Classic Muscle Car Enthusiasts

09/20/2023

1971 GTO Judge Convertible.... featuring a big block 455 V8 engine, crazy graphics and a big spoiler on the trunk, which was wild for the 1971 model year. Because they raised the displacement limit, intermediate cars from GM could have the biggest engines available. So, they gave the GTO a 455 big block V8 rated at 335 HP. The Judge version was relatively expensive so it didn’t sell as well as before. The convertible option had a base price of over $4,000, which was a lot of money back then. For this reason, Pontiac only produced 17 GTO Judge 455 convertibles that year, making it one of the rarest GTOs

09/18/2023

1966 Mercury Cyclone GT Convertible Pace Car.... Mercury built 100 examples to commemorate the model’s choice as the 1966 Indianapolis 500 Official Pace Car. Named Car of the Year by “Super Stock Magazine,” the all-new 1966 Cyclone GT was a genuine muscle car worthy of Pace Car honors. This restored rarity sports the Candy Apple Red paint and brilliant Parchment bucket-seat interior common to all the 1966 Pace Car Editions, here adorned with white Official Pace Car graphics and a red snap-on vinyl top boot over the power-operated white convertible top. Completely engineered for 1966, the potent Ford-Edsel 390 CI big-block V-8 used a Holley 4-barrel carburetor, 10.5:1 compression, a high-lift hydraulic cam, high-volume cooling fan and dual exhaust for a factory rating of 335 HP at 4,800 RPM

09/17/2023

“Sunday Funnies “

09/14/2023

New 1970 Daytona $3,495….,

09/13/2023

Production numbers…

09/12/2023

Found some old pics from the 80’s.

09/10/2023

Sunday Funnies

09/05/2023

1970 Yenko Nova. Yenko Chevrolet was a Chevrolet dealership located at 575 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The dealership is best known for selling customized muscle cars in the late 1960s. Referred to today as "Yenkos," they are among the most collectible 1960s vehicles.

08/19/2023

The Shaker Hood option was N96. There were three different factory colors available on the N96 Shaker Hood. If your E-Body car had a black grille or a body colored grille, your Shaker Hood was Black. If your E-Body car had an argent grille, your Shaker Hood was Argent, and if you had an FE5 Red ‘Cuda, your Shaker Hood was Red.

08/15/2023

1971 Firebird…

08/14/2023

1970 Chevelle LS6......For 1970 Chevrolet chose to punch out the venerable 427 to 454 cubic inches and offered the hydraulic lifter LS5 rated at 360 horsepower and the solid lifter LS6. With a 800-cfm Holley four barrel bolted to an aluminum manifold . The LS6 featured a beefy bottom end with four-bolt mains, forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods with forged aluminum, 11.25:1 compression pistons. Either the Muncie M22 “Rock Crusher” close ratio four-speed manual transmission or the three-speed M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic were available

08/09/2023

1968 COPO Nova…..Fred Gibb, was a successful drag racer and high performance enthusiast. He owned and operated Fred Gibb Chevrolet in the small town of LaHarpe, IL. Fred noticed the newly introduced L-78 Nova. The transmission would be a completely re-designed Turbohydramatric 400 for competition purposes. In getting this Nova built, a special COPO number would have to be used to get a final approval for this special order of cars. Since 50 cars had to be built for NHRA to recognize them as stock production, Fred ordered 50 of these cars for his dealership in LaHarpe. The special COPO number given these cars was 9738. These 50 cars were built for Gibb in the first 2 weeks of July 1968. [Date Codes: 07A and 07B] Delivery was made on all 50 units by July 15, 1968 according to another letter written on July 24 by General Motors Division and signed by P.G. Prior. This letter was sent to NHRA informing them that 50 Nova's were now built and delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet. A note at the bottom of the letter states "These Cars Were Made To Race." They carried a 90-day warranty!! The specifications on these cars were all the same except, there were 4 exterior colors; Tripoli Turquoise, Matador Red, Grecian Green, and Fathom Blue. They had custom interiors with bucket seats, a center console and floor shift, in either black or blue. Other features on these cars are heavy-duty 2:70 radiators, special front and rear suspension with a 4:10 Positraction, dual exhausts, painted 14 X 6 steel wheels with E-70 Firestone Wide Oval Redlines, heavy-duty power drum brakes, and were radio delete.

08/06/2023

Sunday Funnies…

08/03/2023

08/02/2023

1955 Chrysler Falcon concept... The Chrysler Falcon was a two-seater roadster concept car designed by Virgil Exner, and built by Chrysler for the 1955 model year. The car was never put into production, but many of the ideas and styling elements used in the Falcon would be used in other Chrysler designs. Designed to be the basis for a competitor to the Ford Thunderbird and Chevrolet Corvette, the Falcon had a carbureted, cast iron, 276 cu in (4.52 l) overhead valve V8 engine, rated at 170 hp with 255 lb⋅ft of torque, mated to a two-speed automatic transmission. With a weight of 3,300 lb , it gave the car impressive performance for the time. For long time everybody believed only a single vehicle was produced, which was shown at several autoshows, and eventually it was sold to a private owner, but Ghia really built three copies. One is in the Chrysler Museum and another, originally painted dark blue with white soft top.

