The cars were said to have 450 hp but many sources claim this was more like 500 hp. Meaning, this small car could out-muscle a lot of muscle cars, hitting 60 mph from a standstill in 5.5 seconds.

The Mark IV 396-ci (6.5-liter) big-block V8 was introduced in mid-1965 as Chevy's top performer. It was available in the Corvette as the L78 option, the Z-16 Chevelle SS as the L37 option, or in ...

One of the highest horsepower muscle cars of the 1980s, the limited-production Buick Regal Grand National Experimental (GNX) is perhaps GM's greatest source of pride in the '80s.All 547 units of ...

These cars were raced very successfully as drag cars, although when it came to the 500-mile Daytona and Darlington events they were outclassed by Ford, which led Chevy to develop the 427 Big Block ...

Tragically, Earnhardt was killed during the 2001 Daytona 500.This was midway through the Chevy Camaro Earnhardt Edition's production run — so only 88 of the 100 were actually built. Only 33 of ...

Q: Greg, I love the articles about the Muscle Cars from the 1950s-70s. I also like the designers, too, who made such beautiful cars. Can you give us a list of Chevrolets that you feel are the best ...

5. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6: Rated at 450 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, the 454 V8 engine in LS6 configuration had the highest horsepower rating of any muscle car from that era.

Finding that perfect set of rollers is never simple, but the new Roadster Shop RS5 wheels look to be a fantastic complement for classic Chevy muscle cars.

From the 1964 model credited with kickstarting the muscle car craze to the flashy 1969-1971 Judge, the GTO was one of the most iconic nameplates from the golden era of muscle cars. But, while the ...

For the first time in its 89-year history, GMC decided to build a muscle car. Not having any passenger cars on which to create one, GMC did the only thing they could—use the lightest pickup in ...

1983 to 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS. WhatIt Is: We've just begun to dig into the long string of '80s muscle cars, and Chevy had two on the G-body platform! Besides the Malibu, it also built the ...