20 Muscle Cars That Made History

michformulaS said
I would argue that this is more 20 cars the author likes.

Yeah, definitely. That's the first thing I looked for, the '62 Max Wedge cars......I mean, think about it. Maybe there was supposed to be a certain number built. How 'bout the '66 Nova L-79's!? Also....a '57 AMC Rebel is a bad *** car! Check this article out if you've a little time....

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2007/02/01/hmn_feature8.html

Motor Trend decided to round up all the hot production cars of 1957 for its April issue. Aside from the Corvette, the comparison test included just about every proto-muscle car we hold in such high esteem today: the Chrysler 300-C, Ford's supercharged Thunderbird (and a supercharged Fairlane sedan), Studebaker's Golden Hawk, Oldsmobile's J-2 Rocket, and a fuelie Chevrolet Bel Air. The Rebel looked decidedly out of place stacked against those cars; it had the lowest horsepower rating and the only naturally aspirated, single-four-barrel engine of the 13 cars. However else Motor Trend tested the cars, only the zero to 60 test now stands out, not for the winner's time (It was the fuelie 'Vette's 7-second dash), but for the time recorded by the car that came in second. The Rebel notched a half-second slower time to 60 mph than the Corvette, prompting many people--American Motors among them--to claim the Rebel the fastest sedan in America.