07/31/2023

Plymouth 440 Six Barrel.....The 440 Six Barrel was Chrysler's most powerful engine behind the 426 Hemi. The triple two-barrel Holley carburetor system gave the 440 its Six Barrel moniker. It developed 390 horsepower in 1969 and 1970, and 385 horsepower in 1971, with a 10.3-to-1 compression ratio. It also featured Edelbrock high-rise aluminum intake manifolds. Its torque rating was 490 foot-pounds. Chrysler matched the engine with a four-speed manual transmission, while the standard 440s received a three-speed manual. The 440 Six Barrel found its way into the Plymouth Road Runners, 'Cudas, Sport Fury GTs. Drag Racing magazine clocked the 1969 Road Runner achieving the quarter mile in 12.98 seconds at 111.66 mph

07/28/2023

“Pace Cars”

07/19/2023

1969 Corvette “Manta Ray”....A awesome show car should have an awesome engine. The Manta Ray used the new, all-aluminum ZL1 engine with a special air cleaner. The ZL1 was an L88 with an aluminum block, so the Manta Ray was “loaded for bear!”

07/12/2023

1976 Laguna S3…. The 1976 Laguna S-3
Had a aerodynamically styled body, with its sometimes-questioned slant-back nose. The new 305-cu.in., 140hp small-block mated to an automatic only, relegating the 145hp 350--that was the base standard in 1975--to the 1976 S-3 option chart. Missing from the 1976 Chevelle selection sheet is the previously available three-speed manual and, more importantly, the 454 big block. Production is estimated at 9100 cars for N. America.

07/11/2023

1973 Corvette.... The changes to the 1973 Corvette, especially when compared to the earlier C3 models, was obvious. For 1973, the Corvette received a new nose treatment on both the coupe and convertible models. The nose was longer (by about two inches), slightly heavier (by about thirty-five pounds), and featured a steel bumper that was covered by deformable urethane plastic that was matched to the body color of the rest of the car.
Although this new nose was the first major appearance change since the introduction of the C3 in 1968, the design was more than just a cosmetic enhancement. To the contrary, the new nose was one of the first examples in engineering design where the styling was dictated by function.
1973 Corvette Stingray
The 1973 Corvette front fenders featured a simpler, recessed air vent design.
The rest of the front end saw other modifications to their earlier design as well. The 1973 Corvette front fender molds were made to incorporate a simple, recessed air vent design on each side of the car in lieu of the separate cast vent grilles that had been seen on the 1970–1972 models. Just over 30,000 units were produced. With 3 engine choices 2 different 350 Cu.in and the 454cu.in

07/05/2023

The 1967 Mustang Blazer..... Was a Limited Edition and had entirely cosmetic upgrade available from Ford dealers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Available only in Lime Gold, the unique features of the Blazer Limited Edition included a black vinyl hardtop, personalized interior nameplate and special external badging. The Mustang Blazer was heavily advertised in local newspapers between November and December of 1966. Participating dealers included Gratton Ford of Cumberland, MD; Jim Beamer Ford Sales of Keysor, WV; and Null Ford Sales of Uniontown, PA.

07/03/2023

1971 Shriners Barracuda.. 1 of 3 specially ordered. Originally the order was for five cars, but only three were ever built. What makes these cars special is the paint color, which was not offered in the Barracuda range. The Shriners ordered five identical 1971 Barracuda Convertibles to use as parade vehicles for their 1971 Children’s Hospitals Parade. Unfortunately, only three cars were delivered to the dealership, so the order was canceled. The cars then sat around at the dealership until private buyers could be found. The paint color, which is Duron Butterscotch.

07/02/2023

Sunday Funnies….

06/28/2023

“THE 1970 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T 440 SIX PACK WAS ONE OF THE BADDEST PONY MUSCLE CARS EVER AND COULD GIVE THE HEMI VERSION A RUN FOR ITS MONEY. Featuring an aluminum Edelbrock manifold topped by a trio of Holley 2300 series carburetors, the Six Pack ran on only the center 350 cfm Holley during everyday, but mash the throttle down and the pair of 500 cfm Holleys at the front and back kicked into action and all of that proverbial hell broke loose. The idea behind the engine program was to create an engine significantly less expensive and more streetable than the Hemi, but with nearly the same performance.

06/27/2023

Pontiac…

06/26/2023

1967 Corvette 427/435hp tri-power.... The final year of C2 Corvette production was another strong one for Chevy. A total of 22,940 cars were made for model year 1967 and while that was down on the previous year it was still a strong year considering it was the last model year for the generation. Only a total of 20 L88 Corvette were produced.

06/22/2023

Corvette…

06/20/2023

Challenger R/T…

06/19/2023

1966 Hemi Dodge Charger…. On January 1, 1966, viewers of the Rose Bowl were introduced to the “Leader of the Dodge Rebellion", the 1966 Charger. The Charger's debut also followed by a half model year the introduction of a new street version of the 426 cu in (7.0 L) Chrysler Hemi engine. With the Charger, Dodge had a new model to build a performance image to go along with this engine. Only 468 Chargers were built with the 426.

06/18/2023

Happy Father’s Day…..

06/17/2023

Mr. Norms….