Most muscle cars during the original golden era fit a certain mold. They were generally around the size of  what was considered an intermediate back in the 1960s and 1970s. There were some muscle cars that were smaller and considered compact cars. However the rarest muscle car type by far was the full-size variety. Chevrolet had its 1961-1969 Impala SS. Ford offered a muscle car version of the 2-door Galaxie. There was also the Galaxie 7-Litre and later the 2-door 1969-1970 XL - all of wh
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Back in 1970 things looked great. The muscle car craze, which the 1964 GTO started, was in full swing.  For 1970 horsepower and displacement were up, and there was a muscle car to fit everyone's taste from all the different auto manufacturers. Unfortunately high insurance costs and legislative action were catching up with the muscle car. The low-performance era was right around the corner, and by 1975 performance in most cars would die. 

Since its first model year -1965, the Ch