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S2 E10 American Motors AMX

Documentary

TV-G

22 minutes

May 29, 2006

One of the greatest supercars ever built, and the first two-seat sports car built since the Corvette and the early T-Bird. Close to ten thousand of these lightning-fast cars stuffed a lot of wisecracks about Ramblers being slow and boring!Featuring: n/a

Season 2, 12 Episodes

American Muscle Car - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Pontiac Firebird Trans Am,

Pontiac’s pony car went racing in 1969, and lives on today as one of America’s favorite street muscle cars. The most famous of all Trans Ams was the one with the 455 Super Duty engine!

American Muscle Car - Pontiac Super Duty Cars

Pontiac Super Duty Cars,

Super Duty! In the early sixties, these two words meant the most powerful engines of any American car. This all-out assault on the speedways of America made Pontiac GM’s “WE BUILD EXCITEMENT” car company.

American Muscle Car - Ford Fairlane GT & Talladega

Ford Fairlane GT & Talladega,

Ford’s 427 Fairlanes and Torino Talladegas had one purpose – to sweep the Hemi Mopars off the high-banked NASCAR tracks. And they did, too!

American Muscle Car - 427 Cobra

Imagine a car that would do zero to one hundred miles per hour…and back to zero…in under ten seconds. The Cobras had it all – acceleration, braking, handling – and they look fantastic, too. Stand by for the ride of your life!

American Muscle Car - Camaro Z/28

There’s this road race, see, this SCCA Trans Am series? And the Camaro is perfect for it. All they needed was a 500-horsepower 302 cubic-inch engine!

American Muscle Car - ’63-’67 Corvette Stingray

’63-’67 Corvette Stingray,

Completely restyled for 1963, Corvette launched into its greatest popularity. Get inside, fire it up, and discover the true heart-pounding excitement of America’s one true sports car!

American Muscle Car - Dodge Daytona & Plymouth Superbird

Dodge Daytona & Plymouth Superbird,

Built for the superspeedways, but available at your local Mopar showroom, the 1969 and ’70 Dodge Daytona and the 1970 Plymouth Superbird were the essence of what the Musclecar was (and is) all about.

American Muscle Car - The Mopar Super Stockers

The Mopar Super Stockers,

The 426 Max Wedge and Hemi Plymouths and Dodges blew away everyone in the NHRA Super Stock classes, and gave Chrysler Corporation a head start over Ford and Chevy in the Musclecar wars.

American Muscle Car - Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda & Challenger T/A

Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda & Challenger T/A,

Chrysler Corporation turned their 340 ‘Cudas and Challengers into world-class road racers, and muscle car fans lined up at Chrysler’s showrooms for a chance to take them to the streets!

American Muscle Car - American Motors AMX

American Motors AMX,

One of the greatest supercars ever built, and the first two-seat sports car built since the Corvette and the early T-Bird. Close to ten thousand of these lightning-fast cars stuffed a lot of wisecracks about Ramblers being slow and boring!

American Muscle Car - Buick Regal GNX

Buick Regal GNX,

Buick quietly re-entered the supercar wars in the late eighties with a turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine in an all-black Regal. The car was so outrageously fast that it’s now among the most collectible cars of all time.

American Muscle Car - ’55-’57 Chevrolet Bel Air

’55-’57 Chevrolet Bel Air,

Many people say this is where the muscle car era began. The ’55 Chevy was Chevrolet’s opening into the world of auto performance. These cars changed America’s automotive landscape, and today they’re still the most popular collector cars in the world.

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American Muscle Car

Documentary

TV-G

3 Seasons

22 minutes

The American Muscle Car series relives that incredible time when Detroit produced the most outrageous cars ever to hit the street. Experience the glory days of power and speed through the stories of those who lived and breathed it.

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