Best Muscle Cars 1970
10 of the best 70s muscle cars.
Best muscle cars 1970. 1970 chevelle ss in the late 60s and early 1970s muscle cars peaked in both popularity and power. The 1969 dodge daytona and its sibling the 1970 plymouth superbird are arguably the most radical vehicles to emerge from the muscle car wars. 1970 oldsmobile 442 w 30 convertible. The first challenger made its debut in 1970 and it remains one of the coolest vintage muscle cars you can own.
The top dog was the 1970 442 w 30 convertible a curvaceous muscle car powered by a 455 cubic inch v8 rated conservatively at 370 horsepower. The top muscle cars of the 60s and 70s. 1970 plymouth hemi. Javelins were more unusual muscle cars.
1970 chevrolet chevelle ss 454. Regulations regarding emissions and other issues ended up taming the cars in the 1980s and onwards. Personally i prefer the styling of the first model. But the daytona as the name might suggest wasnt.
This is why there was an immense amount of horsepower in cars only up to the 1970s. In terms of its engine power some experts consider the 1970 buick gsx stage 1 the greatest. The new challenger may make over 700 horsepower but for some reason we prefer this. Heres our list of the best muscle cars of the 1970s.
Oldsmobile as a brand died in 2004 but decades before it passed it offered several killer muscle cars at the height of the muscle car era. 1974 amc hornet x hatchback. A real wake up to the big three was that javelins won the trans am series. In 1964 chevrolet introduced the chevelle.
Cars news chevrolet camaro chevrolet chevelle de tomaso pantera dodge charger ford mustang plymouth road runner pontiac gto shelby cobra classic cars. 1974 pontiac firebird trans am. Considered by many to be the ultimate muscle car of the classic period the rather unassuming chevelle packed 450 horsepower from its 454 cubic inch v8 in top dog. The 10 best muscle cars of the 1970s 1970 buick gsx stage 1.
A few of the rarest muscle cars came into being during this time packing giant torque rich v8s. 1970 ford mustang mach 1.