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Best Episodes of American Muscle Car
Gran Turismo Omologato - 1964 Pontiac GTO
S1 Ep1
10.0
30th Jun 2003
The 1964 GTO is the one that started the whole Detroit Musclecar craze--but it almost never happened. GM's corporate policy wouln't allow such a lightweight car with such a huge engine, but Pontiac "finessed" the rules by making the GTO an option to the Tempest Le Mans. The cost of this option? Oh, about two hundred bucks.
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
S2 Ep1
8.0
Pontiac's pony car went racing in 1969, and lives on today as one of the America's favorite street muscle cars. The most famous of all Trans Ams was the one with the 455 Super Duty engine!
Beep-Beep - Plymouth Roadrunner
S3 Ep14
7.0
Chrysler Corporation finds a whole new image and a whole bunch of new consumers watching Saturday morning TV. The Roadrunner's owners just love the little horn - and the big engines!
Worst Episodes of American Muscle Car
The "Other" Snake - Dodge Viper
S3 Ep8
6.0
Currently the cream of the crop of Detroit's supercars, the Dodge Viper has earned fame and respect as a world-class sports racing car.
The Boss - Boss 302 & 429 Mustangs
S3 Ep9
6.0
The "ultimate" Mustangs - The Boss 302 was the class act in Trans Am racing, and the Boss 429 was simply the most overpowered Pony car Ford ever made...and that's saying something!
Performance By Hurst - The Hurst Cars
S3 Ep11
6.0
From wild, crowd-pleasing drag race exhibition cars, like the Hemi Under Glass, to the Hurst Olds Indy Pace Cars, every car produced by Hurst became an instant classic.
American Muscle Car Episode Guide
Gran Turismo Omologato - 1964 Pontiac GTO
S1 Ep1
10.0
30th Jun 2003
The 1964 GTO is the one that started the whole Detroit Musclecar craze--but it almost never happened. GM's corporate policy wouln't allow such a lightweight car with such a huge engine, but Pontiac "finessed" the rules by making the GTO an option to the Tempest Le Mans. The cost of this option? Oh, about two hundred bucks.
Here Comes the Judge - 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
S1 Ep2
Pontiac's GTO is back in 1969 with outrageous paint and graphics, a popular catch phrase, and the 370-horse RAM Air IV engine. What a country!
Vette! - 1953-62 Chevrolet Corvette
S1 Ep3
The story of the birth of the Corvette from the introduction of the original 1953 roadster with the "Blue Flame" 6-cylinder engine, the early small-block powered Vettes, the "fuelie" cars featuring Rochester's early fuel injection, and the Route 66 days.
Camaro! - 1967-69 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396
S1 Ep4
In 1967, Chevrolet introduced a car that, thirty years later, is still one of their most beloved automobiles. By 1967, GM had recovered from their reluctance to produce fast little cars. The Camaro was designed to hold any engine in the Chevrolet inventory.
The Thunderbolts - 1964 Ford Fairlaine Thunderbolt
S1 Ep5
Ford went drag racing in 1964 with their new Fairlane and their NASCAR 427 engine. Talk about a ringer! The result was the most mind-boggling car the NHRA stock classes had ever seen.
Shelby - Ford Mustang Shelby GT-350
S1 Ep6
Carroll Shelby's GT-350 Mustang was a limited edition road racer in street clothing. Shelby's GT-500KR was not for the faint of heart. It had every performance option you could get from Ford, plus a big, bad 428 engine. By the way, "KR" stood for "King of the Road."
What's That? A Buick? - Buick Gran Sport
S1 Ep7
"Yeah, it's a Gran Sport. Wanna race?" And that was usually the last of the conversation as the torque monster from Flint, Michigan buried its competition in the leather-upholstered style. Stage I GS cars boasted the most torque of any U.S. production car EVER.
That spells 442, Oldsmobile's entry into the Horsepower wars. With this car, Olds turned the musclecar wars up several notches. Once again those Rocket Oldsmobiles were right in the thick of it!
Super Sport - Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 and SS 454
S1 Ep9
Chevrolet's SS designation originally adorned the high-performance Impalas, but the most popular Super Sport was by far the Chevelle. All it took was the 396 "rat motor" to turn this little grocery-getter into a pavement pounder!
She's Real Fine - 1961-64 Chevrolet Impala 409
S1 Ep10
The story of the Legendary 409. When Chevy squeezed one horsepower per cubic inch out of this engine in 1962, it sent everyone in Detroit back into the engine lab, and practically everyone else in America to the Chevy dealer!
Barracuda - Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda and Dodge Hemi Challenger
S1 Ep11
Plymouth's little compact Valiant, with new skin and a huge rear window, became a hot item--once the 383s, 440s and 426 Hemi engines found their way under the hood. Its cousin from Dodge, the Chellenger, was an upscale hot rod with as much luxury as performance.
The Baby Super Sports - 1968 Chevrolet Nova SS 396
S1 Ep12
With power-to-weight ratios like rocket sleds, Novas became immediate favorites of the muscle car crowd. If a 327 or a 350 wasn't enough, how about a 375-horsepower 396 in a Chevy II Nova? If you had about three grand and nerves of steel, you could have owned one.
The best rated episodes of American Muscle Car are:
Gran Turismo Omologato - 1964 Pontiac GTO S1E1 rated 10.0
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am S2E1 rated 8.0
Beep-Beep - Plymouth Roadrunner S3E14 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of American Muscle Car are:
The "Other" Snake - Dodge Viper S3E8 rated 6.0
The Boss - Boss 302 & 429 Mustangs S3E9 rated 6.0
Performance By Hurst - The Hurst Cars S3E11 rated 6.0
The first episode of American Muscle Car aired on June 30, 2003.
The last episode of American Muscle Car aired on December 21, 2021.
There are 38 episodes of American Muscle Car.
There are 3 seasons of American Muscle Car.
Yes.
American Muscle Car is set to return for future episodes.
