Chevrolet solidified its reputation as a muscle car manufacturer with a lineup of V8-powered variants, high-performance packages, racing programs, and low-production vehicles that have become highly ...

Pontiac opened the muscle car floodgates in 1964 with its GTO, and during the following model year, several other impressive ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, muscle cars were successful with the young car-buying demographic, not just with power and style, but also with cool model names. For the first few decades after cars ...

Learn about the five classic muscle car models that have still managed to slip under the radar.

At the very beginning, Dodge focused on making reliable, robust vehicles that would serve as all-purpose vehicles for the growing American market. The 1930s saw Dodge introduce independent front ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

The title of "muscle car" gets thrown around for almost any old American performance machine, but the classic idea is simpler: it's a mainstream front‑engine street car built around big power and ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

There isn't a car type more American than the muscle car, and over the last 70 years or so, just the slightest mention or thought of the segment conjures up images of models like the Ford Mustang, ...

Muscle cars are American-made vehicles defined by their powerful engines, large size, and focus on straight-line speed. Modern muscle cars are more powerful than ever, but they are also much more ...

Sean is a JDM and off-road enthusiast of many years, and an automotive photographer. He holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing Studies, an A.A. in Communications, and an A.A. in English. He is ...

Despite the term muscle car being used so often by car enthusiasts, journalists, automotive historians, and industry marketing teams, the exact definition of what is or isn't a muscle car has always ...