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Over the weekend I spent some time at musclecarsociety.com and really can’t imagine finding a more comprehensive site for classic muscle cars” and those who love them. It’s an online, grassroots magazine by and for enthusiasts. Sharing stories and photos about American muscle cars, classic car clubs, and events all over the United States, the site is almost impossible NOT to browse. (Submitting information is a snap via an online form or by simply emailing the society.)

I appreciate a site like this where the article authors own the cars they’re writing about, belong to the clubs they cover, and have a hand in organizing the shows. The society’s founder owned both a 1953 Chevy with an inline, long stroke, 210 c.i. motor and a 1969 Camaro. (You can almost feel the pain when he talks about giving the car up when he became a family man and no longer had time to work on the Camaro.) That’s the level of knowledge that leads to interesting commentary with real feeling and true insight into the muscle car genre and its associated culture.

And of course there’s plenty of eye candy. No site like this is complete without photos and lots of them. Currently on the front page you’ll find the articles and images on the following car:

- 1969 Z-28-Camaro (in rare red)
- Daytona Yellow 427 Yenko ‘69 Camaro
- British Green Original 1968 Z28 RS (restored)
- 1969 Camaro 383 Stroker

And that’s just page one of nine. Look over at the right menu and you’ll find coverage on the Camaro, Challenger, Charger, Chevelle, GTO, Mustang and Nova.

Current topics on the site’s blog include:

- The Edelbrock Story: Before It All Began
- Trying to find a Mopar Crate Motor Online
- How to Find an Online Muscle Car Community
- Searching for Camaro Body Parts Online

If you’re getting the idea that the Muscle Car Society is an excellent mix of tech data, events, images, community, and getting-your-hands-dirty kind of useful content, you’re right. It’s easy for a site like this to go wrong and MuscleCarSociety just doesn’t. From the catchy header (with a nice little pin-up car babe in the logo) to the straightforward, clear article and menu structure, this is a page that immediately draws you in and gets you reading. Thumbs up all the way around.

Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Shorty
Filed under: lifestyle, performance cars |

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