American Icon - Muscle Car

A look at Detroit's post war performance cars prior to 1964.

Chronicling the Pontiac Tempest with the GTO package and the emergence of the powerful 426 cubic inch race Hemi engine in production bodied stock cars.

The muscle car era gets going with "A" body cars from all four GM divisions.

The classic muscle car formula and street supremacy is challenged by nimble road race worthy performance cars from Ford and GM.

Bold and powerful new cars from Chrysler vie for mid-sixties muscle car supremacy.

From lightweight drag race stars to cars with pickup truck beds, GM puts big power into an increasing variety of models.

The late 60's street beasts form Chrysler's Dodge and Plymouth divisions.

Iconic street Muscle Cars derived from NASCAR stock car racing formulas.

The most powerful super cars from General Motors in 1970, the pinnacle year of the muscle car era.

Chrysler's wide array of models with flashy color paint schemes and a selection of engines offering unbridled power.

American Motors gets into the muscle car act with road race bred cars and Chrysler's nimble E body race-worthy stars.

A look at factory authorized, special order high performance cars and tuning packages installed by dealers.

Powerful Detroit cars produced in the waning years of Muscle car era before the gas crisis and government regulations would put an end to the greatest horsepower war in American Automotive history.