Owning and Insurance for American Classic Muscle Cars

Performance Car Insurance — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:33 +0000

The Rise of Muscle Horsepower

At the beginning of the 1960’s and lasting until the mid Seventies, a unique type of American motor car appeared on the roads, and almost instantly became extremely sought after and a classic, particularly with sports car enthusiasts, before suddenly disappearing completely due to a lack of demand.

These cars were widely known throughout the world as ‘Muscle Cars’.

Muscle Cars were called this due to their extremely large and powerful V8 or V12 cylinder engines and exceedingly fast acceleration. Most of us have seen the movies featuring Muscle cars racing for ‘pink slips’!

The majority of these muscle cars were built with V8 engines generating over 300 to 400 bhp and consequently were without doubt extremely costly to repair .

Muscle cars were built with high performance engine parts such as specialist valves , cams , intake manifolds advanced carburettors and free flowing exhausts that helped to generateextra engine power and consequently – higher car insurance premiums

US performance cars prior to 1960 were commonly the bulky and cumbersome top of the range autos fitted with the marques most advanced engines .
The exclusion to the rule was the Chevrolet Corvette , first built in 1953, it was America’s first super sports car as such.

In 1962 the Chevrolet Corvette had been upgraded with a V8 engine throwing out 327 hp and became the first of the breed of two seater American Muscle cars , replacing the much heavier models .

With the success of muscle that the Ford Mustang created in 1964 other manufacturers and car builders were quick to follow and hence a lot of the sports car market being dominated by small vehicles fitted with big V8 engines which were called ‘Pony Cars’, although many of the older classics such as the Ford Thunderbird were upgraded with larger V12 motors .

The Muscle car period ended and the last Muscle Car manufactured in the mid seventies with the Global oil crisis and petrol rationing. This was one step too far for the public , which coupled with the high cost of car insurance and stringent new exhaust emission controls , led to a lack of demand for large engined motors and the Muscle Car passed into history as some of the greatest American Classic Cars ever made. Sadly demand was never again rekindled.

At Car-Insurance.TV we have specialist American Classic Car Insurance policies for the complete range of Muscle Cars including the 1960 Chevrolet corvette, 1971 Plymouth GTX , 1962 Ford Thunderbird and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner to name but a few of the more popular American muscle car classics we offer specialist schemes and insurance cover for at the cheapest UK rates.

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During the 1960′s and early seventies, a unique class of American automobile appeared, and almost instantly became widely popular, particularly with younger drivers, before fading rapidly from the scene to become a modern day classic – This was the so called ‘Muscle Car’.

Muscle Cars were so called because of their powerful engines and blazingly fast acceleration. Most muscle cars were fitted with V8 engines generating over 300 to 400 bhp and therefore were always expensive to insure. Muscle cars were also fitted with high performance engine parts such as specialist valves, camshafts, intake manifolds and free flowing exhaust systems that helped to generate extra engine power and consequently – higher car insurance premiums

American performance cars prior to 1960 were usually the heavy top of the range models fitted with the manufacturers most powerful engines.
The exception to the rule was the Chevrolet Corvette, America’s first sports car built in 1953. By 1962 the Corvette had been fitted with a V8 327 hp engine fitted and became the first of the breed of true two seater American muscle cars, replacing the much heavier and larger performance models. With the success of the Ford Mustang introduced in 1964 other car manufacturers were quick to follow and led to most of the muscle car market being dominated by small lightweight vehicles fitted with big V8 engines which became known as ‘Pony Cars’, although there were many exceptions as older classics such as the Ford Thunderbird were upgraded with larger more powerful engines.

The Muscle car period ended in the mid seventies with the oil crisis and petrol rationing , which coupled with high insurance and emission controls, led to a downgrade of some engines and the cars passed into history as some of the greatest American classics ever produced.

At Car-Insurance.TV we have specialist American classic muscle car insurance schemes for the complete range of Muscle cars including:

1960 Chevrolet corvette
1961 Chrysler 300-G
1961 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport
1961 Dodge Polara D-500
1961 Ford Galaxie 500XL
1962 Ford Thunderbird
1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
1966 AMC Marlin
1966 Dodge Charger
1966 Pontiac Tempest GTO
1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Super Sport
1967 Dodge Dart GTS
1968 AMC AMX Fastback
1968 Pontiac Firebird 400
1968 Plymouth Roadrunner
1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E
1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427
1968 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet
1969 Dodge Charger 500
1969 Pontiac Tempest GTO
1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
1969 AMC Hurst/SC Rambler
1969 Ford Shelby Cobra Mustang GT-500
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS 427
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T
1970 Ford Torino Cobra
1970 AMC Rebel Machine
1970 Oldsmobile 442
1970 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
1970 Plymouth Duster
1970 Buick GSX
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
1971 Chevy Nova Super Sport 350
1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351
1971 Plymouth GTX
1973 AMC Javelin AMX
1973 Buick Riviera
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

To name but a few of the more poular American muscle car classics we offer specialist schemes and insurance cover for at the cheapest UK rates.

Get an American Classic Car Insurance quote today to see how much you could save on cover for your American Muscle car classic.

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