November 14, 2012 2:45 PM | By James Tate for MSN Autos
10 badass muscle machines

A look back at the tire-smoking muscle-car kings of the '60s and '70



Ford Mustang Boss 302 (© Photo: David Newhardt / Mustang — Forty Years)
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  • Ford Mustang Boss 302 (© Photo: David Newhardt / Mustang — Forty Years)
  • 1970 Buick GSX (© Photo: GM)
  • 1968 Pontiac Firebird Coupe (© Photo: GM)
  • 1969 Dodge Charger (© Photo: Chrysler)
  • 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (© Photo: David Newhardt / Mustang — Forty Years)
  • 1965 Pontiac GTO (© Photo: GM)
  • 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda (© Photo: Chrysler)
  • 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 SS (© Photo: GM)
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It's hard for a car buff not to crack a smile — or at least an impish grin — at the sight of a classic muscle car. These overpowered iron beasts were built to deliver a beating and to take one. They were always willing and able to burn some rubber. And they were anything but agile. Big, heavy for the time, loud and rude, muscle cars embodied everything that was great about the American auto industry of the 1960s and 1970s.

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