBrauer'slisting:
1970Oldsmobile442W-30
1974PontiacFirebirdTransAmSD455
1970BuickGSXStage1

5. Automobileloverssometimesrefertotimelessmuscle
autosas"subduedironbeasts"becausethesecarsand
truckswerebuilttosupplyaswellasbeatingandalso
totakeone.Theytypicallyburnedrubber,andalso
wereanythingyetdexterous.Big, heavy,loudaswell
asrude,theypersonifiedwhateverthatwasgreat
abouttheAmericanvehiclemarketofthe1960sand
1970s.
Americancar-makerChevroletusedmanydifferent
types,startingwiththeCorvettein1953,addingthe
Impala,Chevelle,ElCamino,aswellasNovatoits
ranksthroughouttheyears.

6. Dodgetossedtheir hat into the ring starting
withthe 1966Battery charger, addingthe
Oppositionand Superthereafter.
Other American car-makersofferingsconsist
of:
AMC's AMX and Javelin.
Buick'sGrand National.
Ford'sMustangand also Thunderbird.

7. Restoring.
Whenrestoringmuscleautomobiles,peoplehavevaryingviews
onwhetherstayingtruetotheoriginalfactory'sworkisthemost
effectivemethodtogo,orwhetherenhancinganythingyoucan
ismuchbetter.Onepointtokeepinmindisthatawell-
documentedrestorationdonebyaprominentstorewill
certainlyconstantlyholdevenmoreworththanonethat's
undocumentedorcompletedbyanunknownshoporpeople.
Tailoring.
Muscleautosareexperiencingarebirthinappeal,nonetheless
locatingoneinmintconditionisnearimpossible.Locatingone
thatrequirestoberestored,and/ortailoredisadifferentstory.
Numerousvariousfeaturesoftheseautomobilescanbetailored,
itisbesttodoyourresearchonwhatfunctionsyouwantto
tailorpriortoobtainingaquotefromsomeone.

8. Probablyindividualswhoowncustomizedautoshops
arehugecarfollowersthathavefoundouttheskillsto
dosomethingtheytrulyenjoydoing.Asktosee
severaloftheirworkpriortochoosingacustom-made
carstore,andrememberit'sALRIGHTtotradewhen
requestingpersonalizedworktobedonetoyour
musculartissuecarsandtruck.