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Vintage Cars of the Years Gone By
A digital photographer’s view of
Vintage & Muscle Cars of the ‘50s ‘60s ‘70s
In the ‘40s and ‘50s the flathead V-8 was the king of the road
In 1955 the hottest car that came off the assembly line was the55 Chevy Bel Air
The next year...56 Chevy Bel Air
… And the next year57 Chevy Bel Air
The 57 Chevy was indicative of the Atomic Age era with the addition of fins
1959 was the last year for the fins 59 Chevy
The 1960s were about to get fast and loud!
Muscle Cars of the ‘60s
Chevrolet’s answer to the 1960s was the Impala...
...And The Beach Boys made the car famous with “She’s So Fine My 409”
The first recognized Muscle Car was the 64 GTO
Stands for Gran Turismo Omologato
Most popular and the largest production of any car was the…64 Mustang
Chrysler got it right with the most powerful motor, the 426 Hemi...
...But they put the motor in the ugliest of cars.However, they were the FASTEST on the street!
Dodge and Plymouth started creating attractive cars with the68 Hemi Roadrunner
Meep Meep!
...And the 68 R/T Hemi Charger
Chevrolet’s answer to the competition was the68 Chevelle Super Sport 396...
...And the 68 Camaro Super Sport
Ford’s answer to the competition was the68 Mustang Fastback GTThe car that made Steve McQueen famous
...And the Torino Cobra
With the gas rationing of the 1970s Muscle Cars gradually lost its momentum and popularity
Muscle Cars of the ‘70s
Chevrolet had one last go with the 1970 Chevelle SS…
Can you say 454!
...And the 1970 El Camino SS...
...And the 1970 Nova SS...
In 1970 Ford introduced the Ford Mustang Mach 1
With the introduction to the 70’s the new Dodge Challenger
wooed the masses
...And so would the 1974 Dodge Dart Demon
One of the last production Muscle cars of this era
Now it is your turn to capture an era or time period of either:• Art movement• Vintage objects
• Anything you can capture with a camera that can tell a story
The Muscle Car eraended in 1974... ...But they are not forgotten.
Digital Photography by
Greg Andrade 2014©
Dr. George Vintage Car Show La Quinta, California
Special Thanks to:
YouTube American Muscle Car©
Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet
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