Muscle Cars

Every muscle car we cover, across all makes. Pick a model to read its full history.

Models

• AMC (American Motors) AMX

  America's only two-seat muscle car of its era — a short-wheelbase V8 coupe (1968–1970) that set 106 speed records out of the gate.

  Muscle car · 1968–1970

• Dodge Charger

  Dodge's muscle nameplate — a 1966–78 B-body icon, an '80s FWD subcompact, then a modern Hemi sedan and EV.

  Muscle car · 1966–present

  61 model years

• Dodge Challenger

  Dodge's pony car — the 1970–74 E-body classic, a 1978–83 captive import, and the 2008–2023 retro muscle revival.

  Muscle car · 1970–2023

• Dodge Super Bee

  Dodge's budget muscle car — a stripped-down, big-block Coronet (1968–70) and then Charger (1971).

  Muscle car · 1968–1971

• Equus Automotive Bass770

  A hand-built American fastback with a supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 making 640 hp — named for founder Bassam Abdallah and styled on 1960s muscle-car icons.

  Muscle car · 2013–present

• Holden Monaro

  Holden's celebrated two-door performance coupe — an Australian muscle-car icon across two distinct eras (1968–1977 and 2001–2006).

  Muscle car · 1968–2006

• Mercury Cyclone

  Mercury's muscle car — a high-performance Comet/Montego derivative, including the aero Cyclone Spoiler NASCAR homologation cars.

  Muscle car · 1964–1972

• Oldsmobile 442

  Oldsmobile's muscle car — the '4-4-2' badge born of a four-barrel carb, four-speed gearbox, and dual exhausts.

  Muscle car · 1964–1980

• Plymouth Road Runner

  A back-to-basics budget muscle car (1968–1980) named under license from Warner Bros., with a 'beep-beep' horn and a big standard V8.

  Muscle car · 1968–1980

• Plymouth GTX

  Plymouth's upscale 'gentleman's muscle car' (1967–1971) — a Belvedere/Satellite-based B-body with a standard 440 V8 and an optional Hemi.

  Muscle car · 1967–1971

• Pontiac GTO

  The car that launched the muscle-car era — a big V8 dropped into a mid-size body, 1964–1974.

  Muscle car · 1964–1974

• Pontiac GTO (2004–2006)

  The Holden-based GTO revival — a rebadged Australian Monaro with an LS V8, sold 2004–2006.

  Muscle car · 2004–2006

• Ringbrothers Switchback (2013 Mustang GT)

  A 575-hp ProCharged 2013 Ford Mustang GT — the build that put Ringbrothers on the national map at SEMA 2012.

  Muscle car · 2012–2012

• Ringbrothers Recoil (1966 Chevelle)

  A 980-hp Whipple-supercharged 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle — winner of the Chevrolet Best in Show award at SEMA 2014.

  Muscle car · 2014–2014

• Ringbrothers G-Code (1969 Camaro)

  A 1,000-hp hand-laid carbon-fiber 1969 Chevrolet Camaro — winner of Chevrolet Best in Show at SEMA 2016, driven by Jay Leno on Jay Leno's Garage.

  Muscle car · 2016–2016

• Ringbrothers Defector (1969 Dodge Charger)

  Ringbrothers' first Mopar build — a 1969 Dodge Charger with a stretched wheelbase, 6.4L Hemi, and 4,700 hours of fabrication, debuted at SEMA 2017.

  Muscle car · 2017–2017

• Ringbrothers Valkyrja (1969 Camaro)

  An 890-hp all-carbon-fiber 1969 Chevrolet Camaro — winner of the 2019 SEMA Battle of the Builders, the industry's most prestigious custom-car award.

  Muscle car · 2019–2019

• Shelby GT350

  The original 1965 Shelby Mustang — a track-bred small-block fastback — revived decades later as the flat-plane-crank Voodoo GT350.

  Muscle car · 1965–2020

• Shelby GT500

  The big-block flagship Shelby Mustang — from the 1967 428 GT500 and 'King of the Road' to the 760-hp supercharged Predator GT500.

  Muscle car · 1967–2022

• Shelby GT-H

  The modern Hertz 'rent-a-racer' — a Shelby-tuned Mustang in black-and-gold, reviving the 1966 GT350H idea for the 40th and 50th anniversaries.

  Muscle car · 2006–2016

• Vauxhall Monaro

  A rebadged Holden Monaro — an Australian rear-drive V8 coupe sold briefly in the UK (2004–2006).

  Muscle car · 2004–2006