According totheJune 1967issueofRoadTestmagazine,a"musclecar"is"exactlywhatthename implies.It isaproduct of theAmerican auto industryby adheringtothe philosophyof thehot rodderto haveasmallcarandputtingaBIGengineinhim.TheMuscleCarisCharlesAtlaskickingsand in thefaceofweak98(73kW)horsepower."[7]PeterHenshaw,theauthor ofMuscleCars, fromwhichthisquotation is taken,it also statesthatthe musclecar wasdesignedforthestraight-line speed,anddo not have "sophisticated chassis","engineeringintegrity"or"graceful appearance"ofEuropean cars, high-performance[7].
However, opinionsvaryas towhetherhigh-performance carsin full size,compact,andponycarsqualifyasmusclecars[8].
The followingisalistofmusclecarsand theirmakers(alongwithevery make ofcarmatchingpony, if applicable):
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