{"id":499220,"date":"2021-04-06T11:49:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=117724"},"modified":"2024-12-04T04:06:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T04:06:25","slug":"1970-muscle-cars-to-shine-at-amelia-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1970-muscle-cars-to-shine-at-amelia-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Amelia Island Concours (2021) &#8211; 1970 Muscle Cars to Shine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special class of 1970 Muscle Cars will celebrate the pinnacle of Detroit\u2019s fast and loud Muscle Car era at the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d\u2019Elegance on May 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_677711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677711\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-677711 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1-770x554.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buick-GSX-_1_-1-293x211.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-677711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1970 Plymouth Superbird. Photo courtesy of Wellborn Musclecar Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first wave of Baby Boomers was graduating from college, America was winning the Space Race and high-octane gasoline was cheap when the Pontiac GTO and its competition alerted America\u2019s automakers to the possibilities of big profits through high performance.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Three discovered that enthusiast cars lurked unseen beneath the skin of their regular model lineup. It\u2019s a simple recipe: one midsize two-door coupe or sedan and a seriously large V8 engine. Then, all that was required were a few new paint codes, a few square yards of wild graphics and some home-grown brute force: something Motown had in spades.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3-770x557.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cutlass-442-W30-Convertible-_1_-3-293x212.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4-770x492.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Superbird-_1_-4-293x187.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>Modesty wasn\u2019t required. GM led the charge. All four GM lines \u2013 Cadillac was spared \u2013 produced examples of the new breed known as muscle cars. Ford and Mercury entered the race, Chrysler assigned both Dodge and Plymouth divisions to fight the horsepower wars with the Hemi. In 1970 one of Chrysler Corp\u2019s high wing \u201chomologation specials\u201d, won the Daytona 500 for the first time kicking off what has been called NASCAR\u2019s \u201cmodern era.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_677712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677712\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-677712 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1-100x47.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1-770x364.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Charger-RT-_1_-1-293x138.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-677712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1970 Dodge Charger R\/T. Photo courtesy of Wellborn Muscle Car Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Part of the muscle car\u2019s allure was practicality. They could accommodate as many as six passengers and required no exotic materials or engineering. Even staid American Motors gave Muscle Cars a shot. But America\u2019s insurance companies heard the muscle car explosion too and moved in for the profits and the kill. A little help from the federal government\u2019s smog cops and some Middle East oil states ended the reign of the muscle car.<\/p>\n<p>The Amelia would like to thank Tim and Pam Wellborn and the entire team at the Wellborn Musclecar Museum in Alexander City, Alabama for helping bring this wonderful special class to life. The Wellborn Musclecar Museum is devoted to the great American automobiles of the 1960s and 1970s, showcasing classics such as the Charger, the Road Runner and the SuperBee, as well as the nation\u2019s largest high-performance Dodge collection.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_677710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677710\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-677710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2-770x547.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25580_Wellborn_-T.-PC325-_1_-2-293x208.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-677710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6. Photo courtesy of Wellborn Musclecar Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBy 1972 air pollution controls hobbled all American cars with air pumps, etc. muscle cars suffered more than most,\u201d said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d\u2019Elegance. \u201cThat\u2019s why 1970 is considered the apogee of the muscle car era.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor generations of American drivers the GTO, GSX, 442, Hemi Chargers, &#8216;Cudas and Superbirds &#8212; not Ferraris, Porsches or Lamborghinis &#8212; are still the ultimate fantasy cars,&#8221; said Warner. \u201cThese are the cars that GIs stuck in Vietnam dreamed about and lusted after. And the current collectable car market shows that. Muscle Cars are factory hot rods that put true high performance within the reach of many car buyers. Very democratic and very American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameliaconcours.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ameliaconcours.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special class of 1970 Muscle Cars will celebrate the pinnacle of Detroit\u2019s fast and loud Muscle Car era at the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d\u2019Elegance on May 23, 2021. The first wave of Baby Boomers was graduating from college, America was winning the Space Race and high-octane gasoline was cheap when the Pontiac GTO and its competition alerted America\u2019s automakers to the possibilities of big profits through high performance. 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