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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
Corvettes are actually considered sports cars ;)

Carnesd 04-21-2004 01:55 AM

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

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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 

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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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

Re:Corvette Stingray
 
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.


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