An oil crisis, tightening emissions controls, and the simple fact that people had less money in their pockets meant that the ...

The 1970s was the peak of the Golden Era for American muscle cars ... could do the 0-60 run in a sweet 7 seconds. The Monte Carlo is a very rare '70s Chevy that was produced in just two years.

The 348-equipped Biscayne could go from zero to 60 in 5.8 seconds and reach ... even the more desirable '70s and '80s models. Not every Chevy muscle car was a two-ton behemoth with a big block ...

but Chevrolet seemingly didn't get the memo. New emissions mandates and consumers' desire for more efficient vehicles had all the classic muscle cars detuned into parodies of their former badass ...

The '60s and '70s ... Chevy small-block V8 rated at 160 hp (net). Despite that engine and the addition of unique side decals, the 1978 442 was an embarrassing rendition of a muscle car icon ...

It's all too easy to overlook Chevy performance cars built in the mid-'70s. Sandwiched between the real-deal muscle machines of ... Corvair models in the early '60s.

The G8 was a pretty good car, but GM hardly had time to sell any before Pontiac folded. The SS could also cash in on the nostalgia many Americans have for ‘60s muscle. Chevy has tried to do that ...

Though often underrated or completely forgotten, the Spoiler was one of the most intriguing combinations of style and performance that pretentious muscle car buyers could get in 1970. Chevrolet ...

For another, he's also always been a fan of 1967 Chevy C10 pickups ... that a gearhead in the '60s might have added to his brand-new muscle car. The Zipperians decided to turn the C10 into ...

but many older drivers fondly remember the Chevrolet muscle car that was in production for most of the '60s and '70s, as well as in the mid-'80s. Notable models include the 1963 Nova SS ...

General Motors renewed its trademark on the Chevelle nameplate in 2013, suggesting a reboot of the classic Chevrolet muscle car was ... latest offering the 70/SS. The car starts its life as ...

The new 327 was ordered in 240,909 full-size cars. By year-end, '62 big car sales increased 230,031 over 1961 to 1,424,008. See All 9 Photos With 142 409s selling the year before, Chevrolet was ...