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nonvtec 04-20-2004 11:27 PM

Corvette Stingray
 
I'm having a debate with my roommate if the Corvette Stingrays from like the 1970's were muscle cars or not? I'm getting pissed off now, so i'll leave it open to HMTers to decide.

hotrex 04-20-2004 11:28 PM

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you have to consider them muscle cars, yet they were not fast and pretty ugly.

willahlborn 04-20-2004 11:32 PM

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My favorite year of Vette was the 74 Stingray. Always loved that recessed back window. Mmmmmmmm...

nonvtec 04-20-2004 11:34 PM

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Is that a muscle car though

willahlborn 04-20-2004 11:39 PM

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i'd say yes. Up until they went with the C4. That style was fuuuuuuuugly.

MikeJ-2009 04-20-2004 11:40 PM

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I thought all V-8 cars are muscle cars? ???

dragon 04-20-2004 11:41 PM

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yeah i consider that a muscle car.

BigJ 04-21-2004 12:01 AM

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Yeah, can't wee why it wouldn't

MakAttack 04-21-2004 12:14 AM

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stingrays are awesome! i would consider them to be a muscle car.

crx2fast 04-21-2004 12:17 AM

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yup i would have to say muscle car

J-SMITH69 04-21-2004 12:23 AM

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they're muscle cars, BUT NOT ALL V8 CARS ARE MUSCLE CARS LMAOOOOOOOO

anything with a 305 is a dog.

the new caddy STS have 32v northstar engiens, are they muscle cars!! lol

tekno9998 04-21-2004 01:16 AM

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Corvettes are actually considered sports cars ;)

Carnesd 04-21-2004 01:55 AM

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My friend had an old 80's van with a v8 in it, muscle car?

MikeJ-2009 04-21-2004 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by random-strike


the new caddy STS have 32v northstar engiens, are they muscle cars!! lol

Yes. All V-8's are muscle cars. ;)

88crxSi 04-21-2004 07:01 AM

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holy crap, a f150 is a muscle car! lol

I dunno.. muscle cars go fast.. in a straight line. vettes do it everywhere

nonvtec 04-21-2004 07:27 AM

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I said they were muscle cars (stingrays) but my friend says they are sports cars and not muscle. His idea is that muscle cars are huge beasts that can basically only go in a straight line. Since corvettes can handle too, and are smaller, they are sports cars. I haven't decided whether he is right or not though.

airtonics 04-21-2004 07:32 AM

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Teckno is actually right...although most consider it a muscle car it was actually labeled a sports car.


projekteg 04-21-2004 07:46 AM

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i would have to disagree with everyone and say it's a gay car

airtonics 04-21-2004 07:50 AM

Re:Corvette Stingray
 

Originally Posted by projekteg
i would have to disagree with everyone and say it's a gay car

Corvettes have almost always been and will be for some time the best bang for your dollar. Very few cars can handle as well as one (comparable by year). I usually see them as mid life crisis cars but you still have to repect them its a great platform to build upon.

So I'm changing my opinion to "mid-life crisis" car :)

stackz 04-21-2004 07:54 AM

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the muscle car era technically ended in november 1971 when the gas crunch laws were passed and emissions started. 1972 was the first year of production of emissions regulated cars and all "muscle cars" had their teeth stripped. Horsepower dropped off as much as 60% across the board for all of the sports car types. Open chamber heads, lowered compression ratios, weaker cams, and egr all aided in this demise.

I would consider any car named from the earlier pre-72 versions to only be a sports car after this time.

projekteg 04-21-2004 07:57 AM

Re:Corvette Stingray
 

Originally Posted by stackz
the muscle car era technically ended in november 1971 when the gas crunch laws were passed and emissions started. 1972 was the first year of production of emissions regulated cars and all "muscle cars" had their teeth stripped. Horsepower dropped off as much as 60% across the board for all of the sports car types. Open chamber heads, lowered compression ratios, weaker cams, and egr all aided in this demise.

I would consider any car named from the earlier pre-72 versions to only be a sports car after this time.

somebody watch the speed channel last night?

davcivic 04-21-2004 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by projekteg

somebody watch the speed channel last night?

Funny, but I think he is right. I still consider them a mid-crisis car, what do I know, I only drive imports

dragon 04-21-2004 08:08 AM

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imo that old as stingray is a muscles car. I dont care if its considered a sports car now but back then i bet it was considered a muscled car. I mean in the late 60 with the trans am, camaro, malibu,etc they were muscles car but now people consider them sports cars or family cars. So to me the corvette back in those days was a muscle car

customcoach 04-21-2004 08:10 AM

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Take it from the old man.
Muscle car: V8 powered mid sized sedan, two doors, four seats, big trunk.
Pony car: Smaller four seater with a long hood and short trunk, Mustangs, Camaroes, Baracudas.
Sports cars: Two seaters with low/no trunk space, only good for driving fast.

The Corevette was is and will always be a sports car. Unless they add a back seat or a big trunk.

willahlborn 04-21-2004 08:27 AM

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uhhhhh yeah. I guess I was thinking "can it hang with muscle cars?" the answer is yes. but if you're asking "is it a sports car or a muscle car?" i'd have to say sports car.

dragon 04-21-2004 08:31 AM

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yeah customcoach is right. But i said i consider it a muscle car :P To me all them heavy ass v8 back then were muscle cars

stackz 04-21-2004 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by projekteg
somebody watch the speed channel last night?

lol, I'm too cheap to pay for cable :p

no, it's just like the 351c in mustangs going from closed chamber to open chamber heads in 72 and using a cam that is retarded 6 degrees from the factory.

chevy taking out the rectangle port heads and tossing on restricted oval port heads, bumping the cc's on the camel hump heads, reducing the advance in the distributors, etc

and dodge dropping in horrible pistons, lower duration cams, restricting the exhaust ports on the heads with egr bumps.

just a few examples I can think of off my head. and yes, as custom said. technically, the corvette was never a muscle car, it was a sports car and is classified as such by insurance companies. Just as the older 2 seat only thunderbirds were. Camaros such as the yenko's, the motion's, and the super rare all aluminum 427's could be ordered with the same drivetrain as the corvettes yet the insurance was hella cheaper for them as they weren't sports cars per say.


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