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Is the GTX not a Belvedere / Satellite platform? Am I missing something here?
It's the same body and frame as a Satellite. And both my GTX titles said Belvedere special. RS23.Is the GTX not a Belvedere / Satellite platform? Am I missing something here?
Belvedere's last year as full size was 1961. 1962 switched to B body.I believe Belvedere did switch to b-body (65?). But most it's life as Full size.
One other detail that may help? All the cars on my list did not have a 4 door option?I Know that, I just didn't get the full / mid size discussion?
Anyway, I'm fairly certain a '66 Hemi Coronet IS a muscle car........fancy letters or not!
Correction, I guess it does have fancy letters: HEMI!
So he has worked everyone into a lather over the definition of what a REAL muscle car is. LOL. By most standards according to this link he is right. https://musclecarclub.com/muscle-car-definition/
Nope. Belvedere was full size. Like I said. It's argumentative. And very subjective. But stuffing a bigger motor doesn't make it a Muscle car. Otherwise? Everything could be?
It is fun. Taking it too serious is your problem. I posted an opinion. That's all. The point of my opinion is that the term "Muscle car" is used too often. I believe if the car had a 4-door option? It's a family car that may at one time been "Muscled up." Muscle cars were purposefully built. And did not have family or more efficient options. If you have a counter? Please, by all means?It’s like you skimmed a muscle car picture book with half the pages torn out. you’ve turned what coulda been fun into a dumb discussion.
Well. The tread did better than I thought before it pissed people off. The funny thing was I first heard the term "Muscle car" after 1971. I would be interested when the term was first published? (Car ad or magazine article?) It certainly wasn't before 1964.
It is fun. Taking it too serious is your problem. I posted an opinion. That's all. The point of my opinion is that the term "Muscle car" is used too often. I believe if the car had a 4-door option? It's a family car that may at one time been "Muscled up." Muscle cars were purposefully built. And did not have family or more efficient options. If you have a counter? Please, by all means?
Supercars is another term used too lightly. Unfortunately I don't have experience with this class of car. (Out of my price range.) Ask the question. "First Supercar?" And let the fighting begin.bitd here on the east coast
the top dog cars were called supercars back then,and the smaller cars were called pony cars.
im not even sure that musclecar term came around until the 80-s and the magazines started using it.
muscle back then meant how big was your motor,or how strong.
somehow it evolved into muscle-cars.
what kinda arm you got in that thang?
crank size..
whats the lung cost you?
blower...
Slang.
now the term supercars means a totally different Class of cars,
as in exotic high end expensive types.
and pony cars are often thought of as mustangs.
ps,spread some more Amc love please,
as in 1971 we got our heads upgraded to dogleg ports and really! had good motors.
in 72 we finally got real transmissions too,with the intro of the 727 for amc-s.
I'm sure different countries did have different tastes. The first time I heard the term "Muscle car" was in '77. An older friend working on a '70 Superbee. When I then purchased my first Muscle car. (2nd car overall.) A '66 GTO. He said. "Another muscle car in the neighborhood." I've owned and sold many since.im pretty sure the Aussies will have a counter for you on that 4 door thing,
as they Preferred 4 door cars and theirs were built high performance from the factories over there.
plus,they turned out some amazingly good looking cars too.