<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Muscle Cars]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Muscle Cars]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/muscle cars http://jalopnik.com/tag/muscle cars <![CDATA[Pay Your Respects at Japan's Random Muscle-Car Graveyard]]> Daniel O'Grady, an Australian into exploring old Japanese castles, happened upon this random sadness pile in Kurume City on Kyushu island. It's definitely a five-hanky lot of cars gone to seed, though rife with rusty-muscle-car porn. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880153&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This is the last Hemi 'Cuda ever made, we think]]> Not only was this beautiful True Blue Metallic Hemi 'Cuda the top selling car at last week's Mecum Spring Classic car auction, it is believed to be the end of a muscle car era. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5806575&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Classic Impala Lays Back To The Future Burnout]]> The last time a car laid twin stretches of flaming rubber, it wound up back in 1955, nine years before this burnout machine left the factory. Here in the modern day, what's next will be sweeeeet! [via smgriffo_25 and 0-60] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5746100&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE]]> Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Another visitor to Alameda's downtown makes it into Down On The Street. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5523479&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How The AMC Javelin Came To Be]]> Ever since we read Ate Up With Motor's history of the Ford Flathead V8, we've been totally hooked on AUWM's take on automotive history. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5498304&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Finnish Lego Maniac Builds Awesome Tributes To American Muscle]]> There are few people in this country who appreciate American hot rods more than the wonderfully inventive Johannes Rojola of Finland. A gallery of his detailed and creative builds of V8-powered 1970s muscle machines, and his philosophy, below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5458725&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Did The 1964 Pontiac GTO Lead To GM's Downfall?]]> Now before you all die from brain bubbles because one of the Greatest Symbols Of The American Way Of Life is a-gittin' blasphemed, take a deep breath and hear me out. Cool as the '64 Goat was, it poisoned GM. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5453474&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Minneapolis '73 AMC Javelin SST Was Born In Wisconsin, Doesn't Worry About Snow]]> This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Here's an AMC that's beaten the odds and survives on the snowy Minnesota street! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5425164&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Muscle Car Interior Restoration Guide]]> Looking to restore your muscle car's interior? Start here or don't start at all. [Hemmings] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5350758&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tired Of LS6 Chevelles And Hemi 'Cudas? Check Out UDMan's Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot!]]> You go to a car show featuring classic Detroit muscle, and you know who the stars will be: the same super-restored Boss 429 Mustangs, Hemi Super Bees, and GTO Judges you see every time. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5157942&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $45,000 For A 1970 AMC AMX?]]> 78% of our readers say that $8,500 is too much for a 1991 Olds Quad 442, but what happens when we look at a no-joke classic machine from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5119477&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Black Mustang Club Tussles, Then Makes Nice With Ford Over Fair Use]]> Sometimes mountains and molehills are made of both made of thin air. A couple of weeks ago the Ford Mustang enthusiasts site "Black Mustang Club" was contacted by their publisher, Cafepress, regarding the calender they were about to publish. The club owners had compiled a 12 month calender of pictures of their rides and intended to sell them to any takers. Cafepress notified the club of contact from Ford lawyers regarding possible trademark infringement. Normally this is where we'd raise a stink about missed marketing opportunities and botched brand management. In this instance though it seems that what happened was a case of the telephone game going awry. