Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1. Torque. American muscle cars are designed for raw power and performance, specifically on American roads. They pack at least 400 lb-ft of torque, giving them exceptional power under the hood.
Hemmings Motor News is a monthly magazine catering to traders and collectors of antique, classic, and exotic sports cars.It is the largest and oldest publication of its type in the United States, with sales of 215,000 copies per month, and is best known for its large classified advertising sections.
[2] [3] Robert E. Petersen founded the magazine and his Petersen Publishing Company was the original publisher. The first editor of Hot Rod was Wally Parks, who went on to found the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). [4] Petersen Publishing was sold to British publisher EMAP in 1998, who then sold the former Petersen magazines to Primedia in ...
Following the 1950s and 1960s — the unregulated decades when the U.S. automotive industry could prioritize unrestrained horsepower, [2] size and styling — the Malaise Era arose after the Clean Air Act of 1963 began to codify a legislative response to serious national car-generated air quality concerns, and Ralph Nader's 1965 Unsafe at Any Speed galvanized attention on U.S. automotive ...
Australian used car review site ReDriven named the H2 #1 on their list "The 5 Worst Cars You Can Buy Right Now", claiming that the H2 is more about image than substance and that in the research and interviews they did when compiling the list, the H2 was by far the most complained about vehicle. [164] The H2 is parodied in the
For example, Japanese cars like the Datsun 280ZX along with the Honda Prelude, early 2000s Mini Coopers, and even the '80s legend DeLorean DMC-12 have seen interest spike.
Opinions on the origin of the muscle car vary, but the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is cited as the first full-sized muscle car. [36] The Rocket 88 was the first time a powerful V8 engine was available in a smaller and lighter body style (in this case the 303 cu in (5.0 L) engine from the larger Oldsmobile 98 with the body from the six-cylinder ...
Consumer Reports' negative ratings for American Motors' safety did not help. During this time, AMC's international sales were expanding. From only 18,000 cars five years ago, the 1965 model year AMC sold 74,420 vehicles in Canada, Europe, and Latin America. AMC remained the most significant U.S. seller of autos in both France and Germany. [40]