19. Rambler Rebel V8
This car is an interesting early muscle car that was born by chance. Squeezing a 327 V8 engine from the Nash Ambassador into the compact, light Rambler body created one seriously fast yet unassuming muscle machine. The 327 V8 delivered 255 HP, which wasn’t that much. However, in the compact Rambler body, it produced a 0 to 60 mph times of just seven seconds.
To make things even more interesting, only the expensive fuel-injected Chevrolet Corvette could beat this small Rambler in 1957. But, this powerful engine option raised the price of this affordable Rambler. As a result, few buyers were willing to pay extra for the privilege of outrunning anything else on the road. Rambler only produced 1,500 of them.