The CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot Year End Wrap-Up: The Foreign Contenders

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome to the year end wrap-up of the Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot. If you recall, this series was all about uncovering obscure makes, and redefining what a Muscle Car could be. We have discovered that Muscle originated during the 1950s, blossomed during the 1960s, and continued on through the 70s and 80s in a somewhat de-tuned state only to find a re-birth we are enjoying today. My focus was not to highlight the already established Muscle Cars like the Chevelle SS, the Pontiac GTO, or the Hemi Chryslers, but to find hidden gems that you may not have known about. And not all of them were produced in America, as this post illustrates.

So during this week, it is now up to you, the Car Domain reader, to vote on your favorites. There will be specific categories, like today’s example. In the end, sometime after the New Years Holiday, there will be one car crowned as your favorite Obscure Muscle Car, and park it in the Parking Lot, with a few CarDomain Members rides highlighted.

So what are your favorite Muscle Cars produced Overseas?
- The Jensen Interceptor: Chrysler Power, British Coachwork!
- The Mercedes Benz 450 SEL 6.9: A German Panzer Tank that performed!
- The Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3: The Heart of the 600 Pullman Limo in a manageable size!
- The 2003 – 2004 Infiniti M45: So Obscure, even Infiniti dealers don’t recognize them.
- The Lexus SC 400: The Performance Lexus.
- The 1985 – 89 Merkur XR4Ti: Turbocharged European Ford with a mind blowing name.
- The Ghia L6.4: Italian Body with a Chrysler Power Plant.
- The Chevrolet Firenza Can Am 302 – South African Muscle with a Yankee Heart!
- The Ford Capri Perana – Another South African Wonder, and why was it not offered here in the states?