The First Chrysler 300 Letter Series Is Considered By Some To Be America's First Muscle Car

The first true muscle car is a hotly-debated topic, but some folks believe it's this forgotten, Hemi-powered Chrysler.

  Car Talk, Autos   Nov 10, 2025   0   4  Add to Reading List
The First Chrysler 300 Letter Series Is Considered By Some To Be America's First Muscle Car

If you're itching for an argument, go ahead and try to definitively prove what was the first, true muscle car in a room full of gearheads. You're going to get different answers shouted at you from all directions, with some claiming the 1949 Oldsmobile 88, with its high-compression Rocket V8, as being the first. Others are going to yell out the 1964 Pontiac GTO, as it was the first purpose-built muscle car. After all, its recipe was to have a big engine shoehorned into a mid-size car.

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