The old muscle cars did in fact lack technology and gadgets. What they lacked in those areas, however, was made up for with HUGE amounts of low end torque.

Many of the old so called Muscle Cars would be run away from by many modern cars, but it's done with horsepower instead of low end torque. The Muscle Cars would lose the races, but they win big in the fun factor area.

Horsepower wins races, but low and medium range torque makes a car fun to drive. Those old cars had torque in spades!

Not only the muscle cars of the era displayed the torque factor. My heavy '64 Galaxie with a 289 and three in the tree feels really snappy. In a drag race it wouldn't outrun a 300D by much, but by comparison it feels like a rocket ship.

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