Muscle Mania Takes Over

• November 7, 2014
• Story By
  Tim Sutton

It was a freedom machine - Detroit muscle! Gas was cheap and the public demanded something cool that would go fast. When else could you go down to the dealership and order a car with a color called "plum crazy purple!" The Big 3 in Detroit upped their game in the engineering, style, and speed departments during the muscle car era. Even though muscle cars aren't quite my cup o' tea, I still hold them in high respect - I did grow up on Dukes of Hazard after all. In fact, I had to go rent a new Charger just for kicks - while I didn't jump it, rest assured the theme song was on volume 11 in my head. Thank god that the muscle car has made it's way back into the modern world, it killed me to see the name of "Malibu" or "Impala" on a family sub-compact. This year at SEMA saw even more muscle plus plenty of OEM accessorizing for 'em too. Browse through the gallery below, and while you do, you know what song should be running through your head.