Best Muscle Cars

Because it is a genre that fans are passionate about, you are bound to generate some criticism to compile a list of the seven largest muscle cars of all time. However, Bankrate stuck his neck to do just that.

Some enthusiasts trace the history of muscle cars in 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88. But the rise of this kind ran from 1965-1970 before collapsing under the weight of higher gas prices, emissions regulations and stricter exhaust the high cost of insurance.

Best Muscle Cars

What is a muscle car? There is no established definition, but most experts agree that it is a two door, smaller car powered by a high-powered typically found in larger, full-size sedan.

Some argue that the pony cars like the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro are not muscle cars at all, but for this list, Bankrate has decided that this distinction.

Manufacturers design muscle cars for straight line speed, inspiring more than an occasional Saturday night drag race between stoplights. Or built or sold in bulk, muscle cars were bait, attracting buyers into showrooms where they could buy more mundane models. However, the muscle-car mystique lives on.