The non-muscle American car thread (READ THE OP)

[LivingWithGames]

Except it's not just like the Infiniti G35 or Acura RL, which were JDM cars built and designed in Japan by Japanese companies and exported to America as luxury cars, since the first two generations of Eclipse were USDM cars built and designed in the United States under a joint venture with Chrysler and exported to Japan as luxury cars. Diamond Star Motors vehicles were not captive imports like the contemporary Stealth/3000GT and earlier Starion/Conquest were.

Thanks for the post, Almost thought I was going to have to take down the Talon. Like you said it yourself, it would be the same situation for the Stealth, as it was the American counterpart of the 3000GT.

 

[Tornado]

That's the opposite of what I said...

 

[LM7325]

This thread is very confusing. American non muscle, non Corvette, non captive import, non sold anywhere else cars thread?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

This thread is very confusing. American non muscle, non Corvette, non captive import, non sold anywhere else cars thread?

Doesn't seem confusing, depends on the general consensus of what does and doesn't constitute a muscle car. Some of what's been posted here to me constitutes "Muscle car".

 

[LM7325]

Muscle is is the easy part. I was talking more like a Fiesta or Cruze/Sonic. The only car I posted so far that could be remotely considered muscle is the Mirada. Unless turbo inline 4 T Birds are muscle.

 

[The87Dodge]

This thread is very confusing. American non muscle, non Corvette, non captive import, non sold anywhere else cars thread?

Corvettes are allowed. And the Oldsmobile Alero is allowed, and it's sold in some countries in Europe as well.

 

[TexRex]

Or, you know, cars badged under American brands regardless of what term someone may arbitrarily use to describe it. Consider the other thread started with a heavily modified car and it's the title itself that employs popular terminology. So what if it's a muscle car so long as its for-all-intents-and-purposes stock configuration prevents it from fitting in another thread. If it's got a bowtie, a blue oval, or...I don't know...horns on it, it's a safe bet it fits here.

Edit: A couple more images. It's hard to find unique ones for this car as nothing came of it.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Muscle is is the easy part. I was talking more like a Fiesta or Cruze/Sonic. The only car I posted so far that could be remotely considered muscle is the Mirada. Unless turbo inline 4 T Birds are muscle.

Eh, I wasn't talking about your posting I was talking about the thread in General, Falcon's are muscle especially when posted with four link drag suspension.

 

[LM7325]

I know you didn't. You have to excuse some of my morning posts, dealing with a pinched nerve in my back, and it comes out in posts when it is hurting lol.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I know you didn't. You have to excuse some of my morning posts, dealing with a pinched nerve in my back, and it comes out in posts when it is hurting lol.

I understand, hope you get better 👍

 

[GTPorsche]

Who needs passenger safety.

 

[TexRex]

Who needs passenger safety.

Clearly not a major concern for Ford Motor Company in 1961.

I know you didn't. You have to excuse some of my morning posts, dealing with a pinched nerve in my back, and it comes out in posts when it is hurting lol.

Bourbon does it for me.

 

[Cowboy]

I'm just gonna leave this here:

 

[LM7325]

2003 Chevrolet Super Sport Concept. Looks straight out of GTA5

1973 Corvette Concept. Mid Engine 4 Rotor Wankel.

Ford Mustang front wheel drive Concept. Ford really knew how to Probe the possibilities.

 

[TexRex]

I just think these are gorgeous. Someone please tell me I'm not bat crap crazy!

 

[Tornado]

The Quicksilver is much better than it has any right to be

 

[Heldenzeit]

I like the front actually. The rear kinda loses the plot though.

Not bad looking on period Gotti wheels.

Wait, this is a Fiero? LOL.

 

[TexRex]

Wait, this is a Fiero? LOL.

As is typical with neoclassicals, yes, it was something else (a Fiero in this case). The exception to the rule comes by way of Stutz--though it did use period Grand Prix running gear.

Others in the category include Excalibur (out of Wisconsin, yeah...that Wisconsin) and Clénet (Santa Barbara, California).

 

[Heldenzeit]

I figured it was some kind of GM car, but I wouldn't have guessed Fiero haha.

Speaking of which...

 

[GTPorsche]

If we're going to bring up Fiero race cars, we can't leave out the Spice Fiero GT.

 

[Sage Ages]

for cops back in the day

They never left. They aren't going to for a while.

 

[Draggon]

I love the Quicksilver, it's always made me think what would have happened if the Olds Toronado had gone mid-engine.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

I'm just gonna leave this here:

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American engined though it may be, the XB was built and designed in Australia.

 

[ToyGTone]

I guess that this car has been already posted before but i guess it's okay to post it again...

It's murican and not a muscle car.

 

[TeamCZRRacing]

Way to go sucking any credibility that may have been left in your argument clear out...

Nothing personal against @The87Dodge, but I don't think he knows as much about cars as he wants others to believe.

 

[The87Dodge]

Nothing personal against @The87Dodge, but I don't think he knows as much about cars as he wants others to believe.

Do we really need to bring this up, it happened a month ago.

 

[TeamCZRRacing]

Do we really need to bring this up, it happened a month ago.

I wasn't bringing "that" up.

 

[TexRex]

American engined though it may be, the XB was built and designed in Australia.

Under the Ford badge.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Under the Ford badge.

Unlike the Ford Capri (the crappy 323 convertible one) that was posted earlier, the Falcon all the way from the XA to today was never sold anywhere other than Australia and New Zealand (and sometimes South Africa)

So the same scrutiny doesn't exactly apply.

 

[TexRex]

So the same scrutiny doesn't exactly apply.

Yeah well...

Edit: Moving on.

I do love me a Barracuda (emphasis on the Barra)--the Mod Top is just icing.