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Performance Madness! 10 Classic Muscle Car Ads

1970 Buick GSX

Per Wikipedia, “Muscle car is a term for high-performance American coupes, usually but not limited to rear-wheel drive and fitted with a large displacement V8 engine. General Motors introduced the first proper muscle car in 1949. The term originated for 1960s and early 1970s special editions of mass-production cars which were designed for drag racing.^”

Wiki continues with this list of typical muscle-car attributes:

A large V8 engine in the most powerful configuration offered for a particular model
Rear-wheel drive
Being manufactured in the United States in the 1960s or early 1970s (the specific year range of 1964–1973 is sometimes used)
A relatively lightweight two-door body (opinions vary as to whether high-performance full-size cars, compacts, and pony cars qualify as muscle cars, as it is sometimes claimed that only mid-size cars can be considered muscle cars)
An affordable price
Being designed for straight-line drag racing, while remaining street legal

This list will, no doubt, be disputed by some readers. Regardless, I think we can all agree that muscle cars occupy an outsized space in the pantheon of automotive history, especially considering the relatively short time span of the original muscle-car era.

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For this ad collection, we hewed close to the muscle-car definition as outlined above. Expect to see more liberal interpretations of “muscle car” in future ad posts (think 1977 Pontiac Cam Am).

If you’ve ever spent time with one of these brutes, tell us about it. The place to leave comments is down below.

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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

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1971 Pontiac GTO

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Written by: Tom Appel on March 22, 2021.

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Rear-View Madness! Classic Ads Featuring the Backs of Cars

1991 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo

What would be the the automotive equivalent of a leg man? I’m guessing it’s a wheel-and-tire guy. But whether or not your type is brunettes or redheads, you have to admit it’s always fun to admire the things we love from a new perspective.

For the most part, I’m not sure car marketing types would agree with me on this point. Of all the ads I perused looking for the best rear-end shots, roughly one in 20 actually featured the backside of the vehicle.

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There are probably plenty of reasons for this. Back when cars were substantially changed on an annual basis, there wasn’t enough time to devote to showcasing a car from any perspective but the traditional front-three-quarter angle–as the car was likely to be updated again in just a few months. Of course, the tail-fin era sort of put the emphasis back on the hind quarters.

Today we invite you to reconsider some of your favorite rides while paying attention to the back ends. If you’ve got a favorite automotive rear view, tell us about it. The place to leave comments is down below.

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