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  • Top 10 Classic Muscle Cars

  • 10.

  • 1965 Pontiac GTO

  • Possibly the one to start the American muscle car craze, the Goat or 1965 Pontiac Tempest

  • GTO option featured racing car options that remained inspirational long after it was out

  • driven in speed and power.

  • From 0-60 in 6.1 seconds was not shabby, but not awe-inspiring considering the next 10

  • years of muscle cars.

  • Regardless, this muscle car has the chops to make this list just by starting the phenom

  • that has turned car enthusiasts into weekend warriors under the hood.

  • 9.

  • 1970 Buick 'GSX' Stage 1

  • A beefy Buick, the Stage 1 'GSX' performance package boasted 360 bhp though testers said

  • it came in at closer to 400 for the bigger valved, better headed and hotter camshafted

  • car.

  • This supercar did the quarter mile in 13.38 seconds and came in only two colors -- Apollo

  • White or Saturn Yellow.

  • 8.

  • 1969 Ford Mustang 'Boss 429'

  • The 'Boss 429' 1969 Ford Mustang was the costliest non-Shelby Mustang Ford offered at the time.

  • The reason came down to the semi-hemi 429 engine that Ford wanted to get into NASCAR.

  • While the car was not built for its screaming starts, it was known for long-haul racing

  • capabilities and smooth handling.

  • 7.

  • 1970 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda

  • The baddest of the 1970 Plymouth Barracudas or Hemi Cudas featured a 425 bhp 426 hemi

  • engine.

  • This muscle car boasted a 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds and was known for burning rubber without

  • much prompting.

  • A brute on the road, the Hemi Cuda was made for muscle lovers.

  • The Hemi Cuda came in one engine size, 426, while the other four engine options for the

  • 'Cuda did not have hemispherical heads.

  • 6.

  • 1969 Z28 Camaro

  • Not the most powerful, the 1969 Z28 Camaro was built for the excitement of road racing

  • and loved for its sense of style and handling capabilities.

  • Perhaps one of the most stylish muscle cars, this Camaro could do a quarter-mile in 14.8

  • seconds though only at a speed of a little more than 100 mph.

  • Despite that obvious lack of raw power, it was noted for its great handling with four-disc

  • brakes, positraction and power steering.

  • 5.

  • 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

  • Thought to have too much power for its chassis, the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C featured an

  • impressive 480 bhp.

  • This sporty little number looked like a European sports car, yet had the muscle to prove it

  • was American.

  • Two twin turbocharged versions of this super car were made -- one for Bill Cosby and one

  • for Shelby.

  • Cosby sold his because it had too much power and the next owner put it in a lake; Shelby's

  • Super Snake was sold in 2007 for $5.5 million US.

  • 4.

  • 1968 L88 Corvette

  • Boasting a top speed of about 170 mph with a special order package, the 1968 L88 Corvette

  • is thought to be the end-all, be-all in the Corvette world.

  • The 550 bhp motor was designed specifically for racing and GM didn't want the L88 on the

  • open road due to its power.

  • More standard features of everyday cars such as air conditioning and a radio weren't even

  • offered to make this powerful car less attractive to the common man.

  • 3.

  • 1970 454 Chevelle SS

  • The 1970 Super Sport package Chevelle featuring the LS6 package came in at a whopping 454

  • horse.

  • The option was standard for the average car buyer of the day making it one of the most

  • powerful stock cars anyone could purchase.

  • With racing stripes and a smooth interior, this muscle monger was the average muscle

  • lover's dream.

  • 2.

  • 1969 427 COPO Chevelle

  • A special order by dealers designated Central Office Production Order, the 1969 427 COPO

  • Chevelle had a limited run of about 320 cars.

  • This 450 bhp muscle car was fitted with a L72 427-cid V-8 due to demand from muscle

  • loving Chevy dealers.

  • Interestingly enough, Chevy didn't want their mid-sizes at the time to have more than 400

  • cid.

  • But the COPO Chevelles were made and distributed to some very happy dealers.

  • 1.

  • 1969 ZL1 Camaro

  • Perhaps one of the rarest of muscle cars, the 1969 ZL1 Camaro featured a jaw-dropping

  • 500 horses under the hood in an aluminum V-8 engine.

  • This bad boy American beast could go from 0-60 in about 5.3 seconds, which was why some

  • of the 69 models made found their way into drag-racing.

  • Over time, the full complement of cars was sold; however, the package option was never

  • offered again.

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