Over 90 illustrations. El Caminos, Corvettes, Cobras, Mustangs, Firebirds - even their names were fast. Muscle cars were low slung and so aggressively racy their mere appearance dared competitors to set afire the pavement of the local raceway. Too fast for the highway patrol, the muscle cars of the 1950s and 1960s ran head-on into the enerygy crisis of the 1970s, and these models are now rare and treasured collectibles. From the days when rubber was burned onto the pavement of every stoplight in the country, this book takes a look at some of the best gas-guzzlers in automotive history and the modern-day mechanics who have restored them to their original beauty and power. Over 90 full-color photographs help tell this intriguing story.