Getting a high-powered muscle car during the 1960s didn't necessarily mean that gearheads had to deal with a big-block beast.

American cars of the early 1960s were lumbering ... In '63, top models came with a fuel-injected 327-cubic-inch small-block V-8 rated at 360 horsepower. With perform­ance and handling that ...

Muscle cars took the U.S. automobile industry by storm during the 1960s, with every automaker ... 327-cubic-inch small block — and it made 360 horsepower. But the split-window Vette wasn ...

While most Chrysler cars switched to unit-body construction in 1960, Imperial retained its body ... its wheels are a bit too small, and its nose is a bit too low, giving it proportions that ...

That car debuted in 1959 as a 1960 model called Chevrolet Corvair. Photo: Mecum Auctions Visually, the Corvair wasn't by any means atypical. Available in several body styles, it was small yet ...

By the late-60s, Ford was in desperate need of a replacement for the ageing Anglia. The result was the Escort of 1968, marketed by Ford as “the small car that isn’t.” Four models were ...

The original Mini made its debut at the beginning of the '60s, and changed people's attitude towards small cars forever. Because it was so light, it was incredibly nimble, and surprisingly capable ...

A complete list would fill a book, so for each decade we've selected five notable cars that helped shape automotive history. The 1960s was a turbulent decade, with baby boomers hitting young ...