By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome to another installment of the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the definition of what a muscle car is, and to discover that there were indeed Muscle Cars of the 70′s. It has been a little over two weeks sine I last did an Obscure Muscle Car Posting, so I though I would make up for it with a head to head comparison of two rather obscure 70′s Detroit boats from Ford and Chevrolet. Remember, they were both produced after stringent regulations were passed in regards to safety, emissions, fuel economy, and federalized bumper regulations. Let me introduce you to the Ford Gran Torino Sport (with the 351 Cobra Jet), and the Chevrolet Laguna (with the LS5 454).

Continue reading after the jump!

Continue reading "CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot Head to Head: 73-74 Ford Grand Torino vs. 73-74 Chevy Laguna" »

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome back to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and to think outside the box while doing so. It has been several weeks since the last Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot feature, and now that LeMons is done, I now have time to re-introduce you to some obscure Muscle you may have never thought of. This time I’ve uncovered a car based pickup, that could be ordered with a Special Performance package, that you could get with a 350, 396, or a 454 Cu In V8. No, it’s not the Chevrolet El Camino SS, but it’s corporate cousin, the GMC Sprint SP.

Continue reading after the jump!

Continue reading "CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: the 1971-72 GMC Sprint SP" »

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and to see if a truck can fit the definition of “muscle car.” I featured a Dodge Warlock and Lil Red Express a few weeks ago, so this is the second truck in this series. But how can you argue with a beast that has a 7.4 liter (alright, 454 cubic inches) of pure V8 brawn under the hood of a normal looking, workable truck? Let’s take a closer look at the original SS Sport Truck, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 454 SS. Continue reading after the jump!

Continue reading "CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: the 1990-93 Chevrolet Silverado 454 SS" »

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

How cool is this pristine ’74 Malibu spotted at Lowe’s Motor Speedway by Jim Donnelly of Hemmings? Yes, 454s were pretty anemic in 1974, but you gotta love the taxi cab interior with the factory four speed floor shifter. Two more pics after the jump.

Continue reading "1974 454 Malibu with Hurst 4 Speed" »