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The 1960s began the birth of American muscle cars. American automakers began stuffing the biggest engines they could find into the smallest, lightest chassis that would hold them. Performance was the most important consideration put into building these top-dog legendary cars. As Fourth of July draws near, we thought it would be fun to celebrate this spectacular holiday by looking back at some of the most iconic American-made muscle cars ever created. Check out Farm Boy Garage 's list of "Top 5 American-Made Muscle Cars"! 1. Pontiac GTO It wasn’t the fastest, the most powerful or the most outrageous muscle car, but Pontiac’s GTO makes the top of the muscle car pantheon because it was the first: the car that gave birth to the muscle car genre. This high-performance automobile put muscle cars on the map, thus leading it to start the list of our 'Top 5 American Muscle Cars'. The GTO was one of the fastest production cars of 1964. Its only real street competition...

As car people, we'd be remiss to not give credit to one of the most influential classic muscle cars ever designed: The 1st Generation Ford Mustang . According to Ford, the Mustang was the “working man’s Thunderbird.” With the first models carrying an affordable starting price tag of around $2,300, the combination of the automobile’s unique style with affordability and performance resulted in the Mustang taking lead in the auto industry from the moment it was created. The quickest pony in the stable even made its way to the big screen within its first year of distribution in the James Bond movie “Goldfinger.” Shortly after the 1968 Mustang 390 GT was famously featured in the famous Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt.” Since then, Mustangs have appeared in hundreds of movies, and in millions of homes! Let's take a look at the history and evolution of the 1st generation Mustang .  The First Pony Car The Ford Mustang made its official debut at the World’s Fair in Flushing Me...