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What do you think it takes to make a muscle car? Is it foot/lbs of torque? Horsepower? Is it purely the image? The hype and build-up surrounding a muscle cars can get a little confusing when a new model is released, but the "tried and true" dream cars have proven their power and performance year after year and decade after decade. American, European, and Asian cars appeal to different segments of muscle car enthusiasts, for different reasons.

Several cars immediately race into your thoughts when you think about American muscle cars: Corvette, Camaro's from the late 60's through the 70's, Mustang, and, the AMC Javelin. A car lover could go on to mention the Charger and Challenger, Chevelle, and Gran Torino. What you have there is a short list. The whole list of American muscle cars goes on for miles. Those cars all have one thing in common...performance year after year. To back that up, they all have good PR. Except for the Javelin. AMC never could figure out how to sell its cars.

Should you want to talk European muscle cars, then you have: BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Opel, Maserati, and Fiat, to name a few of the bigger ones. A lot of people outside of Europe are a little confused when they hear Opel mentioned, but all they have to do is check into racing to get their bona fides. All of these companies were fine tuning and marketing their cars before WWII. The Asian car makers have run Formula 1 and Monte Carlo-style races for quite awhile, but have only gained wide spread recognition in the last few years. They are mostly known for their four cylinder, nitrous backed performance. That creates some debate over their being muscle cars or not. Personally, I have never had much respect for them, other than their gas mileage. With the right equipment, they can put your back to the seat, though.

But, what makes these automobiles muscle cars? When you think of muscle do you break it down into stock and modifieds, or do you include complete build outs? A case can be made for all of these. In the average guy's mind a muscle car is one that is based on an original factory engine, front end, and drive train. Just adding a new Edlebrock intake does not make a muscle car, either. There has to be some significant change in torque, horsepower, time in the quarter, and top end.

Image has a great deal to do with it. Public perception is more powerful than anything else in this era of media overload. When a car is initially marketed, it has a tag...muscle car, family sedan, granny mobile...that it either lives up to or does not. The guy who buys that car is the one who ultimately determines what stereotype the car endures under. If a car does not deliver, from pedal to repair, it will never resell. Ease of repair, and the relative infrequency of those repairs, has a lot to do with the long term image of a car.

What makes a muscle car is a question that can not be answered with a short list of criteria. It is a feeling, a look, and a whole lot of passion. You have to have a combination of the right factors. Try beefing up a Chevette or a Pacer. All you will get are some stares. a lot of laughs, and a whole bunch of "Why"'s. You could get that thing down the quarter in a heartbeat, 0-60 ahead of a Ferrari, but it still will not be a muscle car. Public image carries most of the weight. The technical stuff is for the "grease monkeys" and "gear heads". Each group has its own favorite muscle cars. I know which ones are mine and you know which are yours. A guy has to respect that, but don't cut me off on the highway...We may have to run 'em to find out.

Jerry Coffey is a cornhole enthusiast and a webmaster at http://www.cornholegameinfo.com

Is the Ford Mustang A Failure

American automakers occasionally take the brunt of the criticism for producing models that are ugly, useless, or even downright perilous. Ford has had its share of beasts through the years in addition to several winners including the current Mustang for which demand cannot be met. For the thrill of it let's have a look at some of the Ford models that have been derided down through the years.

Model T - What?! How can the automobile that introduced mass production make the list? Well, the vehicle was fine, but Mr. Henry Ford's statement, "you can have any color you need so long as it is black" has been traced with the upward thrust of General Motors [who gave its buyers a choice in colors] which finally unseaetd Ford as the top automaker in the planet. No, the Model T was fine, but Mr. Ford's advertising strategy was not.

Edsel - In September 1957, Ford launched a new division - Edsel - and introduced to America one of the most peculiar looking vehicles. Carrying a "horse-collar" shaped grille - some compared it with a toilet seat - the Edsel line was hyped by Ford and confounded by consumers wholeheartedly. Expecting to build two hundred thousand Edsels in its first year of production, only 63,000 were built. Other "radical" facets of the Edsel included a "floating" speedometer that glowed upon reaching a specific speed and an ungainly push button transmission with controls attached to the hub of the steering wheel. Even with a quick makeover finished in time for the subsequent model year, the Edsel limped along only to be pulled one month after the third model year cars were released.

Pinto - Hey, even I owned one! With a 2.3L inline 4 cylinder paired with a 4 speed manny tranny, the Pinto was Ford's answer in the 1970s to the onslaught of Eastern automobiles flooding the market. The compact rear wheel drive coupe, three door hot hatch, or wagon sold reasonably well till disaster hit : the revelation that the Pinto's gas tank was capable of exploding in a rear impact frightened buyers away. Mercifully pulled after the 1980 model year; replaced by the favored Escort.

Mustang II - Ford tarnished the Mustang name in the 1970s with this forgettable and ugly model. Resembling a bloated and stretched Pinto, the Mustang II was feeble, poorly made, and a terrible competitor against its arch rival, the Camaro. All was forgiven by the early 1980s with the return of a newly designed Mustang. Today's Mustang, on the other hand, is a sold-out success story as it took its styling cues from a Mustang of another era: the fastback autos of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Before you point your finger at Ford, do not forget to recall some really unmemorable models, foreign and domestic. The Toyota Wagon was panned for its ugly styling and for having an engine that had to be dropped from the engine bay to do a tune up; the Chevy Vega - a Pinto would-be ; AMC's Pacer - the Jetson's automobile ; the Suzuki Samurai and Isuzu Rodeo - flip over specialists; the Yugo - a thinly redone 1960s era Fiat; and numerous other automobiles not worth the mention. You hope that automakers learn from their mistakes, but do not count on it. Perhaps in another generation we will see a really forgettable Ford show up, except for now there isn't one in the line up...hooray for that!.

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I drive a 1977 turbo convertible AMC Pacer. How often should I rotate the air in my tires?

Some guys have all the luck. *kicks dirt* I always wanted to buy a pregnant egg car.... but a convertible one? mannnnnnnn you are so lucky. I'd change the air at least once a week....... (but it so better not be hot air!) Quit your bragging.

A personal reflection on the death of Detroit Tiger legend Ernie Harwell
They were distinctive and different in ways not often found today.

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