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Aug 01, 2021 1 min, 42 secs
The highlight of Dodge’s recent announcement about its future EV-based performance cars was a glimpse of a black concept clearly inspired by the ’68-’70 Charger.

But between them, the Charger, Challenger, and other crowd pleasers like the ’68 Mustang fastback and Chevy Camaro tend to dominate the muscle car conversation.

Related: SpeedKore Unveils Insane 1970 Dodge Charger Hellraiser With 1,000 HP.

The thing is, the muscle car universe was actually incredibly diverse, with cars of all shapes and sizes on offer from all four U.S.

That probably wasn’t great for handling, but the low-slung roofline and fastback styling made even the Charger look frumpy.

The 1968-70 cars just looked like less interesting Chargers, but a radical 1971 redesign gave the Plymouth duo a very different style.

1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351.

Ford’s Mustang is probably the most overexposed muscle car of them all, but most of the attention goes to the Bullitt-spec ’67-68 fastback, the Shelbys and the Boss 302 and 429.

Less famous, but definitely worth your attention, is the ’71 Boss 351.

Its 330-hp small block was less powerful than a Mach 1 with the 7.0-liter 429, but the last thing the ’71 Mustang needed was more weight over the nose, and besides, it was pretty quick with the small mill.

It’s got the fastback styling, the loud graphics, a hood scoop with built-in rev counter, and a big-block V8 making a respectable 340 hp

Olds’ 4-4-2 was one of the very first muscle cars, and one of the last to leave the party, bowing out in 1972, but like its equally underrated Buick GS brother, it’s rarely center-stage in any muscle car retrospective

Most muscle cars are mid-sized coupes and convertibles, but if we also accept that smaller cars like Mustangs and Chevy Novas qualify, then we need to show some respect for the bigger guys, too

Which is great news for those of us priced out of a ’68 Mustang fastback or ’68-70 Dodge Charger

Dodge’s latest retro-inspired EV concept adds more weight to the Charger legend, but its far from the only classic muscle car worth remembering.

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