The golden age of muscle cars came to a halt in the early 1970s after new emissions regulations rendered high-compression big-block V8 engines obsolete. It's been more than 50 years since then, but ...

The muscle car wars of the 1960s and early '70s were a fascinating time for Americans who loved their cars. Most agree it was all kick-started by the Oldsmobile 88 — the first muscle car — and then ...