If Chrysler considered the 300 a muscle car, then why on earth didn't they place it into competition with the SS Chevelle, GTO, GS, 442 instead of their intermediate line of cars such as the Satellite, Coronet and so on?
The only way a Chrysler 300 could be considered a muscle car is if your definition of a muscle car is based solely on some arbitrary horsepower number. If that's the case, with a little digging you could make any car a muscle car based on whatever your arbitrary number is. Maybe the Stutz Bearcat was the first? Or the Cord?
My definition is more along the generally accepted lines of an intermediate sized car with an engine originally designed for full sized cars, some handling and performance upgrades, special badging, etc. all packaged and marketed as a performance car from the factory. In other words, the perfect description of the '64 GTO
Certainly not a full sized car like the 300, Cadillac, Lincoln, etc.
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Greg Reid
Palmetto, Georgia
 
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