1964 GTO, First Muscle Car?

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

The GTO is the first intermediate sized car with a full size car engine, hood treatment, lots of badging and special tires.

But the real first muscle car is the 1932 Ford Model 18 - the first car with a V8

I would have to disagree. The 1960's is when the term muscle car was being used and that description was for a mid-sized car with a large displacement engine, such as the GTO. I would call that '32 more of a high performance car.