Camaro/bird/mustangs were muscle cars until the 80's...then were regarded as pony cars. Muscle cars were usually associated in the 60's as having available manual transmissions, usable back seat and usable trunk (think 4-4-2 - 4psd/4barrel/dual exhaust). The resurgence of these cars when they went retro, imo puts them back into the muscle car category...sports cars are more vettes, lotus', and dare I say Miata's....2 seater cars w/motor in front or back although motors aft the driver can also put them in the supercar category a la lambos/Ferrari's and the like.
again, this is how I regard the terms....
__________________
1991 Camaro
1992 L98/ttop Firehawk tribute (sold)
2006 Srt-10 Viper
2012 z-71
2011 Equinox (family vehicle)
|