Pontiac Trans Am

Duh.

AMC Gremlin

Actually, a ton of AMCs should come back. Remember the April Fools feature in Hot Rod?

Plymouth ‘Cuda

Ok, so Mr. Norm is building one, but still…

Plymouth Road Runner

Cause one Plymouth isn’t enough.

Oldsmobile 442

This pic is from Chip’s ride page.

Mercury Cougar

Would have been a total no brainer to base it on the S197 Mustang.

Edsel Citation Convertible

This look is totally here to stay.

International Scout

Coolest 4×4 ever. Pic is from Eric’s ride page.

Studebaker Starlight Coupe

Cause we need another car with a wrap-around rear window, and the Cube doesn’t count!

Tucker

Ahead of its time…

By Rod Chong

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, the 1960′s Unknowns. 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 is your favorite little known Muscle Car from the period dominated by muscle cars?
- The 1962-1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire, Americas first Turbocharged V8!
- The 1963 Studebaker R2 Super Lark, and the R2 Super Hawk, both with Supercharged V8s!
- The AMC Rambler Marlin, predecessor to the great Javelin and AMX models.
- The 1968 – 70 Oldsmobile Toronado W-34, the first Front Wheel Drive Muscle Car!
- The Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre, from 1966 – 67, Big Power in a full sized car!
- The 1963 to 1965 Buick Riviera. Classically proportioned Muscle, that was also luxurious!
- The 1968 Dodge Dart GTS 440; a very rare compact Muscle Car.
- The 1965 Chrysler 300-L; The Bankers Hot Rod!
- The Turbocharged Corvair, an unusual choice, and the second Turbocharged American Car.
- The Beaumont SD, and mix of Chevrolet and Pontiac for our Canadian Neighbors.
- The 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G; A tribute model for Dan Gurney.
- The 1969 AMC Hurst S/CRambler, an outrageous Rambler, in an eye searing color scheme.
- The 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix; Different Body, the year before the Mid Sized Grand Prix debuted.
- The Studebaker Avanti – Ahead of its time, too little to save Studebaker.

So it is now up to you, the Car Domain reader, to vote on your favorites. There will be specific categories, like today’s example, the 1950s Cruisers. 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 was your favorite 50′s cruiser from the Series?
- The 1957 Rambler Rebel, defined as the one car that started the Muscle Car Period.
- The 1958 Packard Hawk, with it’s Supercharged V8, and were very rare.
- The 1957 Pontiac Bonneville, the car that ushered in Performance at Pontiac.
- The Studebaker Golden Hawk, with either a Packard Big Block, or a Supercharged Small Block.
- The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, a car that virtually dominated NASCAR during the first half of the 50s.
- The 1957 Supercharged Fords (Called the F-Series), which included the Thunderbird, and at least one Wagon!
- The Dual-Ghia, with Chrysler Power, and Movie Star Panache.
- The Dodge D-500, with rip snorting power, and huge tail fins!

Allegedly, Firestone did, and one of them recently turned up in South Carolina on a 1929 Studebaker chassis, and H.A.M.B.er mottsrods shared some pics of the behemoth with us. The only real clues as to its origin – beside the apocryphal Firestone story – are the “Dulce Domum – San Marino” painted on its flanks and the Advance Auto Body Works plate screwed to the body. Continue reading at Hemmings

Has an odd custom camper on top, straight 6 we drove it to where it was parked for a couple of years so all is probably well with engine and drivetrain

A grand takes it. Your thoughts?

The coolest thing about the Great Labor Day show is that it really is a weekend long family event with plenty of cruising, show cars, and music to keep you and your family entertained. And thanks to the fantastic facilities at the Orange County Fairgrounds, the event includes a huge campground area filled with tailgating barbecueing fools. Even with all the RVs, the fairgrounds offer great cruising, manufacturers midway, and even an autocross. This years event had more than 3,000 show cars in attendance for the three days, and all who attended enjoyed the always perfect southern California weather. Combine that with the OCCA’s well oiled car show running machine, sponsors like Barry’s Speed Shop, Global West, Magnaflow, Port-a-cool, Bendpack, and QA1, and you are almost guaranteed a successful show. If you didn’t make it out to this year’s show, put it on your calendar for 2010.

In the meantime, check out our gallery here.