12 Types of Muscle Cars (and What Makes Them Different)

Pro-Touring vs. Resto-Mod, Survivor, Street Machine? Difference between a Clone and a Tribute car. Plus a few more. This video will help you decide which one is best for you. And what's the one thing a car absolutely needs to be called a Pro-Street car? Lets find out!

This is not a ranking, its a list of the different characteristics of each type, you can decide which type of muscle car is best for you.

0:00 - 12 Types Overview
0:25 - 1) Pro-Touring
3:16 - 2) Sleeper
4:41 - 3) Resto Mod
6:05 - 4) Showroom Stock
7:25 - 5) Survivor
8:26 - 6) Pro-Street
10:02 - 7) Street Machine
11:20 - 8) Clone
12:54 - 9) Gasser
14:49 - 10) Tribute
15:56 - 11) Driver
16:39 - 12) Tinker Box
18:19 - How to Choose a Muscle Car

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[JohnReynolds]

Good information. I built a 517whp Subaru powered Super Beetle that looks pretty stock and a turbo LS4, mid engine, transverse Corvair. They don't exactly fit into the sleeper and pro-touring classes but pretty close.

[youwach]

I guess 84 monte carlo is a resto mod. Because I'm almost done with my ls swap engine and transmission are already in just waiting for the ecu to arrive. And i already put wider wheels on it . Great job on the video i recently for your channel. All videos I've are really good, informative, and interning. I'm glad i subscribed

[gerrywagoner]

1969 Camaro with 427 engine. Cross between showroom and restomod. Lots of fun.

[CountryFarmBoyUSA]

Always love your videos and look forward to seeing them again. Glad you are doing these again.

[aarongarcia]

Thanks for another good video 👍🏼
I will be getting my restromod in a few months . Can’t wait ! 😩

[ConnerV]

Had a 1972 CST k5 blazer rotting in my backyard. Didn’t even know. Yanked it out. Fix it just enough for it to drive, still looked like a heap. But make 8k profit flipping it.

Made like 4K on a 1971 C10 survivor I had too. Yanked it out of a farmers field. I wanna see these classics on the road! Not a junkyard!

[Thumper]

Drum brakes have nearly twice the braking surface and more clamping force. They are better for braking ability worse at brake cooling. There’s a reason semi trucks use drum brakes.

[jokergordon]

11:02 Thank you for saying that. Drives me crazy to hear old school guys bitching about the new styles. Just be happy that they're working on cars, and help guide them. It'll leave a lasying impression, and will they are more likely continue to work on cars, and pass it on.

[Thumper]

68 RS/SS Matching numbers 350 with M-20 4-speed only 115k miles in my garage.

[Thumper]

Ma jacking up rear of car or running larger wheels making it sit high in rear tells me I’m going to eat them up all day long 😂

[reddeath]

I like those tires on the sleeper and survivor at the start of the vid but for my c10 haha

[dyoutubechannel]

The ultimate sleeper is not 2 doors, but a sedan, station wagon, SUV or even better a minivan... A clone can be also be any car you've seen in a movie, tv show etc. Great video!👍

[caferacer]

An incredible information about muscle cars I've never heard before.

As for me I don't like a low profile tires, but a show room stock is not suitable for anything except staying in a museum,
so I'm for something in between

[Thumper]

There was 201 Yenko Camaros made in 1969 alone. 54 in 1967 and 64 in 1968

[horsefly]

I always called the rear jacked up cars rebel racers.