Collins 1 Do you like fast, loud, and sharp looking cars? Then muscle cars are the car for you with their big engines, loud exhaust, and crazy paint jobs. In the 1930s and 1940s shade tree mechanics began turning model T and model A fords into super crazy hotrods (“Beginning”1). Muscle cars have changed the world since the 1930s because of their good looks, sounds and pure American performance. In the 1940s regular mechanics began to be infatuated with speed and drag-racing. However, that infatuation turned deadly when they began to street race and get in terrible crashes. Around this time a small group of people saw the need to create a national sanctioning body for drag racing on a closed course, and this became known as the National …show more content…
The chevy 350 came out in 1955 it had overhead valves and it became an instant hit for many hotroders and muscle car enthusiasts because it had large amounts of torque and horse power in such a small engine package (“Birth” 1). The Chevy 350 in 1955 stole the overhead valve configuration with its older cousin the 1949 Oldsmobile rocket 303ci (Tom Shaw 1). The Olds rocket was the first american high compression engine. (“innovation 1). The Olds Rocket 88 was als one of the first “hot” engines frome the factories in Detroit (“Beginning” 1). In 1960 chevy one upped its small block with the giant big block the big block came in a 396 409 and 454 cubic inch models. The Chevy 409 Big Block was so popular it even was mentioned in a Beach Boys song ( “Early” 3). The 1960 chevy big block was a big hit on and off the track and it offered lots of low end torque with tons of horse power (“Early”1). In 1964 Chrysler reintroduced the hemi and that same year it dominated the drag racing scene. With well over 550 HP it was a super strong contender (“Goldenage” 4). Just as Chrysler was dominating the drag strip, Cadillac was dominating the NASCAR and stock car circuit with its newly introduced v8 …show more content…
NASCAR engines like the Twin-h power and the 7x were production designed engines for the NASCAR and stock car circuit (“Birth” 1). People have been racing cars for just over 100 years, but in 1947 NASCAR was formed (“Birth” 1). Stock car racing was super hot with muscle cars the full size performance cars. The Olds 88 dominated the stock car circuit (“Birth” 1). Ford Galaxies, also hot on the track, they were considered the 1964 all around champion (“Goldenage” 4). NASCAR was the roots of hotrods and muscle cars because it provided the means to race cars legally ands safely (“Muscle Cars” 1). Another sanctioning body for racing is NHRA. The NHRA sanctioned drag racing NHRAs roots are in California but it sanctions races all over the united states. The NHRA formed in 1951 wich is no surprise because drag racing also gained tremendous interest from the public in that same year (“Beginning” 1) (“Birth” 1). The Ford thunder bolt was specially built for drag racing. It was a stock Fairlane that was striped down and built back up with fiber glass fenders and a giant 427 super cobra jet power plant. Although the Ford T-bolt was a beast on the track ford only built 127 of these amazing factory racers (“Goldenage”
With a mere 275 horsepower it was outperformed by all competition. “Along with the dreadful horsepower, Ford owners complained that the trucks they purchased yielded inadequate miles per gallon” (Powerstrokehub). To compensate for both these issues, for introduces a much higher pressure fuel delivery system that would allow for the cleaner burning of fuel and overall less fuel needed to run the engine. Ford and International Navistar also introduced a newly designed smart turbocharger. “This allowed the turbo housing to expand and contract depending on the throttle position” (Truck Trend). This allowed for a quicker spool time of the turbocharger with allowed a quicker horsepower gain and output resulting in better fuel economy. Tighter machining tolerances were also implied for almost all of the engine components that went into the 6.0l Powerstroke allowing grater compression of the engine and mitigating areas where oil, air or fuel could leak out under high pressures. “With all of these changes implemented that new 6.0l Powerstroke engine boasted a whopping 325 horsepower and 516 foot pounds of torque” (Banks Power). This gave customers a truck that could outperform all of the
Another reason that this car is a beast is that this is a car that came late in the muscle car game. The Mustang, GTO, and the Camaro are already
Muscle is used for power not show most people think.The ninetee -eighty corvette is a perfect example because it has five-hundred and fifty horse power and it can be shown off.For example the nineteen-eighty corvette can show its sparkling image but has speed under the hood going zero to sixty in three point five seconds.Even though it can get up to speed very quickly it can get up to one-hundred and fifty miles an hour.The nineteen-sixty nine camaro is a beautiful beast by going through many years of wear and tear and still run beautifully.The camero today cost about three-thousand five-hundred but is a great reliable car.In this way many cameros are fast they sound mean because they can get going causeing a lot of damage to
A. Attention Getter: A loud roar is heard in the distance as the driver revs his engine. Eight cylinders of Intense power with its five speed transmission. Cars that are meant to be raced and compared to each other. In an adrenaline pumping race of performance. According to Fast Muscle by Gabbard and Gabbard, “The decade began with Ford, GM, and Chrysler in an expanding cubic inch and horsepower war.
