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Classic Muscle Cars are typically defined as high-performance vehicles with powerful engines, most made between 1964 and 1975. Learn about more than 100 of our favorites, including Chevelles, Chargers, Mustangs, Road Runners and GTOs.

Featured Article:  1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi

In 1967, Dodge introduced a muscle car whose initials stood for Road and Track. Without disturbing the Coronet's lines, the R/T Hemi added enough performance cues to make its meaning clear. Learn about the 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi. See more »

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

Everyone knows the Camaro Z28. Yet this muscle car was originally supposed to be an unheralded model. Learn how the legend grew out of a ploy to meet racing rules in the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28.

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1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 took several steps forward and a couple steps back for 1967. Advancements came in road manners and driveability, but the dashboard still was boring. Learn about this muscle car.

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1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS

1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS

Perhaps the toughest little overachiever ever to harass the traditional muscle intermediates was Chevy's Nova Super Sport. Learn about the 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS in this muscle car profile.

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1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi

1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi

In 1967, Dodge introduced a muscle car whose initials stood for Road and Track. Without disturbing the Coronet's lines, the R/T Hemi added enough performance cues to make its meaning clear. Learn about the 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi.

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1967 Mercury Comet 427

1967 Mercury Comet 427

Hottest big-block, lightest body, no frills -- not even a radio: The 1967 Mercury Comet 427 was the muscle car distilled to its essence. Learn more about the Comet 427 in this profile.

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1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 W-30

1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 W-30

Oldsmobile called its 1967 sporty cars the "Youngmobiles" and advertised them accordingly. The Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 W-30 was "the sweetest, neatest, completest anti-boredom bundle on rubber!"

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1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX

1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX

Plymouth addressed the need for a unified performance image in 1967 with an executive-class hot rod that leaned a little on the Poncho for its name: the Plymouth Belvedere GTX. Learn about this muscle car.

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1967 Shelby GT 500

1967 Shelby GT 500

A blend of sports car and muscle car, the 1967 Shelby GT 500 succeeded in satisfying a maturing taste for high performance. Learn more about the 1967 Shelby GT 500 in this muscle car profile.

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1967-1969 Plymouth Barracuda 383/440

1967-1969 Plymouth Barracuda 383/440

Barracuda became a Plymouth series all its own in 1967. It marked the occasion with a two-inch wheelbase stretch and the addition of a two-door hardtop and convertible to go along with its fastback body style.

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1968 AMC AMX

1968 AMC AMX

Inspired by the 1966 American Motors Experimental concept car, the ’68 AMC AMX featured a big-cube V-8 for straight-line go but had a wheelbase one-inch shorter than a Corvette's and just two seats.

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1968 Buick GS 400

1968 Buick GS 400

In 1968, GM's midsize lineup got new bodies, and two-door models got a shorter 112-inch wheelbase. That meant big styling changes for the muscle contingent, including the Buick GS 400. Learn about this muscle car.

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1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396

1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396

Refinement was the byword for the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396. And despite stronger competition, Camaro sales increased by 14,198 units for '68 to 235,147. Learn more about this muscle car.

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1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

Reliable and affordable, the 1968-70 Chevelle Super Sport outsold every other true high-performance machine of the day, and beat its share, to boot. Learn about the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 in this muscle car profile.

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1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi

1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi

Dodge Charger's new styling represented a high point for '60s muscle cars. And in the form of a Charger R/T Hemi, its performance justified equal praise. Learn about the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi.

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1968 Dodge Coronet R/T 440

1968 Dodge Coronet R/T 440

The 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T 440's all-new body sported a flowing roofline and new grille. Learn more about the specs of this Dodge muscle car.

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1968 Dodge Dart GTS 440

1968 Dodge Dart GTS 440

With its standard 340-cid V-8, the 1968 Dart GTS 440 was a worthy member of Dodge's new performance-car group, the Scat Pack. Learn more about the Dodge Dart GTS 440 in this muscle car profile.

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1968 Dodge Super Bee

1968 Dodge Super Bee

Dodge described its '68 Super Bee as "the super car for the guy who doesn't want to shy away from GTOs...only their high prices." But finishing behind in sales must have stung. Learn more.

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1968 Hurst/Olds

1968 Hurst/Olds

The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 had been souped up before, but the Hurst/Olds was the first production muscle car to get the George Hurst treatment. Check out photos and specs of the 1968 Hurst/Olds.

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1968 Plymouth GTX

1968 Plymouth GTX

With the hot new Road Runner anchoring the lower rungs, a familiar name returned to top off Plymouth's midsize muscle ladder -- the ’68 GTX. Learn about this muscle car.

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1968 Plymouth Road Runner

1968 Plymouth Road Runner

By 1968, the youth of America needed an inexpensive mainstream muscle car with an inexpensive special engine. Just such a muscle car arrived with the 1968 Plymouth Road Runner. Learn about this legendary car.

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