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The end of American Muscle Car

It happened in the 70s, but the evidence was still there. It was the case of vanishing energy and that is what happened.

In the era of muscle car power was everything. No matter what it was, sports car, van, pickup, which had the largest number of V-8 Stuffed under the hood. Cubic was announced king and the power is astronomical. These cars can produce sand on the windshields of anything else on the road.

But then the power seemed to disappear overnight!

Take my favorite muscle car, the Ford Mustang. The macho models had V-8, although some Meeker models come with six in a row. The oldest was six and 200 cubic inch 155 horsepower from 1969 to 1970.

What does the V-8 at once? The 351 has more powerful 300 horsepower in 1970 and 427 has a huge 390 hp in 1968. But the 1973 Mustang was the most powerful V 351-8 with only 156 horsepower. Almost half of what was in 1970, and more power than 200 in six of CU 1970! As for the 1974 Mustang II, do not even go there.

The story is similar to other manufacturers. What was happening? It simply makes no sense. "I can trust the numbers?

My mentor police, Agatha Christie taught me that when you are solving a case can not trust anyone. Lying murderers. In this case, it was not murder if the death of the "muscle car" and not so much a lie to not all true. And external forces were at play.

I had to dig deeper. I had to find the facts. Why power almost reduced to half?

Turns out it was some of the reasons. The art of selling is one. Horsepower was all, why is not measured in a seller in a friendly? Gross Power SAE was used. Power is measured Driving without power-hungry accessories attached. Only basic needs were used.

In 1972, SAE net measures were gradually introduced Power is measured in the wheel yet, but all the accessories have been installed, including the complete exhaust system, emission controls, all pumps and generator. SAE Net can not compare exactly with SAE gross, because there are far too many variations, but has fallen nearly 80%. Then go out. In 1973, the degree Power went down as undermining the power of emission control have been strengthened.

Gross Power SAE rise to power had made the list. Similarly, some Car advertising companies horsepower hand. What is wrong with a little rounding of the brochure? Certainly, that would help sales, too.

All these horses gallop around I realized not only by young boys.

Security legislators realized, and so do companies insurance have begun to pay more for insurance. The word on the street is that in 1967 a young person under 25 years with a clean driving record would have paid $ 700 per year Cover for GTO. Ay! Some automakers have reduced their public horsepower.

Muscles peaked in 1970 and in 1971 began to flab. Engines were detuned engines and a year have been abandoned.

In 1973, many muscle cars have been a shadow of themselves. And have been carried out by the oil crisis of the late 73. Long queues at petrol stations and high prices were a shock, so it was a 55 mph speed limit nationally. energy are irresponsible, expensive and unwanted No matter how much fun they were.

So there you have it. Now I know what happened spent all that brutal power. Some contained too much power had grown up. A fairer, more accurate measuring system who shot him. emission controls have killed more, and the high costs Insurance is the power of flight zone too expensive possess. The oil crisis has ended the muscle car. This case has been resolved.

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