Name: Top 10 Classic Muscle Cars
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Possibly the one to start the American muscle
car craze, the Goat or 1965 Pontiac Tempest

GTO option featured racing car options that
remained inspirational long after it was out

From 0-60 in 6.1 seconds was not shabby, but
not awe-inspiring considering the next 10

Regardless, this muscle car has the chops
to make this list just by starting the phenom

that has turned car enthusiasts into weekend
warriors under the hood.

A beefy Buick, the Stage 1 'GSX' performance
package boasted 360 bhp though testers said

it came in at closer to 400 for the bigger
valved, better headed and hotter camshafted

This supercar did the quarter mile in 13.38
seconds and came in only two colors -- Apollo

The 'Boss 429' 1969 Ford Mustang was the costliest
non-Shelby Mustang Ford offered at the time.

The reason came down to the semi-hemi 429
engine that Ford wanted to get into NASCAR.

While the car was not built for its screaming
starts, it was known for long-haul racing

The baddest of the 1970 Plymouth Barracudas
or Hemi Cudas featured a 425 bhp 426 hemi

This muscle car boasted a 0-60 mph in 5.6
seconds and was known for burning rubber without

A brute on the road, the Hemi Cuda was made
for muscle lovers.

The Hemi Cuda came in one engine size, 426,
while the other four engine options for the

Not the most powerful, the 1969 Z28 Camaro
was built for the excitement of road racing

and loved for its sense of style and handling
capabilities.

Perhaps one of the most stylish muscle cars,
this Camaro could do a quarter-mile in 14.8

seconds though only at a speed of a little
more than 100 mph.

Despite that obvious lack of raw power, it
was noted for its great handling with four-disc

Thought to have too much power for its chassis,
the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C featured an

This sporty little number looked like a European
sports car, yet had the muscle to prove it

Two twin turbocharged versions of this super
car were made -- one for Bill Cosby and one

Cosby sold his because it had too much power
and the next owner put it in a lake; Shelby's

Super Snake was sold in 2007 for $5.5 million
US.

Boasting a top speed of about 170 mph with
a special order package, the 1968 L88 Corvette

is thought to be the end-all, be-all in the
Corvette world.

The 550 bhp motor was designed specifically
for racing and GM didn't want the L88 on the

More standard features of everyday cars such
as air conditioning and a radio weren't even

offered to make this powerful car less attractive
to the common man.

The 1970 Super Sport package Chevelle featuring
the LS6 package came in at a whopping 454

The option was standard for the average car
buyer of the day making it one of the most

powerful stock cars anyone could purchase.

With racing stripes and a smooth interior,
this muscle monger was the average muscle

A special order by dealers designated Central
Office Production Order, the 1969 427 COPO

Chevelle had a limited run of about 320 cars.

This 450 bhp muscle car was fitted with a
L72 427-cid V-8 due to demand from muscle

Interestingly enough, Chevy didn't want their
mid-sizes at the time to have more than 400

But the COPO Chevelles were made and distributed
to some very happy dealers.

Perhaps one of the rarest of muscle cars,
the 1969 ZL1 Camaro featured a jaw-dropping

500 horses under the hood in an aluminum V-8
engine.

This bad boy American beast could go from
0-60 in about 5.3 seconds, which was why some

of the 69 models made found their way into
drag-racing.

Over time, the full complement of cars was
sold; however, the package option was never

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