| It's quite hard to deny how muscle cars seem to | | | | unlawful but nobody cared; rebellion was the only |
| be a standard part in the classic American culture. | | | | way to go. |
| Muscle cars are often seen to be the epitome of | | | | These drag races proved to be useful, if not |
| rebellion and freedom - hence, it was widely | | | | dangerous. It was in these demonstrations of |
| embraced by the people, regardless of whether it | | | | speed were the automakers themselves came up |
| was a necessity or not. | | | | with new parts that will make their muscle cars |
| The 1960s was an integral part in the history of | | | | even better. Pushing the limits even more, the |
| muscle cars. It was when these powerful beauties | | | | automakers were backed up by executives of |
| were the biggest thing to hit America. Nobody | | | | automobile companies. Everyone who wanted to |
| needed such a powerful car but everybody | | | | be someone came, watched and researched |
| wanted it. Marketing and promotion went a long | | | | about the different muscle cars that showcased |
| way for muscle cars - they were expensive and | | | | their speed during races. Mini-factories were even |
| more often than not, only the upper echelons of | | | | set up to make the already-better cars...even |
| society could afford them. People of lesser | | | | better. |
| financial standing chose to buy the muscle cars' | | | | This was the time when popular names in the |
| lesser-powered cousins just because the latter still | | | | muscle car world came to be: Nickey Chevrolet, |
| looked like muscle cars. | | | | Royal Pontiac and Holman-Moody were just some |
| Automobile makers were of course forced to | | | | of them. The small factories that tweaked the |
| make their respective muscle cars what it really | | | | muscle car settings became well known in this era |
| should be: fast and powerful. It was a competition | | | | too, such as Edelbrock for manifolds, Iskenderian |
| between big car companies - who could make | | | | for camshafts and Hurst for shifters. Their |
| their cars stronger and who could market them | | | | popularity caused other smaller companies to |
| better. Drag races showing the speed and power | | | | enter the automobile scene... |
| of muscle cars were rampant in the 1960s. It was | | | | |