6. WITH THE APPEAL OF FLICKS LIKE THE FAST AS WELL AS THE
FURIOUS, ENTERED SIXTY SECONDS AS WELL AS THE LAST
FLIGHT, THERE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SOME REFERRAL TO THE
EXCELLENT OLD MUSCULAR TISSUE VEHICLES WHICH WERE
CELEBRATED IN MOTION PICTURES LIKE BULLIT, VANISHING
POINT AND NATURALLY THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
COLLECTION. THIS TOP 10 LISTING TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF
THE MUSCLE MASS VEHICLE ICONS BIRTHED FROM THE LATE
60'S AND ALSO EARLY 70'S.
7. THE PRIMARY MEASURE OF THESE AUTOMOBILES IS POWER,
WITH BRAKE STEED POWER (BHP) BEING THE TERM FLUNG
AROUND MOST COMMONLY. WHAT THIS DESCRIBES IS THE
POWER LAUNCHED BY THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE
TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, DIFFERENTIAL, WATER PUMP,
AND ALSO OTHER PARTS SAP ITS POWER. IF YOU ARE MADE
USE OF TO KILOWATTS, AFTER THAT THINK ABOUT THAT
250KW TRANSLATES TO 335.26 BHP.
8. THE 1969 PONTIAC GTO
CONCEPTUALISED TO OBTAIN INTEREST THE MORE YOUTHFUL
MARKET, PONTIAC PLACED A 6.3 LITRE V8 ENGINE INTO THE
MIDSIZED TEMPEST SHELL, CREATING AN ECONOMICAL FAST
CARS AND TRUCK. TO THE SHOCK OF PONTIAC'S MARKETING
GROUP THE GTO BECAME ENORMOUSLY PREFERRED AS WELL
AS IN 1969 THEY FITTED IT WITH A 6.5 LITRE V8 WHICH CAN
TOSS OUT 366BHP. THE JUDGE WAS BORN.
9. THE 1970 BUICK GSX
AGAIN THE IDEA RIGHT HERE WAS TO SQUASH A MONSTER OF AN
ENGINE INTO A MIDSIZED BODY, IN THIS SITUATION THE BUICK
SKYLARK. IN 1967 THE BUICK GS BECAME RECOGNISED AS A
STANDALONE DESIGN READILY AVAILABLE AS A SEDAN AND
CONVERTIBLE.
SAVAGE NEW CANAAN
THE 1970 DESIGN WAS PROVIDED A MONSTROUS 7.5 LITRE ENGINE
EFFICIENT IN PRODUCING 400BHP. THE GSX BODY CAME IN
YELLOW OR WHITE ONLY, ADDING TO THE IMAGE WHICH MADE THIS
CARS AND TRUCK AN UNIQUE STANDARD.
10. THE 1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO
THERE WERE DIFFERENT CHOICES OFFERED TO THOSE
PURCHASING A FIRST GENERATION CAMARO, THE Z28 BUNDLE
BEING ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING. WITH A 4.9 LITRE ENGINE,
POWER GUIDING, DISC BRAKES ON THE FRONT AS WELL AS A
FOUR SPEED HANDS-ON TRANSMISSION, THE Z28 WAS
CREATED RACING - GENERATING APPROXIMATELY 400BHP.
11. THE PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER
DEVELOPED TO DEFEAT 14 SECS OVER A QUARTER MILE, THE
PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER WAS DISROBED TO THE BARE
FUNDAMENTALS, SACRIFICING ALSO THE CARPETS IN ORDER
TO MAKE THIS RIGHT INTO A BEAST OF A MAKER. IT FEATURED
A BEEFED UP STEERING, BRAKE AND SHOCK ABSORBER AS
WELL AS A 6.3 LITRE ENGINE WHICH PRESSED 335BHP. AN
OPTIONAL INCREASE CAME FROM THE 7.0 LITRE VARIATION'S
425BHP.
12. THE DODGE CHALLENGER
HITTING THE MARKET IN 1970, THE DODGE OPPOSITION WAS A
STRUCK FROM THE GET GO, OFFERING GREATER THAN 80,000 IN
THE FIRST YEAR. ALTHOUGH VARIOUS CHOICES WERE PROVIDED,
THE R/T IS THE DESIGN WHICH DRAWS IN ONE OF THE MOST
INTEREST WITH ITS 7.0 LITRE HEMI ENGINE KICKING OUT 425BHP.
