Many of us don't know what exactly the Muscle Car age in America was, mostly because we weren't even thought of at that time. It has impacted the way Americans portray their car companies. With the new surge towards the classic muscle car styling, and the enormous amount of power strapped under the hood, it proves that history will only repeat itself once again.
While the muscle cars of the 1960's and early 1970's were run out by the gas shortage in the mid 70's, I often stop to wonder how much different the world is today compared to the classic days of drive-ins and fast cars. We lean towards more power and faster cars, but this only decreases the fuel mileage. Just like after the shortage America started to buy more fuel efficient vehicles, but these turned out to be some of the worst cars ever made. This sounds similar to today’s world where Americans are jumping on the hybrid and alternative fuel wagon. It seems as though we are feeling the "gas shortage" by paying outrageous prices at the pump just like in the 70’s. Will this spike in price of fuel deter the American companies from their new retro styling once again?
I think that many people love the styling of the classic muscle cars, and it gets only better with today's new technology being thrown into them. Like the classic Chevy Camaro and the Dodge Challenger coming back into the game, their styling is amazing, giving it the classic look with the new parts that are much more feasible than some of their earlier predecessors. With the upgrades of disc brakes all around, and fuel injection instead of the cold weather hating carbureted engines, this new technology could be just what this style of car needed. They may have been run off by high gas prices and shortage previously in history, but let’s hope that this will keep the new "Muscle Cars" around for a long time.
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