Hemmings Muscle Machines

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cars from the muscle car era are sometimes restored well beyond the scope of practicality. Cars that carry a nameplate like Z28 are even more likely to be placed on a pedestal, and no longer used for their intended purpose of going fast. For muscle cars, going fast usually meant in a straight line, but back in the 1990s, there were some enthusiastic gearheads who equipped their muscle cars with road-race-style suspension and kept them street legal for a new mixture of extreme handling capability and highway manners. This build style got the name Pro Touring, and it has been inspiring creative muscle car builds ever since. The Pro Touring segment of the hobby is certainly the most active, as the cars are built to be used on the highway, as well as for autocross competition and road course duty, making them well-rounded and quite resilient when it comes to harsh

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