Car Throttle

The 1960's is regarded as the peak of the performance and muscle car era. It is often referred as the time in which the horsepower wars were raging between General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. It was a time in which GM introduced the formula that defined the modern Muscle Car, to take the lightest car available, and stuff as much engine into it as possible. General Motors Pontiac Division is often given the credit for making the "first" muscle car, the G-T-O. However, performance was available even before this iconic car ever came into being. And, performance was still available in the full sized cars of the day. So take a look at these often misunderstood performance cars from the 1960's. The 1963 - 1965 Buick

Offbeat or Obscure Muscle Cars are a growing phenomena. For all those articles that you read about the Hemi powered Plymouths or Dodges, or the Big Block Chevys, Pontiacs, or Oldsmobiles, there is a plethora of performance available to the collector of muscle, and at reasonable prices. This is part one of this series that will be run here at Car Throttle, and it's a collection of postings that I have done over at CarDomain. Part 1 will deal with the pre-dawn of the classic Muscle Car era (which is generally thought of as the 1960's), from about 1950 to 1959. The Fabulous Hudson Hornet: Reaching back to the dawn of the 50’s, when most cars has less than 100 HP under the hood, handling was