LATER VERSIONS LOST THE STORY, WITH THE '72 DESIGN DROPPING
TO A MEAGER 240BHP. SEE THE OPPOSITION IN THE CULT TIMELESS
FILM, DISAPPEARING POINT.
MIKE SAVAGE NEW CANAAN
13. THE 1966 FORD FAIRLANE GT
INTRODUCED IN '62 WITH A 3.6 LITRE V8, THE FORD
FAIRLANE WAS PROVIDED A REMODELING IN 1966, TOTAL
WITH A 6.4 LITRE ENGINE WITH THE ABILITY OF 335BHP. AS IF
THIS WERE NOT NEARLY ENOUGH THEY DECIDED TO UPDATE
TO A 7.0 LITRE NASCAR ENGINE WITH 435BHP. STIFF FRONT
SUSPENSION AND ALSO DISC BRAKES OFFERED THE CAR
BETTER TAKING CARE OF, AND THE BRUTE POWER KICKED THE
DIAL OVER 60MPH (100KM/H) IN SIX SECS.
14. OLDSMOBILE 442
THE CUTLASS DESIGN WAS FURNISHED WITH AN AUTHORITIES
REQUIREMENTS ENGINE EFFICIENT IN 310BHP. THE 442
REFERS TO THE FOUR BARREL CARBURETTOR, FOUR SPEED
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TWIN EXHAUSTS.
THE 442 HAD A TRACK RECORD FOR ITS HANDLING WHEN
CONTRASTED TO OTHER MUSCLE CARS, MANY THANKS TO ITS
BETTER SPRINGTIMES, SHOCKS AS WELL AS THE CALMING
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF AN ANTI-SWAY BAR.
15. THE 1968 EDITION WAS UPGRADED AS A SHAPELY SPORTS CAR,
WITH A 7.5 LITRE BLOCK BLOWING UP 390BHP.
PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA
ALTHOUGH THE BARRACUDA WAS LAUNCHED IN 1964, SIMPLY A
NUMBER OF WEEKS BEFORE THE FORD MUSTANG, IT WAS NOT TILL
1970 THAT PLYMOUTH OBTAINED BROADER APPEAL WITH SEXY
LINES AND ALSO SOME SERIOUS ROAR UNDER THE HOOD IN THE
KIND OF A 7.2 LITRE 390BHP. THE OTHER CHOICE WAS A SMALLER
SIZED 7.0 LITRE HEMI BLOCK WHICH KNOCKED OUT SOME EXTRA
POWER AT 425BHP!
16. DESPITE A REVAMPED SUSPENSION THE POWER WAS A LOT THAT
THE 'CUDA GOT A CREDIBILITY FOR CHALLENGING HANDLING.
THE 1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE SS
THE 1965 CHEVELLE SS SPORTED A 6.5 LITRE BLOCK PUSHING
375BHP, WHICH WAS ALL EXCESSIVE FOR THE FRONT END OF THE
AUTO, MAKING FOR SOME APPEALING TERRIBLE HANDLING. LUCKILY
THIS WAS ATTENDED TO WITH THE REVAMPING OF THE SUSPENSION
AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF DISK BRAKES ON THE FRONT.
1969 SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TOP ENGINE SPECIFICATION,
WHICH WAS FEATURED IN THE EL CAMIO PICK-UP ALSO. THE 1970
SS WAS POWERED BY A 7.4 LITRE V8 WITH 450BHP DRAWING THE
CHEVELL TO 100KM/H IN JUST 6 SECS. LATER ON VERSIONS WERE
CHANGED FOR UNLEADED GAS AND THE POWER RESULT ENDURED
SUBSTANTIALLY.
17. DODGE BATTERY CHARGER
BO AND FIGHT IT OUT'S TRIP OF OPTION, THE CHARGER WAS
LAUNCHED IN 1966 AND SOME 37,000 AUTOMOBILES WERE
SOLD IN THE VERY FIRST YEAR. A 7.0 LITRE HEMI REPUTEDLY
TOSSED OUT AROUND 500BHP, THOUGH IT WAS OFFICIALLY
RANKED AT 425BHP. THIS BEAST GOT TO 100KM/H IN JUST 5
AND ALSO A HALF SECONDS. THE HEMI ENGINE CHOICE WAS
AVAILABLE UNTIL 1972.
