The term muscle car generally describes a rear wheel drive with a large,
powerful V8 engine and special trim, intended for maximum torque on the
street or in competition. Whether your ride interests lie a street rod,
muscle car, street machine, antique car, classic car, low rider, import tuner,
hot rod custom car or custom truck; street bikes, sport bikes, hogs, race
bikes or choppers; or in snowmobiles of any type, this is the site for you.
The highest level of motorsports in the 1950s, as it is now, was Formula
One. Grand Prix drivers were the racing heroes of their day, and hairy
chested, front-engine machines from Ferrari, Maserati, Vanwall,
Mercedes-Benz and Lancia waged epic battles at circuits like Monaco,
Spa and the Nuerburgring. Hairy-chested men like Fangio, Moss,
Brooks, Hawthorn, Salvadori and Behra controlled these machines,
sliding them on their skinny tires in perfect four-wheel drifts.
As early as 1957, Jack Brabham had debuted the rear engine Cooper
Climax. By 1958, the delicate rear engine cars were beginning to win
races. The handwriting was on the wall, but only a few manufacturers
looked up long enough from their drafting tables to see it.
