Editing GTO muscle car myth
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So do any of those similar thinkers or those, who, on the general "say so" of supposed auto aficionados, believe their claim that the "muscle car" never existed until Pontiac invented the GTO, have an answer for the 1955 and up Chrysler 300, Plymouth Fury, Dodge D-500 and DeSoto Adventurer? These were sometimes called "super sports" long before Chevrolet copyrighted that moniker for their line of muscle cars ''(could use more detail on Chevrolet's intellectual property rights to the term "Super Sport".)'' | So do any of those similar thinkers or those, who, on the general "say so" of supposed auto aficionados, believe their claim that the "muscle car" never existed until Pontiac invented the GTO, have an answer for the 1955 and up Chrysler 300, Plymouth Fury, Dodge D-500 and DeSoto Adventurer? These were sometimes called "super sports" long before Chevrolet copyrighted that moniker for their line of muscle cars ''(could use more detail on Chevrolet's intellectual property rights to the term "Super Sport".)'' | ||
− | The SS Chevies predated the GTO. 1961 Super | + | The SS Chevies predated the GTO. ''(This is correct- the 1961 Impala SS began it for Chevrolet, IIRC. -- needs confirmation and references.)'' |
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+ | Many people do not know the name Super Sport was a body package not a power package that GM offered in the early '60s. You could buy a Chevy II Super Sport with an inline six in it (there are a few around that have been documented)! ''(link to documentation here)'' | ||
==The term "Muscle Car"== | ==The term "Muscle Car"== | ||
− | + | The beginning of the "Muscle Car" era for GM was the breaking of the engine displacement vs. weight rule GM had. The Tempest received the larger 389 CID engine and became the GTO. | |
− | The | + | The rule is believed to be 1 cubic inch per ten pounds. The GTO did not weigh 3800 pounds with the 389 engine. Maybe this rule is a myth? ''(confirm and expand)'' |
− | + | This was a GM management rule, not a "Big 3" rule. | |
− | Where did that put the aluminum-nosed Dodge Polara, Valiant and other factory | + | Where did that put the aluminum-nosed Dodge Polara, Valiant and other factory MOPAR drag cars? Or even the Super Duty Pontiacs? they definitely met that requirement, and some were street legal and all were ordered through the dealerships. |
For most of these mentioned MOPAR drag cars, less than 100 of each car model was built. ''(confirm and expand)'' | For most of these mentioned MOPAR drag cars, less than 100 of each car model was built. ''(confirm and expand)'' |