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Back in the early 1960s, Ford sold an economy car called the Falcon, a lightweight, basic car... you know, the kind of platform that makes for a great... race car!  Our Muscle Car Of The Week is just such an animal… or should I say, Insect!    Behold the mighty Termite, a 1964 Ford Falcon that ran hard enough in the heyday of the AHRA to knock down a couple records with it’s hard-charging 260-cube V8.   From The Brothers Collection.  
 
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This week, we take a moment to look back on the current standings the most popular Muscle Car Of The Week episodes as determined by YouTube playcounts. We admit this is a completely non-scientific ranking, but it is interesting to see. If your favorite isn't on the list, go back and share it with your friends and push it up into the top 10! There are a lot of cool Muscle Cars in The Brothers Collection, which one is your favorite?

 

 

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The ‘65 and ‘66 Shelby Mustangs were very successful cars, but Shelby upped the stakes for ‘67 by introducing a big-block version of the GT cars with the GT500. However, this one takes it up another notch with a 427 "side-oiler" V8. From The Brothers Collection.
 
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When does a Soft Yellow 2-door hardtop with gold interior qualify as a Muscle Car?   When it's a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II with a tire-roasting 426 Hemi and a 4-speed stick-shift transmission!    This is a clean example of a classic sleeper from The Brothers Collection.   
 
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The Mercury Cougar was intended to be an upscale ride, targeting a more sophisticated buyer than a typical Muscle Car.   However, as Mercury soon found out, even sophisticates like big horsepower!   This 1969 Cougar XR-7 428 Cobra Jet convertible is tire burning proof.   From The Brothers Collections.  
 
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This week, we have a unique situation on Muscle Car Of The Week.   As we were producing this episode, the subject 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 roadster went out to the restoration shop and changed colors!     So, we decided to roll with it and show the car in the “is” and “was” colors.    It’s a very special car with many cool stories, and it is part of The Brothers Collection.

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This week, we are taking a look at a 1966 Dodge Cornet 500 that came factory equipped with the 426 Hemi V-8 engine. Not many of these were built, and this is a great example of a low mileage version found in The Brothers Collection.

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