The early 1970s muscle car era is often remembered for flashy graphics, loud advertising, and raw straight-line dominance.

The long-lost Oldsmobile combined a lightweight chassis with a powerful luxury engine 15 years before the Pontiac GTO.

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Forget the notion of classic muscle cars first hitting the scene in the '60s. In reality, the muscle car dates back much further than that. When it comes to America's impact on the automotive world, ...

Dr. Oldsmobile was a marketing genius, or perhaps just a mad scientist with a budget, but his creations for Lansing’s finest were nothing short of legendary. While the GTO gets the glory for starting ...

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The golden era of American muscle cars came during the 1960s and at the very beginning of the 1970s. General Motors arguably created the segment with the 1964 Pontiac GTO, but its other brands, such ...

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While the 1970s are considered the end of the classic muscle car era, there were still several notable cars made then, including these lesser-known ones.