The Return of the Muscle Car

Opinion Journal ^ | 04/23/03 | COLLIN LEVEY

[Pokey78]

Horsepower and martial valor couldn't have come at a better time.

The French semiologist Roland Barthes once said he considered cars "almost the exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals

[arm958]

Give us a twisty road and you will be in the weeds. Not even competition drivers can press a front wheel drive car hard without losing it in some of the corners.

Historically, you are right. Have you had any recent experience driving late model, high performance front wheel drive cars though? I had my Neon R/T in Europe, and with some big, fat, low profile Z rated tires, it handled curves with aplomb. Just ask the owners of the BMWs and Audis that couldn't keep pace. Weeds? Passed right by'em.

[JoJo Gunn]

Another by Leffingwell. I had to downsize the images for a fast load. They don't quite do justice to just how good they look in his book.

Oh, those were the days....

[PianoMan]

Well it's true you don't need height and width but it's considered good etiquette because it allows the browser to load the page faster. You can get the address, height and width by right-clicking on the picture in your browser and clicking "properties".

Note that it has to be a picture on the web, not on your hard drive, unless you upload it somewhere first.

[paul51]

This is a test

Come on man. Now we are all dying to see it

[PianoMan]

Your test worked! Is that from Buck Rogers or Blade Runner? :)

[Bonaparte]

"I have been looking for vintage cars, Mercedes are very nice; but I think I want American... one with lots of chrome."

Picture yourself behind the wheel of this luxurious 1951 Buick Roadmaster...

You want chrome? We got chrome!

[Petruchio]

UGLY!

Looks like something out of Tron.

[optik_b]

Corvettes are 50K cars. Camaro was priced much less. GM was incredibly stupid for killing the Camaro.

[bigbadfont]

Thanks to PianoMan and Dan Zachary I am a little more educated on the HTML photo post subject I tip my to you. Thanks guys

[Mr. Mojo]

I'm looking for one of these....

1965 Buick Riviera

[bigbadfont]

I tip my beer to you

[gortklattu]

Here's my favorite muscle car and female driver: Melanie Troxel

[Mr. Mojo]

Nice Roadmaster. Very nice.

[Mr. Mojo]

Any pictures of her without the gear?

[Hank Rearden]

1971 Cuda 426 Hemi

You know, a car like that is only ever seen parked next to a trailer, isn't it? Always a trailer.

I wonder if the owner has mutton chop sideburns, too?

[Bonaparte]

Put an American flag on each fender and you've got the one the admiral rides in. :-)

[bigbadfont]

[InvisibleChurch]

well, ya can't have a muscle car woithout a ratfink-related pic

[farmfriend]

Does look like something out of Tron.

[KneelBeforeZod]

muscle cars should be metal and chrome. I excpect American makers to screw it up and make them plastic and metal...in 5 years the bumpers will be fade to a different color than the rest of the car...