Roy Abernethy, however, was concerned that AMC did not have a V8 that would fit in the Rambler American’s engine bay, which would put the Tarpon at a competitive disadvantage. Furthermore, Abernethy thought the
in a road test of the Pontiac GTO, and how “Hurst puts American Motors into the Supercar club with the 390 Rogue”(the SC/Rambler) to fight in “the Supercar street racer gang” market segment. The “SC” in the model name stood for “Super...
Others say that that is a load of rubbish and that the term “muscle car” didn’t plant its roots until the mid-1960s with the introduction of the Pontiac GTO and the 389 cid V8. Pontiac proudly brandished the muscle car title in advertisements for the GTO. The ad campaign certainly ...