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These Rebels were no longer the muscle car of 1957, but did offer more power than regular Rambler models. A test by Motor Trend concluded "the V8 powered Rebel is now able to reach a true 60-mph from a standstill in an estimated 12.0 seconds"—significantly slower than the limited-production 1957 Rebel, and this was pretty good for that era.
Beefcake (1999) is a docudrama homage to the muscle magazines of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s—in particular, Physique Pictorial magazine, published quarterly by Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild. It was inspired by a picture book by F. Valentine Hooven III (published by Taschen) and was directed by Thom Fitzgerald.
However, an even earlier attempt at a Rebel-based muscle car was produced by AMC's engineering team: a 1967 two-door built as a development "project" car for carburetion-testing purposes, as well as with "Group 19" high-performance options, and the car was re-equipped with a modified 390 cu in (6.4 L) engine with an estimated 500 hp (370 kW ...
The biggest stars in movies and TV aren't always the actors. From the General Lee to James Bond's Aston Martins, these cars found in TV shows and movies can be real scene-stealers, too.
4. Chevrolet Vega. In the same way that old, corny movies become cool and quirky enough to become cult classics, the Chevy Vega went from being lame and lackluster to a beloved classic.
Lexus GS F. Year: 2020 Style: 4dr sedan (5.0L 8cyl 8A) Total cash price: $91,556 True cost to own for five years: $101,937 GOBankingRates, in order to find surprisingly affordable muscle cars ...
[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 ...
From the classics that defined street-legal drag racers in the 1960s and '70s all the way to the latest 2020 models, you can get yourself behind the wheel of a growling beast of a car that turns ...