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muscle car
noun
a passenger car with a powerful engine, a light chassis and two-door body US, 1969- He tossed him the keys to his former clunker and said, “Ride, daddy, ride,” then strolled back to his sleek muscle car. — James Ellroy, Suicide Hill, p. 649, 1986
- The Pontiac GTO, introduced in 1964, was considered the first muscle car. By the late sixties, all the domestic manufacturers offered at least one muscle car, resulting in a horsepower race[.] — John Edwards, Auto Dictionary, p. 111, 1993
- Today, the few middle-aged men who can still afford to maintain these heaps like to speak wistfully of the muscle car era. — Editors of Ben is Dead, Retrohell, p. 137, 1997
- The 1970 Plymouth Road Runner. Proof positive of a single all-powerful Deity. The first bargain-priced muscle car ever. — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- Fifteen breathless seconds later, Miles urged her muscle car across the finish line first[.] — Los Angeles Times, p. A1, 6 June 2003
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