Monday, December 01, 2008

Fun Game for Muscle Car Enthusiasts

Motorheads Performance has acquired a copy of the first muscle car board game to hit the streets...American Muscle Challenge! And have we had so much fun with it that we wanted to share it with you.

As described on their website http://www.americanmusclechallenge.com/

"Remember when Saturday night was for "Cruising", a "Burn Out" had nothing to with stress and "Muscle Ruled the Road"? Cruiser Ken remembers and he's brought those days back in an exciting board game that challenges you to be the first to restore your muscle car. Just keep in mind you may have to spend more than you want to complete it and some bumps in the road may slow you down. Be smart when making deals, be quick off the line and always. . . watch out for the cops!

Kenny R. Schwark grew up during the height of the muscle car era and has been a muscle car enthusiast since the late 1960's. His love of muscle cars did not wane with the end of this classic period in the mid-'70's. Over the years, Mr. Schwark has had a growing interest in board games and in October 2000, the idea of combining a favorite pastime with his still-smoldering love for muscle cars began to germinate. By January 2001, the concept had evolved into development of an actual board game with a muscle car theme. The first "game" was completed in March 2001. It was hand-drawn and hand-written on pieces of paper that were taped together to make the board. On a part time basis over the next five years, Mr. Schwark experimented with various board designs and layouts, as well as, concepts and designs for other game components. Mr. Schwark began serious efforts to develop his board game concept in October 2006 and by May 2007, had a high-quality prototype and strategies for bringing it to market."


Ken Schwark ("Cruiser Ken") of American Muscle Challenge is running a free shipping special on his muscle car board game through December 17. The details are on the main page of his website. Check it out at http://www.americanmusclechallenge.com/.

Everyone will enjoy playing this fun game, whether they are enthusiasts or not. We played with my whole family who came to Motorheads for a visit in November. It was a fun way to let my dad and my daughters learn a bit about what we do, and for us to share our favorite muscle car stories.

Motorheads wishes you all the best this holiday season.

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Monday, May 28, 2007

Fastest Classic Musclecars


These are the fastest muscle cars from the true muscle car era, as ranked by Muscle Car Review Magazine, the source on muscle cars. This ranking was developed by comparing muscle cars as measured by different, respected sources, which were then ranked by their respective quarter mile elapsed times. The list does not include newer models, or foreign cars - just pure American muscle from the 1960's and 1970's.

