1970 Maximum Muscle explores the factors that would lead to the decline of the most exciting era in the American automotive industry-as well as the resulting arms race among designers who saw their last opportunity to make the ultimate muscle car. As a result, 1970 was the climax of the muscle car era from engineering, styling, and performance standpoints.

1970 Maximum Muscle: The Pinnacle of Muscle Car Power

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Truesdell, Richard

Fletcher, Mark

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With a combination of low price and high performance, Plymouth's Road Runner helped define the budget muscle car category when it was introduced for the 1968 model year, spawning several imitators. While Road Runners equipped with the 426 Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack get most of the attention, they represented just a small portion of overall production. The vast majority of Road Runners came equipped with the 383 V8.This story, which first appeared in Musclecar Enthusiast magazine, documents a reference-quality restoration that literally went from "Rats to Riches" with photos that illustrate one owner's perseverance.

1968 Plymouth Road Runner: A Rats to Riches Restoration

(Please note, this is book published on a specific car for the car's owner from materials first published in Musclecar Enthusiast. It published in a small-book, landscape format, 8 inches wide by 6.25 inches high.)In 1964 Pontiac introduced the modern muscle car, the GTO. By its traditional definition, a muscle car is the installation of a big-block V8 installed in an intermediate or compact American car. While some can make a case that the 1957 Rambler Rebel was the first true muscle car, it is generally acknowledged by most automotive authorities that the 1964 Pontiac GTO is the first true muscle car. In 1965 all of the GM intermediates received all-new body shells and the various divisions-Buick, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobile-all introduced their own variations on the theme. And at Chevrolet, there was a unique variation, the El Camino which was a two-door Chevelle station wagon with a pickup cab and bed. Pontiac never offered a Tempest-based version of the El Camino but that hasn't stopped Ron Lindemann, a Pontiac enthusiast from building his own. Over a 10-year period, working in his home garage, he built what he calls the GTO Chief Camino. Using mostly Pontiac body panels to construct the bed, using only the roof and door frames from an El Camino, he has built a stunning phantom, a car that Pontiac could have and should have built.

1965 Pontiac GTO Chief Camino: One man's 10-year quest for perfection

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The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 1 you'll find the a tech story detailing the installation of an iPhone-capable radio in an early Cougar and a second tech feature detailing for readers how to photograph their Cougar for publication. Legendary Cougar Magazine is the authoritative source for all things for the original, classic 1967 to 1973 Cougar and is supported by more than 400 subscribers who helped launch the title with their support and commitment.

Legendary Cougar Magazine Volume 1 Issue 1: Premiere Issue

The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 1 you'll find the a tech story detailing the installation of an iPhone-capable radio in an early Cougar and a second tech feature detailing for readers how to photograph their Cougar for publication. Legendary Cougar Magazine is the authoritative source for all things for the original, classic 1967 to 1973 Cougar and is supported by more than 400 subscribers who helped launch the title with their support and commitment.

Legendary Cougar Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2: The Cobra Jet Issue

Basore, Bill

See 80 of the finest Classic Cougars including Cougar 1, 4 GT-E’s, 5 G’s, and many, many, more. Every Cougar at the show is captured by Rich Truesdell to create this unique collection of Classic Cats.

Legendary Cougar Magazine at the 2014 CCOA Western Regionals

Schlesinger, Gavin

The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 3 you'll find three vehicle features highlighting standard Cougars were never officially exported outside North America. Yet that hasn't stopped Cougar fans from buying, importing and restoring Cougars. The fourth issue of Legendary Cougar Magazine, The International Issue, showcases Cougars and their owners in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It also looks into the Cougar's participation in the sixth James Bond film, 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Legendary Cougar Magazine Volume 1 Issue 4: The International Issue

The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 3 you'll find three vehicle features highlighting standard Cougars were never officially exported outside North America. Yet that hasn't stopped Cougar fans from buying, importing and restoring Cougars. The fifth issue of Legendary Cougar Magazine introduces a new department, Cougar Marketplace where our team of Cougar experts will track recent market activity. With high-profile auctions in Arizona and Florida, there was much to report. This month's features showcase Scott Ferguson and Heather Whitaker's 1969 XR7-G, Steve and Zana Goulding's 1969 XR-7 convertible and Gene Mullenberg's 1972 XR-7 convertible that he's cherished for more than four decades. To subscribe to Legendary Cougar Magazine directly, visit http://legendarycougar.com/shop/.

Legendary Cougar Magazine Volume 1 Issue 5

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