How Much Do You Know About Classic American Muscle Cars?

By: John Miller
Estimated Completion Time
2 min
How Much Do You Know About Classic American Muscle Cars?
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About This Quiz

Before the days of fuel efficiency ratings and airbags, there were muscle cars; the brawny spawn of Detroit car makers. Let's face it, even though you appreciate fancy digital car technology, part of you yearns for the more primitive and powerful era when classic American muscle cars prowled the streets like predators on the hunt.

Muscles cars from the 60s and 70s are still some of the most celebrated vehicles ever made. Even the car names read like asphalt poetry: Challenger, Charger, Barracuda, GTO, Chevelle, Firebird, Boss, Rebel Machine...come on! In what other era would you ever get a legendary car name like "Super Cobra Jet?" You might be interested in these cars, but how much do you really know about these iconic coupes?

The muscle car era wasn't concerned with safety ratings and gas efficiency. Any young American with a shred of testosterone wanted a brawny machine that could burn rubber and blast through red lights with reckless abandon. But do you really know your GTO from your GTX? And can you remember the vital differences between a Mustang and the Boss?

Put on your seat belt, crank up the Rolling Stones, sidle up alongside us at this red light, and we'll wager your pink slip that you can't ace our muscle car quiz. If you're ready, pound the pedal to the metal and let's roll!

The Plymouth Barracuda is often simply known as what?
The 'Cuda
The Shark
The Tuna
The Fish
The Oldsmobile 442 was officially called ____.
The 4-4-2
The four-banger
The Studebaker
The 400 series
Which manufacturer introduced the Torino?
Chevy
Ford
Plymouth
Dodge

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What was an obvious visual feature of the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird?
Shooting flames
A huge rear wing
Jet engines
Neon brake lights
The Chevy Camaro was introduced as a direct competitor to which car?
Pontiac GTO
HemiCuda
Ford Mustang
Plymouth Road Runner
What sort of muscle car was General Lee in "The Dukes of Hazzard?"
Dodge Charger
Ford Mustang
Ford Pinto
Toyota Camry

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Which manufacturer offered a famous muscle car called the GTO?
Ford
Dodge
Pontiac
Chevy
What was one of the defining features of the Chevy Nova SS?
Its small size
Its enormous size
The purple interior
The sound system
What sort of engine did the 1967 Camaro Super Sport have?
4-cylinder
6-cylinder
8-cylinder
10-cylinder

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Which company produced the Super Bee?
Dodge
Ford
Ferrari
Chevy
Which muscle car has a "Boss" version?
Mustang
Camaro
Cyclone
Shelby
Why were some versions of the Super Bee called the "Super Bee Six Pack?"
They had double-barrel carbs
They had four tailpipes
They came with free beer
They had six seats

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The first muscle cars became popular in which decade?
1940s
1960s
1980s
1930s
Which car maker produced the Demon?
Chevy
Dodge
Pontiac
Ford
Which muscle car also comes in a "Cobra" variant?
Mustang
Corvette
Torino
Chevelle

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What's a "muscle car?"
A high-performance car
A car with very bouncy shocks
A car driven by a steroid user
A car painted like muscles
The Chevy II muscle car is better known as the _____.
Nova
Camaro
Corvette
Impala
Classic American muscle cars were built mostly for _____.
Track racing
Straight-line speed
The streets of Tokyo
Long road trips

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Which muscle car was offered in a special version called, "The Judge?"
Pontiac GTO
Plymouth GTX
Chevy Nova
Chevy Impala
Chevy produced muscle cars in an "SS" variant. What did the SS stand for?
Sickening Speed
Super Sport
Sexy Shadow
Solid Sport
Which car maker produced the GTX?
Pontiac
Plymouth
Chrysler
Dodge

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What does "GTO" stand for?
Grand Touring Offroader
Gran Turismo Omologato
Great Tire Order
Grand Touring Only
Why did the 1964 Dodge 426 Hemi have no sound dampening features?
To make it louder
To make it lighter
To make it annoying to drive
It was already quiet
The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 base model produced how much horsepower?
360 hp
420 hp
550 hp
800 hp

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The very first Camaro was offered in how many versions?
1
3
7
2
The Shelby is a variant of which popular muscle car?
Dodge Charger
Chevy Corvette
Ford Mustang
Pontiac Tempest GTO
True or false: All first generation Camaros were built in the United States.
True
False

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The Plymouth Barracuda was almost named what?
Polar Bear
Python
Panda
Porcupine
The third generation Chevrolet El Camino had how much horsepower?
200 hp
300 hp
450 hp
1000 hp
Which of the following muscle cars came first?
Ford Mustang
Plymouth Barracuda
Dodge Stealth
Chevy Corvette

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