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Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: LU8 on July 22, 2010, 10:56:29 AM

 There are less well known, or underrated examples of American muscle cars out there. The Hurst/Olds is one, what others can you think of? :think:

 
(http://jeffmeister.com/1969hurst/hurstmed/mtad69.jpg)

 Hurst/Olds (http://hrst79.tripod.com/79hrst/id17.html)

 
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k259/tlake_2006/FirebirdBanditonTransAm.jpg)

 Turbo 4.9 Bird (http://www.er3.com/firebird/67firebirdT.htm)
 

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: mattlea1 on July 22, 2010, 12:28:51 PM

This would definitely have to be in this category

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/mattlea1/amc_scrambler_ad_69.jpg)

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: bonnevista on July 22, 2010, 02:15:23 PM

Stage I Buick and the Buick Wildcat.

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: sms777 on July 22, 2010, 11:14:14 PM

Studebaker Hawk with the factory fitted Paxton supercharger. Around '62-'63?
Must have been pretty quick.

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: rattusrex on July 23, 2010, 08:38:57 AM

Lousy brakes. I remember them from
Bathurst, at the end of Conrod Straight was always interesting for them. Will it or won't it pull up.

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: GTA390 on July 23, 2010, 12:10:21 PM

I remember watching Smokey and the Bandit and thought i want one of those Trans Am's one day.
Just don't tell anyone ok :omg:

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: 73Transam on July 23, 2010, 02:53:37 PM

come on, everyone wanys a Smoket and the Bandit TA...wish i had the spare dollars for one..:mad:

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: 73Transam on July 23, 2010, 02:54:39 PM

opps my spellinggg:rol:

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: mattlea1 on July 23, 2010, 10:07:35 PM

Come on Dave everyone is a closet Trans Am fan at heart:boxing:

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: bonnevista on July 23, 2010, 10:48:06 PM

Quote from: rattusrex link=topic=3464.msg21143#msg21143

Lousy brakes. I remember them from
Bathurst, at the end of Conrod Straight was always interesting for them. Will it or won't it pull up.

They were the Studebaker Lark - sort of boxy 4 door, but the Victorian Police had 2 doors as pursuit cars.

The Hawk came in 3 flavours (from memory).  The Hawk, the Silver Hawk and the all singing all dancing Golden Hawk.  They looked similar, but the Golden and Silver Hawk had bolt on fins at the rear.

http://www.1956goldenhawk.com/pictures/58gh-joe%20parsons.jpg

http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/1958%20Silver%20Hawk.jpg

http://www.ritzsite.nl/63Stude/1963_Studebaker_Gran_Turismo_Hawk.JPG

http://image59.webshots.com/559/1/12/89/2094112890089697034PWbAGM_ph.jpg

You can clearly see that the Stude took it's styling cues from the Packard Hawk, when the company was called Studebaker Packard after the two companies had merged in 1954.  The last Packard rolled off the line in 1958.

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: rattusrex on July 24, 2010, 05:26:02 PM

Absolutely correct, BonaVista. Did the NSW Police have these? I think they also used AMC Ramblers? Norm Allen had one with the number plate COP 777.

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: bonnevista on July 25, 2010, 01:55:23 AM

When I was still in the cops, Commissioner Jim Lees still used that plate. I can't remember if the following Commissioner, John Avery used them, but I don't think he did.  I'm fairly sure they were retired after that (I'm happy to be corrected on that though).

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: LU8 on October 21, 2010, 10:49:21 AM

 The Dodge Magnum XE was the last traditional rear drive intermediate Chrysler made. If you look at the profile you will recognise the sheet metal impressions of the old Charger (General Lee). In 1979 you could still option a Magnum XE with the 195 hp 360 V8, which was 10 hp more than the base Trans Am 6.6 liter of the year, and a similar engine to the one fitted to the Dodge Lil' Red Express of 1978.

 :hangloose:

 
(http://www.magnumxe.com/buddy.JPG)

Title: Forgotten muscle?
Post by: LU8 on November 27, 2010, 11:45:05 AM

 It wasn't all Corvettes and Mustangs. The connoseuir chose the fine machinery of Mr. Yenko.

 
(http://www.yenkocamaroparts.com/images/Image1.jpg)

"In 1967 Don Yenko ordered L-78 equipped SS Camaros and swapped in the Chevrolet Corvette's L-72 427 in³ (7.0 L) V8. The cars came with a 4.10 rear end and heavy-duty suspension. The exact number of cars produced is not known; most estimates are around 50. Yenko also installed a fiberglass replacement hood similar to the "Stinger" hood featured on 1967 big-block Corvettes."