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Ford's legendary F-Series began in January of 1948, with eight levels of trucks: F-1 for half-ton
pickup, F-2 for three-quarter ton, up to the F-7 and F-8 heavy-duty trucks. Base engine was a 226-
cid flathead six-cylinder producing 95-horsepower. Optional was Ford's infamous flathead V8,
displacing 239-cid and making 100-horsepower. A floor-shifted three-speed transmission was
standard on the half-ton trucks, with a four-speed standard on bigger trucks, and optional on the
half-tons.




























Development of the Ford Thunderbird began in February of 1953, just one month
after Chevrolet debuted their Corvette prototype at the GM Motorama in New
York. Ford would use parts off existing models for their new car, as did Chevy.
Ford would also copy the long-nose/short-tail and 102-inch wheelbase of the
jaguar XK120 as did Chevy. But similarities ended there - Ford's answer to the
Corvette was not a bare-bones sports car, but rather a stylish and practical
personal luxury car.











Aimed squarely at America's youth market, the Ford Mustang was compact, stylish, and
offered great performance at an affordable price. Debuting at the New York World's Fair
in April of 1964, over 22 thousand orders were received on the first day of sales. First-year
projections of 100,000 units were surpassed in three months. Mustang-mania quickly
sparked a whole new breed of cars, soon the pony car market was off and running. Many
worthy opponents followed, such as the AMC Javelin, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge
Challenger, Plymouth Cuda, and Mercury Cougar.

















Arriving late on the pony car scene, the Chevy Camaro quickly made up for lost
time with a host of luxury and performance options, available on RS, SS, and Z-
28 platforms. The long hood/short deck exterior was based on a 108-inch
wheelbase and offered as coupe or convertible. Body construction was semi-
unitized, where the front chassis is a sub-frame held by four rubber-isolated
mounts and rear chassis is part of the unibody. This design gave a smoother and
more quiet ride than a full unibody car, and allowed maximum space for the
already small rear seat and trunk.

















In the mid-sixties, American Motors Corporation was best known for producing
safe and economic cars. However, safe and economic cars were not selling, so
newly-appointed chairman Roy Chapin Jr. proposed getting the struggling
company back on its feet by entering the performance ring. With high
performance, sharp handling, and unique styling, the two-seat AMX would
become the crown jewel of AMC's performance years.













In 1966 the Shelby GT350 was equipped with a 289 cubic-inch V8 engine that
produced 306 horsepower. A bolt-on Paxton supercharger increased horsepower
by 46% to an estimated 360 horsepower. The fastback C-pillar vents were
replaced with Plexiglas quarter windows. The side air scoops were functional and
allowed air to flow to the brakes which kept them cool. The hood was comprised
of fiberglass but partway through the year it was replaced with a steel version
due to customer complaints about weakness and lack of quality. The only color
offered for the interior was black. Other interior items were the competition seat
belts, roll bar, and GT 350 center cap found on the steering wheel.












The Plymouth Road Runner was a performance car built by the Plymouth division of the
Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968, the first muscle
cars were, in the opinion of many, moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast
cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX,
designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car
concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m)
and sell for less than US$3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost muscle car hit the
street. The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the upscale and lower volume
GTX, with which it was often confused.













The first Plymouth Duster was a semi-fastback version of the Plymouth Valiant
automobile, produced in the US from 1970 to 1976. The Duster name was later
revived for optional trim packages on certain versions of the 1979-1980 Plymouth
Volare, 1985-1987 Plymouth Turismo, and 1992-1994 Plymouth Sundance.











The Pontiac Firebird is an automobile which was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between
1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker's platform-sharing model, the
Chevrolet Camaro. This coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar, which shared its platform
with another pony car, the Ford Mustang.
The vehicles were powered by various four-cylinder, six-cylinder, and V8 engines sourced from several GM
divisions. While primarily Pontiac-powered until 1977, Firebirds were built with several different engines from
nearly every GM division until 1982 when GM began to discontinue engines it felt were unneeded and either
spread successful designs from individual divisions among all divisions or use new engines of corporate
architecture.
The name "Firebird" was also previously used by General Motors for the unrelated concept cars.














The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles marketed
by the Dodge division of Chrysler. The Dodge Silver Challenger was produced in 1959. From
1970 to 1974, the first generation Dodge Challenger pony car was built using the Chrysler E
platform, sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda. The second generation,
from 1978 to 1983, was a badge engineered Mitsubishi Galant Lambda. The third, and
current generation, was introduced in 2008 as a rival to the evolved fifth generation For
Mustang and the fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro








The Chevrolet Chevelle was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of
General Motors in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years. Part of the GM
A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates. Body
styles include coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were
produced through the 1973 model year, and Lagunas from 1973 through 1976. After a three-
year absence, the El Camino was reintroduced as part of the new Chevelle lineup. The
Chevelle also provided the platform for the Monte Carlo introduced in 1970. The Malibu, the
top of the line model through 1972, replaced the Chevelle nameplate for the redesigned,
downsized 1978 models.










The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-size automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet
division of General Motors for the 19501975 model years. Initially only the Two door
Hardtops in the Chevrolet model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to
1952, as distinct from the Styleline and Fleetline models for the remainder of the range.
With the 1953 model year the Bel Air name was changed from a designation for a unique
body shape to a premium level of trim applied across a number of body styles. The Bel Air
continued with various other trim level designations until US production ceased in 1975,
production continued in Canada for its home market only through the 1981 model year.