10 Rare American Muscle Cars You’ll Probably Never See On The Streets
The late 1960s and 1970s were a time to be alive in the United States of America if you are a muscle car lover. Automotive giants were being produced and released all the time from likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Pontiac, and Plymouth. Sure there were other creations rolling off the assembly lines from other manufactures like Oldsmobile and Mercury but none of them could hold a candle to the icons coming out of Detroit.
This time period saw greats like the GTO, Hemi Cuda, and Roadrunner hitting the streets of the United States with raw unrelenting force. Every stop sign and street light was turned into a drag strip. American muscle was a force to be reckoned with across the globe as the the world’s automakers turned their focus to what the Americans were up to.
Today many of these giants are incredibly hard to find but they aren’t the toughest. Inside of the normal setups were lesser known gems that carried the same basis and platforms. They were made in very small batches and today can be impossible to find in the world. These rare breeds with their massive replacement engines, convertible tops, and otherworldly aerodynamics made up some of the planets rarest cars to to date. Here are 10 of the Rarest Muscle Cars To Roll Out Of Detroit.
10. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1
You’ll never be able to own one of these Corvettes. Only three were ever produced and they were purchased by employees of Chevrolet. These cars were purchased with a all aluminum ZL-1 engine installed from the factory. This motor addition allowed the Stingray Corvette to produce over 550 horsepower. The only way to have one for yourself is to buy a 1969 Corvette and drop in a 427 cubic inch engine.
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