50 FASTEST MUSCLECARS

# - YEAR/MODEL - ET/ MPH - ENGINE HP - TRANS GEAR - (SOURCE)
1 - 66 427 Cobra 12.20@118 427 8V 425 4-Speed 3.54 (CC 11/65)
2 - 66 Corvette 427 12.8@112 L72 427 425 4-Speed 3.36 (CD 11/65)
3 - 69 Road Runner 12.91@111.8 440 Six BBL 390 4-Speed 4.1 (SS 6/69)
4 - 70 Hemi Cuda 13.10@107.12 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 3.54 (CC 11/69)
5 - 70 Chevelle SS454 13.12@107.01 454 LS6 450 4-Speed 3.55 (CC 11/69)
6 - 69 Camaro 13.16@110.21 427 ZL1 430 4-Speed 4.1 (HC 6/69)
7 - 68 Corvette 13.30@108 427 6V 435 4-Speed 3.7 (HC 5/68)
8 - 70 Road Runner 13.34@107.5 426 Hemi 425 auto 4.1 (SS 12/69)
9 - 70 Buick GS Stage I 13.38@105.5 455 Stage I 360 auto 3.64 (MT 1/70)
10 - 68 Corvette 427 13.41@109.5 L72 427 425 4-Speed 3.55 (CD 6/68)
11 - 69 Charger 500 13.48@109 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 4.1 (HR 2/69)
12 - 68 Charger 13.50@105 426 Hemi 425 auto 3.23 (CD 11/67)
13 - 70 Plym Superbird 13.50@105 426 Hemi 425 ? ? ?
14 - 68 Road Runner 13.54@105.1 426 Hemi 425 automatic 3.55 (CD 1/69)
15 - 73 Trans Am 13.54@104.29 455 SD 310 automatic 3.42 (HR 6/73)
16 - 69 Corvette 13.56@111.1 427 L88 430 automatic 3.36 (HR 4/69)
17 - 69 Super Bee 13.56@105.6 440 Six Pack 390 automatic 4.1 (HR 8/69)
18 - 69 Boss 429 Mustang 13.60@106 Boss 429 375 4-Speed 3.91 (HC 9/69)
19 - 70 Challenger R/T 13.62@104.3 440 Six Pack 390 auto 3.23 (CC 11/69)
20 - 70 Torino Cobra 13.63@105.9 429 SCJ 370 automatic 3.91 (SS 3/70)
21 - 68 Biscayne 13.65@105 427 L72 425 4-Speed 4.56 (SS 4/68)
22 - 64 Polara 500 13.70@107.37 426 4V 365 4-Speed 3.23 (HC 2/64)
23 - 69 GTX 13.70@102.8 440 4V 375 automatic 4.1 (MT 1/69)
24 - 69 Dart 440 13.71@105 440 4V 375 automatic 3.55 (CC 5/69)
25 - 71 Road Runner 13.71@101.2 440 Six BBL 390 auto 4.1 (CC 1/71)
26 - 71 Cuda 13.72@106 440 Six BBL 390 auto 4.1 (SS 4/71)
27 - 71 Corvette 13.72@102.04 454 LS6 450 4-Speed 3.36 (CL 8/71)
28 - 71 Super Bee 13.73@104 426 Hemi 425 auto 4.1 (MT 12/70)
29 - 68 Hurst/Olds 13.77@103.91 455 W-30 390 auto 3.91 (SS 8/68)
30 - 70 Hemi 'Cuda 13.78@101.2 426 Hemi 425 auto 4.1 (MT 9/69)
31 - 68 Firebird 13.79@106 400 HO 335 4-Speed N/A (HR 3/68)
32 - 67 Corvette 13.80@108 427 6V 435 4-Speed 3.55 (HR 5/67)
33 - 65 Catalina 13.80@106 421 6V ? 4-Speed 3.42 (CD 3/65)
34 - 69 Super Bee 6 Pack 13.80@104.2 440 Six BBL 390 auto 4.1 (CD 7/69)
35 - 71 Boss 351 Mustang 13.80@104 Boss 351 330 4-Speed 3.91 (MT 1/71)
36 - 66 Satellite 13.81@104 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 3.54 (CD 4/66)
37 - 69 Coronet R/T 13.83@102.27 440 4V 375 4-Speed 4.1 (SS 4/69)
38 - 68 Cyclone GT 13.86@101.69 428 CJ 335 auto 4.11 (MT 8/68)
39 - 69 Nova SS 396 13.87@105.1 396 4V 375 auto 3.55 (HR 7/69)
40 - 69 Shelby GT-500 13.87@104.52 428 CJ 335 4-Speed 3.91 (SS 9/69)
41 - 69 Cyclone Cobra Jet 13.88@101.7 428 CJ 335 auto 4.11 (MT 1/69)
42 - 70 Olds 4-4-2 W-30 13.88@95.84 455 W-30 370 auto 3.42 (CC 11/69)
43 - 62 Corvette 13.89@105.14 327 FI 360 4-Speed 4.1 (HR 1/62)
44 - 69 Barracuda 13.89@103.21 440 4V 375 auto 4.1 (SS 8/69)
45 - 62 Catalina 13.90@107 421 4V ? 4-Speed 4.3 (MT 5/62)
46 - 69 Mustang Mach I 13.90@103.32 428 CJ 335 auto 3.5 (CL 3/69)
47 - 67 GTO 13.90@102.8 400 RA 360 auto 4.33 (CL 10/67 )
48 - 70 Trans Am 13.90@102 400 RA 345 4-Speed 3.91 (HR 2/70)
49 - 70 Torino Cobra 13.99@101 429 4V ? 4-Speed 3.91 (MT 2/70)


Legend: CC=Car Craft, CD=Car and Driver, CL=Car Life, HC=Hi Performance Cars, HR=Hot Rod, MCR=Muscle Car Review, MM=Mopar Muscle, MT=Motor Trend, SS=Super Stock

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