The story of the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro is one intertwined from the beginning. The Mustang came first in mid-1964, offering bang-for-the-buck performance in a sleek package. Three years later, the Camaro answered with its own take on the idea. Skip to 43 years later, and the battle rages on. Today, we will be taking a look at the V-6 versions of today's pony cars, and see which one comes out the winner in a paper challenge royal. To make it a fair comparison, we will divide the competition up into four rounds essential to any pony car fan: styling, performance, comfort, and features, with extra weight given to styling and performance. Naturally, the winner
Sprint Cup Series cars are unique in automobile racing. The engines are powerful enough to reach speeds of over 200 mph (320 km/h), but heavy weight - coupled with a (relatively) simple aerodynamic package - makes for poor handling. Their bodies and chassis are strictly regulated to ensure parity or equality, and electronics are generally Spartan in nature.
Over the past sixty years, the American car scene has been dominated by two completely different vehicles and the entire communities that believe in them. Both designed, founded, and rooted in Detroit, Michigan, the Ford Mustang and the Corvette have continued to fuel the chase for the label of America’s true muscle car. The question over the years has been, why and how do consumers choose which to own, and which one is our “bald eagle”? Investigating deeper into the roots of each American superpower, it all began with introduction of something that would change the automotive industry forever. “Corvette: Dream Car Come True”, is an article that highlights the beginning of the car movement in the United States: the birth of Chevrolet’s Corvette. “Born in 1953 at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan, the Corvette grew up on the raceway and has ruled the road ever since” (Seiden 14). The article also goes on to mention that “the Corvette is not for racers only. True car lovers own Corvette cars for everyday driving… and the highest performance standards have been built into every model” (Seiden 14). Early dominance of Corvettes on and off the racetrack, led other competitors such as Ford Motor Company wonder why and how the Corvette could be out-driven and out-sold. Directly opposing the release of the Corvette and its multipurpose ingenuity “Lee Iacocca, then general manager of Ford Motor Company, challenged his design team to create a car that could be driven ‘to
The nascar body frame has become so much stronger. The frame has gone through so many changes. It has went from the stock frame of a car right off the assembly line to a full custom frame. Stronger frames can also protect the driver in any type of wreck. If the car happens to take a head on crash the frame will bend but the parts around the driver will not. Without the frame the driver would be killed in a wreck.
In today’s society, racing has become a very popular sport. Whether going to the racing events in various destinations or tuning in on the television, many people support it. There are many different types of racing, however the more popular types are NASCAR and Formula One racing. These two racing styles share a common goal, and that is to cross the finish line in first place. Even with this common goal there are many differences between the two. The culture, rules and regulations, and the races.
In the fall of 1964, Ford included an entirely new Mustang engine lineup and the addition of the GT group. The 200 cu in six-cylinder engine replaced the 170 cu in six-cylinder engine, thus increasing the six-cylinder’s performance from 101 horsepower to 120 horsepower. The 289 cu in replaced the 260 cu
This generation lasted 15 years, in this generation was the most popular body styles. This body style was known as the Foxbody they offered a 5.0 which is a 302, The 302 was built just right for this body style. The car was put in the indy 500's as a pace car in 1979 and 3 copies were made for prizes. The cars had altered camshafts, carburetors, cylinder heads , and exhaust.
Muscle cars are a lot easier to handle than drift cars. Every car is different because it depends on the owner has designed and updated the car. Some cars are old fashioned and some are very modern. Cars from the
Since 1964 when the Pontiac GTO was released to the public inspired by high performance cars used in races, the car has won a lot of loyal admirers. And even with the discontinuation of the original models in 1974, the legacy of the original model which started the muscle car era did not diminish. Scores of devoted followers still sport the vintage Pontiac GTOs known for their brute strength and power. The car has been a symbol of power since its introduction. After all, fitting a large V8 engine full of power into a coupe chassis could only mean lots and lots of power at the command of the driver.
The year was 1953, when in a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky the first American sports car was born. The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, named after a highly maneuverable warship, consisted of a Blue Flame inline 6-cylinder truck engine with a two-speed Power Glide automatic transmission and a drum brake system. Many believe this is the first sports car to be manufactured, however, much to our surprise, this metal beast was not the first American sports car. In fact, the first American sports car was made nearly fifty years before the Corvette. The true, first sports cars in America are the Stanley Steamer Gentlemen’s Speedy Roadster, the Simplex, and the Chadwick.
During the 1973 oil crisis, the big three automotive companies were ordered to slow down production, by the American government. The Pontiac Trans Am became the last of the high speed cars, the public liked the ’73 Trans Am, so Pontiac ignore the new government. The high output 455 bhp was the largest engine ever in an affordable compact pony car. Within months they made the modifications to meet with the new regulations which brought power down to 290 bhp. The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 1973, had a production of 4,802, its body style two-door four-seater fastback, construction steel unitary body. It had a 455cid V8 engine, power output 250-310 bhp, transmission four-speed manual or three speed turbo hydra-matic automatic, with front coil spring rear leaf springs with live axle suspension, front discs rear drum brakes. It went 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. And had a max speed of 135 mph. (Willson, 483) I picked this car because it’s a modern sports car, also if you look at it from the front it looks like a Mustang and if you look at the back it looks like a