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The Smallest Classic Muscle Cars Ever Produced

by Kiril

Muscle cars are supposed to be big, right? Not always. From the pint-sized Dodge Dart to the compact-turned-icon Ford Falcon, some of the era’s hardest-hitting machines came in surprisingly small packages. Here’s why going small was sometimes the smartest move Detroit ever made.

Chevrolet Chevy II plus the Nova SS-1962 to ’65

by Ross Mills

Chevrolet built the Chevy II because the Corvair could not beat the Ford Falcon, and it built it fast — a full range of five body styles and four trim levels, on a wheelbase deliberately half an inch longer than the Falcon’s. Then drag racers noticed how little it weighed, and a dealer-installed V8 changed the plot entirely. Read on to find out how a compact economy car ended up in the same conversation as the GTO.

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Chevrolet Corvair 1965 Monza

by Kiril

Hidden in a Texas garage since 1977, this 1965 Corvair Monza 140 emerged with just 29,000 original miles and all its factory parts still attached. It also happens to represent the exact model year Chevrolet fixed the rear suspension flaw that made the Corvair infamous. Read on to find out what changed underneath, and why 1965 became the best-selling year the nameplate ever had.

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