Who invented the muscle car? Before we get on with this never-ending debate, let’s answer the crucial question, ‘What is a muscle car?’ and then we can all agree that the Pontiac GTO was first. Except ...

But this decision also turned the Belvedere into one of America's first muscle cars. In 1962, Plymouth debuted the Max Wedge, a high-performance big-block V8 engine widely regarded as the predecessor ...

The 1960s are littered with a plethora of high-performance powerplants, often with overlapping names and terms. The 426 is a victim of such naming conventions, with two prominent engines boasting the ...

Talk to any Mopar fan under the age of 70, and they’ll know chapter and verse about ’60s and ’70s muscle cars. But if you probe a bit deeper into the random Mopar person’s knowledge prior to 1964, ...