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Only 678 Buick GSX Stage 1 models left the factory in 1970, and this Saturn Yellow 4-speed is one of them — a 360-horsepower, 510 lb-ft muscle car that Motor Trend clocked at 13.38 seconds in the quarter mile, its fastest test of the entire year. One former owner kept this exact combination for twenty years. See what made Buick’s forgotten muscle car a legitimate contender.
For 1970, Ford promoted Torino to the top of its mid-size lineup and spread it across seventeen different models, from a basic wagon to the 429-only Torino Cobra fastback. Coke-bottle styling, a new competition suspension package, and interior updates reshaped the range from top to bottom. Read on to find out what Motor Trend meant by calling the Cobra “completely different.”
Ford’s Model A never had a factory big-block or a quarter-mile pedigree, so why does it keep showing up on best-muscle-car lists? This entry breaks down what made 4.8 million units across nine body styles into the foundation of American hot rod culture, from fiberglass reproduction bodies to modern disc brake swaps. Read on to find out why builders have kept choosing this nearly century-old chassis since the 1930s.