10-Wimpiest Muscle Cars

[AZCamaroFan]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

They're calling a Gremlin and a Citation muscle cars? Give me a break.

yeah i saw this yesterday. made no sense.

[Stealth6]

Originally Posted by motorhead

All cars in those years were junk as far as performance goes. In in 1979 the little Red Express pick up was fastest production vehicle made in the USA. It even smoke the Vette.

The 360 Hi Performance Police Intercepter Engine was the key...

[MLL67RSSS]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

They're calling a Gremlin and a Citation muscle cars? Give me a break.

AMEN!!!!!!! Morons. Also I only count 9 cars/pages so apparently they can't even count to ten.

[Lou_Dorchen]

Originally Posted by DRKS1D3

Government regulations on top of more regulations put a stop to high horsepower pavement pounders. What you were left with was heavy chunks of steel with anemic V8's (sometimes V6's), barely able to get out of their own way. :(

Let's pray history doesn't repeat itself, but it very well may. The regulations taking effect in 2025 don't look good for us car guys.

[Richy_Rich]

Thank God for progress.

[Silverlsinva]

Am i the only one who likes the look of the Citation X-11 i think its a neat looking ecobox of a car. Of course id swap out the motor and Put in a Lnf if i could.

[302-412]

What, no early 80's Hurst Olds with 307 and "Lightening Rods"!!!!!!!!

[Berean]

My 82 Z-28 with a 5.0 and 165hp was my favorite car that I've ever owned.

[MLL67RSSS]

Originally Posted by 302-412

What, no early 80's Hurst Olds with 307 and "Lightening Rods"!!!!!!!!

Yeah , expected to see my 190 HP 305 '84 Monte SS on there. Did 0-60 in 8 sec. and as 16 second 1/4 mile all while getting 13/18 MPG.

And I hear you berean, it may not have been fast, but I loved that car and it was a sweet ride IMO.

[jshaf]

gladly I didn't own any of these, closest I came was a 1990 z-24 cavalier and that thing was pretty nimble for the time

[upflying]

No '82 Camaro with the 90 hp Iron Duke?
That yellow Pontiac Tempest/Ventura/Phoenix is not a GTO. Why not post a photo of the real thing?
Wimpy was caused by our government and the insurance companies. Don't blame Ford/GM/Chrysler and AMC.

[SSBUSDRVR]

There used to be a few quick Gremlins back in the day.This guy was a regular at our local track Anyone remember the Levi Edition? Man that was an awful car.

[Renegade]

Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan

yeah i saw this yesterday. made no sense.

[big hammer]

Originally Posted by DRKS1D3

1971 was the first year of the demise of the muscle car. Every car across the board got their HP cut as to try and increase MPG's. Government regulations on top of more regulations put a stop to high horsepower pavement pounders. What you were left with was heavy chunks of steel with anemic V8's (sometimes V6's), barely able to get out of their own way. :(

pontiac actually did really well right through 74 with it's sd455 trans am. even though compression ratios were down in 71, lots of performance remained. hp numbers were down though because the industry went from a gross to a net hp rating which cut hp numbers down by a fair bit. or example a 400 hp engine in 1970 could be rated 350-360 in 71 even though it was the exact same engine.

Originally Posted by upflying

No '82 Camaro with the 90 hp Iron Duke?
That yellow Pontiac Tempest/Ventura/Phoenix is not a GTO. Why not post a photo of the real thing?
Wimpy was caused by our government and the insurance companies. Don't blame Ford/GM/Chrysler and AMC.

i think the 74 GTO was a nice car. imo better looking than the 73 GTO.