Ford VS Chevy........again?!?

[Lizard King]

Originally posted by Unit 5302:
Is there a displacement clause in there, or just a power/torque band requirement?

I would like to restart the arguement.

Is the Mustang V-8 a musclecar?

Here is what I would argue.

1964-1966, No.
1967-1973, Yes, only hipo engines exceeding 302ci.
1974-1978, No.
1979-1984, No.
1985-1986, Only 4bbl/SEFI GT
1987-1993, LX and GT 5.0, exc vert.
1994+ No.

My mood fluctuates. I would say any 1987-1993 Fox 5.0 with the T-5, exc. the verts are. I actually thought about making the Cobra II and King Cobra musclecars. For their era, they most certainly were.

Why? Cause they are just plain brutes. They don't ride good, they have excellent low end power, really quite brutish, even for their years. That's what makes them so fun!

What about the Cobra R? Isn't that brutal enough. I personally think the new Mustangs are Musclecars of the new era. Why? The fact that they have a V8, produce a fast performance quartermile out of the box, have a live axel, and produce more Torque than HP are some reasons I consider them to be Musclecars.

When we go cruising with a bunch of stangs, we actually say "hotrodding" which may not be true, but hey there are so few of them we need to keep the terminlogy up there. Besides, Civics go cruising, Mustangs (and other V8 friends) go Hotroding! !