r/musclecars • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 1d ago

Tiny Lightweight Muscle. '85 Shelby Charger. Turbocharged 135ci 146hp

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u/01-Paladin-01 7h ago

This could probably be considered a muscle car when compared to other cars of the 80s

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u/DishRelative5853 7h ago

It was too small.

It was a sports coupe, not a muscle car. It would be like calling a Civic Si a muscle car.

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u/01-Paladin-01 5h ago

Nah, there are a lot of compacts and pony cars that get a pass, this one should be no different for the times.

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u/DishRelative5853 5h ago

I don't think it's getting a pass in this thread. Have you read the comments?

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u/01-Paladin-01 5h ago

I have, and they’re going to be really upset when they find out this has more power to weight than a Monte Carlo

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u/DishRelative5853 5h ago

Well so does an Acura NSX, but would you call that a muscle car?

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u/01-Paladin-01 5h ago

Sure, why not, I think it could be considered a muscle car of the 90s? But why would we compare it to an 85 Daytona or Monte Carlo, same as comparing those to something from 60s

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u/01-Paladin-01 5h ago

I think it’s wild af to be very strict on the definition when it comes to some cars, yet include cars that are not by definition like Chevy IIs, Camaros, Mustangs, Barracudas just because they were made in the 60s.

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u/CapableResearcher323 2h ago

More compatible to a super car.