Oldsmobile 442 (1964)
Although the Pontiac GTO is credited with being the first modern muscle car, not many people know that the Oldsmobile 442 was built in the same year as the Pontiac. The name 442 caused a lot of controversies back in the day, but the meaning was pretty simple—four-barrel carburetor, four on the floor, and dual exhaust. However, Oldsmobile was much more discrete about advertising a new model, which was basically just an option on the Cutlass line. From the beginning, the 442 was marketed as a “gentleman`s hot rod,” an elegant, well-equipped muscle car with luxury appointments, reserved styling, and brutal performance.