Muscle Car

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It has been a long time since the last time I'd post my entry... Anywhere here I am... Still breathing and still standing...So lets talk about category of cars that known as muscle car.

What is a muscle car??.. The muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. The term principally refers to American, Australian and to a lesser extent of the South African models. Normally the muscle car describes as 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size car with a large and very powerful V8 engine, and at an affordable price. Most believe that classic muscle cars were produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s and were built for street use and racing. They are distinct from sports cars and also from GTs, which are two-seat or 2+2 cars intended for high-speed touring/road racing. These are not generally considered muscle cars owing to their small size, relatively high cost and specialty nature.

For a definition from the muscle car era, Peter Henshaw's 2004 book Muscle Cars refers the reader to an extract from Road Test magazine’s June 1967 issue: "Just what is a Muscle Car? Exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy of taking a small car and putting a big engine in it. The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98 hp (73 kW) weakling." Henshaw adds that the muscle car was designed for straight-line speed, and did not have the "sophisticated chassis", "engineering integrity" or "lithe appearance" of European high-performance cars.

Opinions vary as to whether high-performance full-size cars, compacts, and pony cars qualify as muscle cars. Classic muscle cars are also defined by age and country of origin. The term "muscle car" did not enter common usage until after production of the vehicles had essentially ended and American print media of the era commonly referred to them as "supercars"....

Allthough this high performance car are very fast on the straight line, but when it comes to cornering and heavy breaking, this kind of car are not suitable...but if u can 'tamed' the car, it's a fun exciting ride...Personally, I am also a muscle enthusiast...the muscle car have the best acceleration, descent top speed but worse handling...