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=344007&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Aussie Auction: Australian Ford Falcon XY GTHO to Bring Big Bucks]]> If you thought only Americans went batshit batty over well-preserved muscle cars, you haven't met the Australians. A Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase 3 recently sold for nearly US$570,000 at auction. Now, a pair of GTHOs are expected to fetch upward of US$700,000 each. When they hit the outback in 1971, the XY GTHO Phase 3 was the fastest sedan in the world. It sported a 351 Cleveland V8 with a four-barrel Holley 780 cfm carburettor and a higher compression ratio of 11.5:1. Power output was a high, by Aussie standards of the time, 370 hp at 5400 rpm. "HO" stood for "Homologation Option," which meant bigger brakes, stiffer suspension, a front spoiler, a choice of three differential setups and an optional close-ratio gearbox. Get Barrett-Jackson on the phone; they'll have these things at over a mill inside of a month. [Car Update] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=303133&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1-in-5 Youngsters Dig Muscle Cars]]> Results of a survey of magazine readers compiled by SEMA are in, and showing that 1-in-5 fans of hot rods, customs, and muscle cars are in their teens and twenties. The automotive lifestyle survey was sent to readers of Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Popular Hot Rodding, and Rod & Custom along with other Primedia titles. 19.7% of the 16-24 year olds surveyed were interested in muscle cars, 21% in street rods, and 20% in restored vehicles. As Primedia doesn't yet publish Eighties Rustbucket magazine, we can only assume the 20% are busy restoring Merkur Xr4ti's and Dodge Colt turbos. [Complete SEMA Survey Results via SEMA.org] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=297137&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1969 Dodge Charger Smokes 'Em]]> From the fusty old Mopar department comes this Friday's gratuitous tire frying. These guys have a junkyard, a soaked patch of pavement, a second-generation Dodge Charger, and maybe another set of tires. Judging by the volume of smoke alone, this thing is packing a 383 big block at the very least. A 440 wedge and and 426 hemi were other choices in 1969. Dodge also built about 500 or so Chargers for 1969 that packed a 225 slant six - for those desiring sporty looks along with economy from the leaning tower of power. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=295643&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ward's Auto: Chrysler Confirms Challenger SRT8]]> While this may be old news for some, we still think it's important to note that as of mid-July, Ward's Auto was claiming the
"Chrysler Group has confirmed that it will build a high-performance version of the Dodge Challenger. It is expected to launch sometime after the 2009-model base car rolls out. The SRT-8 Challenger will be based on the next-generation LX platform, the LY."
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=295506&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1972 Dodge Challenger]]> Driving about in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 it's easy to forget that while the formula for American muscle cars is still very much alive, refinements in technology have changed the experience drastically. Case in point is this 1972 Dodge Challenger. I drove this beast last year from Carlisle, Pensylvania to Detroit after having roadtripped from Motor City mostly in the passenger seat. This was not by any means a completely original machine, but the core of what rolled off the line in the '70s was still very much with it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=290628&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Crowning the King of 1970: Buick GSX vs Chevy Chevelle SS. vs Olds 442 vs Pontiac GTO Judge]]> Yes friends, we're here to talk muscle cars. We absolutely need a ride (or two) for the porterhouse steak and french fry set. But as you know, we've got just 50 spots in our +10 Garage of Fantasy, so we need to choose with care. First we have to eliminate some contenders. So let's pick a year. 1970 seems like a nice round number. More than being round though, 1970 was the apex of not only muscle cars themselves, but of the muscle car era. Gas was $0.36 per gallon. 40,000 troops are to be pulled out of Vietnam, and an entire week went by without any dead American soldiers. Men are still golfing on the moon while Gary Gabelich drives the Blue Flame (in a very muscle car-like straight line) to a top speed of 1,014 kph. But life in the US had its downsides, too. The National Guard opened fire at Kent State killing four students. Police opened fire at Jackson State killing two. The Beatles called it quits and Elvis went back on tour. There has to be a single, burly car that encapsulates all that triumph and tumult. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256640&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Won't You Please Help ID Some Muscle Cars?]]> Our Flickr buddy Djivy, a photog par excellence, took some clutch shots of American muscle cars last weekend. Problem is, as a poor peasant boy from Belgium whose existance relies solely on huge waffles and pints of H egaarten, he needs help identifying the cars he shot. Won't you please donate some of your valuable time and car-recall expertise to help keep American muscle free for Europeans to ogle in beautiful slide-film cross-processed in C41 chemicals? Thank you and Godspeed. – Mike Spinelli More »
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