The 1970s gave automotive enthusiasts the perfect combination of affordability and performance in the form of the muscle car. And how did those enthuiasts respond?
By burning some serious rubber.
Here are 26 pics of muscle cars smoking their tires in the 1970s.
1
A Helping Hand
Those tires need it!
2
Red and Burgundy
Cards on a Camaro.
4
Couple's Photo
Nothing more romantic.
5
Burnouts
Executed to perfection.
6
Burn it down.
Rubber, I mean.
7
Tight Squeeze
Too wide for the parking spot.
8
Spinning Tires
Throwing gravel.
9
Double Trouble
Mustangs in the driveway.
10
Mirror, Mirror
Who has the nicest puddle reflection of them all?
11
Bike Jumps
But I'm watching the Camaro.
12
Mustang Slamming
Foot to the floor.
13
Chevy in a Field
Nothing but a tree and a Camaro.
14
Heating Up
Ready for the quarter mile.
15
Smoking Tires
Just for fun and the spectacle.
16
St. Thomas Dragway
And a green machine.
17
Angel White Paint
Hellish engine sounds.
18
Patriot
Stars and stripes.
19
Coronet
Crowned burnout king.
20
Getting Set
Ready those tires for a race!
21
Vintage Charger
Who's the bumblebee now?
22
Smoking Up
Fans ready for a show.
23
Classic Corvette
Those lines!
24
Came for the Sunset
Stayed for what's under that hood.
25
Tearing Up the Road
Feel the speed!
