Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "(AH) Ep. 6 The Origins of the Muscle Car" video.

  1. 67 and 68 Rambler American could be had with a 343.
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  2. The Avanti wasn't cheap. And was built in pretty small numbers.
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  3. But the "rich Corinthian leather" was reserved for the Borado
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  4. The first "muscle car" is hard to define. A 63 Chevy with a 409? The 58 Rambler with a 327 (and no note the SBC) that was quicker than everything else in the US aside from the fuelie 'vette. Plus dropping a 389 in the Tempest was a no brainer as Pontiac only had one block size. All with a common 4.620" bore centers. Plus Pontiac had already been half of the way there with the first generation Tempest. That car had a 194.5 CID four cylinder that was a 389 with the left hand bank lopped off. The engine was even a true slant as the cylinders were played over 45° to the pan rail. But the first car marketed as one. Yah the GTO is it.
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