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1957 Rambler Rebel V8
The Rambler Rebel V8 is an interesting early muscle car born by chance. By squeezing a 327 V8 engine from the Nash Ambassador into a compact, light Rambler body, they created a fast yet unassuming muscle machine. The 327 V8 delivered 255 HP, which wasn’t that much, but in a small Rambler body, it accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in just seven seconds.
To make things even more interesting, only the expensive fuel-injected Chevrolet Corvette could beat the small Rambler in 1957. However, the powerful engine option raised the price of the affordable Rambler. Unfortunately, few buyers wanted to pay extra to outrun anything else on the road, so they only built 1,500 of them.