50's Muscle?
 

What kind of 50's cars would you consider muscle, by modern day definition of the term muscle car? I'd have to say that these would qualify:
1957 Bel Air fuelie
1958 Super Marauder
Chrysler 300 letter cars
1957 Ford Fairlane supercharged
....and what else?

Re: 50's Muscle?
 

57 Oldsmobile w/ J-2 Option
57 Dual Quad Plymouth Fury
the 348 3 Duece Cars.....
And 55 Chevy's with Primered Front Ends.....LOL

Ken

Re: 50's Muscle?
 

How about dual-quad solid-lifter Corvettes, as well as FI Vettes.
Blown '57 T-bird.
'56 Dodge D-500.
Cunninghams.
Cad-Allards.
2x4 Caddies.
'50 Olds Rocket 88.
Highway patrols used big '52 Nashes in some states.

Re: 50's Muscle?
 

FI & 3x2 Pontiacs
57 Studebaker Golden Hawk (supercharged)
Buick Century - strangely, I think this fits closest. If you're going to define a muscle car as the big engine put in the small body, it's bang on.
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Re: 50's Muscle?
 

possibly the first big engine, light body: 50 Olds 88

Chrysler 300's. Awesome cars.

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You might chuckle, but the 57' Rambler Rebel put up some respectable numbers.....

Re: 50's Muscle?
 

Didn't they just feature one in Hemmings Muscle machines? Where ever it was...it was a very interesting article!

Re: 50's Muscle?
 

Yessir, there are two of them still alive and kicking right here where they were born.

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How cool is that? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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I could smell the cheddar emitting from the magazine. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif