The best things often come in small packages, and apparently, so do huge V8s with bucket loads of torque, as this '60s AMC is eager to prove.

Capable of running the quarter-mile in 14.3 seconds right off the showroom floor, it was quicker than most established muscle cars of the era. AMC produced 1,512 units in two paint schemes.

Save for luxury brands like Cadillac or Lincoln, other marques such as Buick, Mercury, and even AMC were deep in the thick of it. Another brand, Oldsmobile, was famous for their muscle car ...

At the same time, muscle cars were built as drag cars ... and other authoritative sources, including AMC, Chrysler, and Ford. Drag cars are in chronological order.