Oh and the whole muscle car era ended in 71 is BS. My 73 340 Duster ran just fine back in the day and a friend had a 74 RR / GTX 440 and I dont recall any of us not considering it a muscle car. Now from 75 and on is debatable but even then some good stuff still slipped through.
Exactly. I don't recall ANYONE obsessing over this issue back in the day. Guys realized that the higher compression engines had more punch, but generally speaking, each car was judged on its own merits.
