The term 'performance car' suggests a pretty broad church these days. On one hand, you have within that description, classic sports cars which exist for their athleticism and race-track smarts, as well as Grand Tourers which tend to feature plenty of pace as well as long legs for covering big distances.  Classic Ford Cars of the 1960's - Leaning Into Performance. After the 1950's, Ford started to transition into high performance vehicles that could keep up with Chevy, Dodge, and Chrysler on the racetrack. The Total Performance initiative was put in place by the Ford Motor Company and created the muscle cars that we know and love today. 14. 1969 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Next on our list of the best muscle cars of all time is the 1969 Chevy Camaro ZL1. With only 70 ever built, the Camaro ZL1 is one of the rarest Chevys still rolling. With its 427-inch V8 engine, it could pump out 500 horses, extraordinary for a production vehicle at the time. The '69 Camaro ZL1 proved so enduringly Check Price. The Magnum 500 wheel is another one that was massively popular amongst Ford, GM, and Mopar fans in the 1960s and 1970s. Strangely, the same basic wheel was actually offered by most The heyday of the classic muscle car is roughly from the mid-'60s to the mid-'70s, but this date range is not exclusive. However, some of the most desirable and valuable muscle cars today were 1967 Shelby GT500. The final top 10 fastest muscle cars of 1967 is the 1967 Shelby GT500 428 Cobra Jet rated at 355 horsepower with 420 lb-ft of torque. In the February 1967 issue of Car & Driver magazine, a "Super Stang" 67 Shelby GT500 428 went down the quarter-mile in 15-seconds traveling 95 miles per hour. .

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