Celica Forums General Discussion General Muscle Cars

i was just wondering which of all the muscle cars coming out or that are already out, you would pick as your favorite and their least favorite, i know most people here hate domestics here, but for the horsepower those cars offer and their prices i wouldnt mind having one. i guess my choice would be the Dodge Charger that's coming out, and my last choice would probably be the new mustang because it's so damn underpowered.

favorite-any of the LS1's or shelby's
least-previous model mustang

An 05' GTO...400HP monster! Good drifter off of the lot!

i was pretty excited when i heard about the gto, i like the performance i just hate the fact that it sucks in the look department, looks just like a grand am.

Yer 100% correct! That's what I see when I look at one! But, the performance is great!

all GM did was take an already existing model from australia and put the GTO name on it. could've been so much better.

Were you wanting a kinda retro-look? The only thing retro on these is scoops and emblems! They needed change, I guess the Holden was all they could come up with. They needed to get some of the old in there, maybe 68'-70'.

honestly, i pretty much hate all domestics but if i had to pick one , it would be whatever the purple car was that vin diesel drove in xxx.

the retro camaro

SVT Cobra in '06

yea the 06 cobra will be awsome. I mean if you want any domestic muscle gotta go with new z06, but if ur talking in the cheaper range, a nice Yenko 68, hell even a 68 SS camaro would be spiffy. My fav of all time is a stinray vett. i wanted one so bad but my dad woudlnt let me have it, they had a large problem with leaking oil in those years so he figured while i was in highscool it woudl be too much work. my sis had a 66 mustang GT, that was a hot ride.

Just a heavy ass Corvette. It's a drift car cause Rhyes Millen sponsored the Pontiac GTO. It shoula been a 'vette drifting...

1987 Camaro IROC-Z
Baddest mother fucking car ever.

The New GTO is awesome, despite that it has a very similar look of the Cavalier.

Vin Diesel drove an old GTO in xXx.

i like my neighbor's chevel, 525 whp, non turbo

corvette z06...500...now that is some fun off of the lot!

I still honestly prefer the old school american muscle

1971 Chevy Chevelle SS 454
1967 Ford Shelby GT 350 & 500 SS
1963 427S/C Shelby Cobra

And the baddest one on the block...

1967 Chevy Camaro Z/28
If looks could kill this car would be a serial killer

Umm...Pontiac sponsored Rhyes...and the star of drifting is a Viper! Vettes suck, as anything GM goes!

1971 Chevelle SS
1964 Chevy Nova
1969 Dodge Charger
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda

vettes suck?? have you ever been in a vette?? have you ever seen the performance that a vette has?? ur nuts to think vettes suck.

A Corvette is the best bang for the buck. You can't ever go wrong with a vette. Also GTO's have 450hp.

Z06 & GTO, maybe 06 SVT.

I'm just not a big GM fan, period. Would rather have a Viper. And, yes, I've been in plenty Vettes, a 67' 427/425HP is a neck-breaker! Late model Vettes are "best bang for the buck," but have you heard about the service charges?

Cool, a forum where I can brag about my old muscle-car from 1983! I was a modder back then (did all my own work too) and didn't know it...

1981 Red Z-28 (loaded - air, cruise, power window, t-roof, mag wheels...)
Last year for the 350 V8
Borg-Warner T4 4-speed manual
Edlebrock Performer Manifold
Edlebrock 650 double-pumper carb
Hi-Power ignition system
Hurst Line Lock.
Rancho GT-3 suspension all around (poly bushings too!)
Some kind of hi-flow exhaust...I don't remember what I did there
240-watt stereo (2 x 120 watt amplifiers, one under each seat)
Scheel micro adjust full contour racing seat

Even though the car eventually ended up leaking every fluid known to man (including gasoline, brake fluid, freon...) I still got a wicked trade-in as a down payment for my brand-new '85 Mustang GT. The car was frikken' fast, and the Rancho stuff kept it flat even going around a corner at 30 mph - amazing since the car must have weighed close to 4000lbs (I nearly lost a toe to some windshield pillar trim - it was 1/8" steel coated in plastic and I dropped it 'cause it was so heavy ) The two Ford salesmen that took it for a test drive came back white and shaking.

It has a sound that made bike couriers scurry to the sidewalk, kinda like a T-Rex. Lord, I miss that car!!

What I think is funny about vipers is the size of the pistons, they are about as round as a pop can.

The old GTO

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Ford GT, and I'm not talking about the Mustang GT... Do you not consider that a muscle car?

the camero!

If we're talkin' vintage GT-40's...no, no mass-production. But, the new GT-40...YES! Maybe the best the USA has to offer anymore.

^^^Yep that's the one... I would trust anything that Chrysler makes, so I'd pass on the Chrger

Is there an uglier car than the new Charger?

i heard the the new gt-40 didnt live up to the hype according to motor trend, its not that impressive when you see it in person, and i hate muscle cars, but if i had to it would be the special edition twin turbo ZO6 that will come out,I think only 50 will be maid!!

Mom has a 03 Mustange Cobra supercharge 6 speed, had the pleasure of driving it once and OMG thing was flying with half the pedal down...

[quote=sekytwo]i heard the the new gt-40 didnt live up to the hype according to motor trend

Pro-Chevy magazine!

Chrysler 300 C SRT8
400 plus hp stock 6.1 lit. HEMI Would be a nice addition to my garage comprised of a 88 iroc-z z28 and the celi of course.

C5 corvette with this Lingenfleter package
http://www.lingenfelter.com/pack_cor_c5_725.htm

or a C6 Corvette with this package.
http://www.lingenfelter.com/pack_cor_c6_427.htm

If you can get on the waiting list!