10 Best Classic American Muscle Cars

5. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454

When people talk about the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, they speak with a passion about what they consider to be the best muscle car that ever existed. Others believe that the SS 454 was the best muscle car of 1970.

Chevy brought out two different version of the Chevelle SS 454. The first was the LS5 with 360 brake horsepower. The second was the LS6, which delivered a hungry 450 horsepower. Guess which one people adore? Of course, the LS6 with its Holly four-barrel carburetor and 450hp.

And that’s what places the Chevelle SS 454 on our list and into the top ten of muscle car lovers everywhere.

But it’s not just the power that makes this muscle car special. The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 is also very good looking. So much so that Hollywood has included this handsome beast several times. Most recently in the Tom Cruise vehicle Jack Reacher and in Part 4 of the Fast and the Furious franchise.