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Some of the facts and tech are a little off... but, interesting to article to start the day.
wilma http://editorial.autos.msn.com/muscl...cid=autos_4458
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Thanks Tom! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Love that Challenger R/T convertible with the full wheelcovers and whitewalls!
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No mention of L-88 Vettes' ...
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everyone knows 'vettes aren't muscle cars! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]
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At least they didn't say the TOP 20 cars.
No 1st gen. Camaros or 70 and up Cudas?
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They have the wrong photo for the Z16 Chevelle and the 70 LS6 looks a little retro...wilma
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Retro?
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That yellow Chevelle has four dead hookers in the trunk . . . .
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It's MSN guys, not exactly a beacon of automotive knowledge or automotive history. This has as much credibility as an article from Rolling Stone Magazine on the greatest U.S. presidents. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] When the media want to generate web hits, all they need to do is create a "Top 10" list of something, anything, to create some web traffic, which means $$$ for them.
As for "making history" (an overused term with young people nowadays), I would agree on most of their choices, but would question these: - They threw a bone to AMC with the 1970 Rebel Machine (one of my favorites), but AMC broke their image wide open with the 1969 SC/Rambler, not the 1970 Machine. - 1969 Hurst/Olds - while one of my favorites, it wasn't exactly a groundbreaker in muscle car terms. The 1968 H/O was the first Olds of this type, with a unique paint scheme, the not-supposed-to-be-available-455 under the hood, and it was the first truly aggressive looking Olds musclecar that garnered attention driving down the street. - Not sure why they would include a 1998 WS6 Trans Am as a car that "made history", it was more of an evolutionary car, nearly identical to the 1997 model, except for the addition of the LS1. A more appropriate or "historic" year for these cars would have been 1993, when GM stunned street enthusiasts with an all-new F-body, stuffed a Corvette engine under the hood, and made the 6-speed manual available. Mustang guys had nightmares for years about this one. - The 1985 Mustang 5.0 or GT, a car that became one of the most iconic street racers of the 1980's and 1990's, a true musclecar, should have been on the list. - Also missing is the 1969 Trans Am, a car that not only went like stink in a straight line, but also handled with the best of them, and had functional aerodynamic devices. The Trans Am nameplate became iconic. I think I agree with the other selections, although I probably would have skipped the Cadillac CTS-V. Although a very cool car, there were other cars that were more important cars that "made history" (according to the title of the article) than the 2009 Caddy. Maybe if this was a Top 50 list... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
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