American V8 muscle took a turn for the worse in the 1970s due to the switch from gross to net ratings, a drop in compression ratios due to unleaded gasoline, and the advent of advanced emission ...
By 1970, the muscle car market was more competitive than ever. The horsepower wars were in full swing, and nearly every major ...
The Dodge Challenger was introduced for the 1970 model year, at a time when demand for muscle cars was slowing down. However, the then-new E-body Mopar proved popular, moving 77,000 units. This number ...