#Holden Commodore Review

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In this video I review one of my own cars. My 2007 Holden Calais V VE. This car has a V8 6.0ltr engine it which has also previously been used in some corvettes. You have to hear the engine on this! The car has also had some modifications done to it. This car is somewhat unique in that they were only built with this engine (L98) for a year and a half. They then started producing these with a slightly different engine less powerful version that had the ability to offer cylinder deactivation when driving on the highway to help with fuel consumption.

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“OPERATION PETTICOAT” (1959) Review

“OPERATION PETTICOAT” (1959) Review

Many would find this hard to believe, but I first came aware of the 1959 comedy, “OPERATION PETTICOAT”, when its television spinoff aired during the late 1970s.  Mind you, the television series was no where as good as the 1959 movie, but it was enough to attract my attention.

Over a decade had past before I first saw the movie. And I became an even bigger fan of the film than the TV series. Directed by Blake Edwards, "OPERATION PETTICOAT" is basically a flashback tale in which U.S. Navy Admiral Matthew Sherman visits the U.S.S. Sea Tiger, an old and obsolete submarine scheduled to be sent to the scrapyard. Because Sherman was the Sea Tiger's first commanding officer, he begins reading his old log book, which recounted the submarine's time during its first difficult month following the Japanese Navy's attack at Pearl Harbor in December 1941. On December 10, 1941, the Sea Tiger is sunk by a Japanese air raid, while it is docked at the Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines. Sherman, then a Lieutenant-Commander, and his crew begin repairs, hoping to sail the Sea Tiger to Darwin, Australia. The submarine squadron's commodore believes there is no chance of saving the Sea Tiger and begins to transfer some of Sherman's crew to other boats. Sherman convinces the commodore otherwise and the latter begins to replace Sherman's crew, beginning with an admiral aide with no submarine experience named Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick Holden. Unfortunately for Sherman, Holden had become a naval officer to escape poverty and find a wealthy spouse. Fortunately for the submarine commander, Holden proves to be a very effective supply officer, due to his skills as a scavenger and con artist. Thanks to Holden, the Sea Tiger acquires enough parts for repair and their departure from the Philippines. Once restored to seaworthy condition - barely - with only two of her four diesels operational, the Sea Tiger reaches Marinduque, where Sherman reluctantly agrees to evacuate five stranded Army nurses. Between dealing with Holden's reluctance to reveal officer material, a partially operating submarine and five nurses with no where to go and causing mayhem on board, Sherman's first month at war proves to be very difficult. When I first saw "OPERATION PETTICOAT", I wondered if I would like it as much as I did the television series. Needless to say . . . I did. I enjoyed this movie very much. It had a lot going for it. One, it had Blake Edwards as director. Before he directed "OPERATION PETTICOAT", Edwards had worked as an actor, screenwriter and the occasional producer/director or writer of a series of television shows. The 1959 World War II comedy proved to be his first feature movie as a director . . . and he scored big. The movie featured every aspect of first-rate Blake Edwards comedy - the director's unique humor; a cast of some very interesting and offbeat characters; and most importantly a well-written story. Because of his past as a screenwriter, I had assumed that Edwards had written the movie's script. I was wrong. Credit went to four writers - Paul King, Joseph B. Stone, Stanley J. Shapiro, Maurice Richlin. And I must that they had written one hell of a story. I liked how they and Edwards managed to recapture those desperate, early days of the war's Pacific Theater, when the Japanese seemed to be grabbing a great deal of territory in the Pacific. I liked the fact that despite the presence of Cary Grant, Tony Curtis and five attractive actresses portraying nurses, neither Edwards or the four screenwriters did not glamorize the movie's setting . . . aside from the spotless uniform worn by Nick Holden upon his arrival at the Sea Tiger or the characters. The Sea Tiger remained in a questionable condition throughout most of the film. And believe it or not, a good deal of the events featured in this film actually happened during those early months of the war in the Pacific . . . including the evacuation of military nurses from the Philippines, a submarine being forced to paint its surface pink, due to the lack of enough red or white lead undercoat paint. The movie nearly ended on an ironic note, when it faced great danger of being sunk . . . but not by the Japanese Navy. I did have a few problems with "OPERATION PETTICOAT". Although most of the movie was set between December 1941-January 1942, the hairstyles and makeup for the actresses portraying the nurses clearly reflected the late 1950s. Hollywood tend to be rather sloppy about women's hairstyles and fashion in movies set in the near past. And "OPERATION PETTICOAT" was mainly set seventeen to eighteen years before its release. The nurses proved to be another problem in the film. The moment the nurses boarded the Sea Tiger, a hint of sexism seemed to permeate the movie. Nearly every scene that featured the nurses, the score written by David Rose and an uncredited Henry Mancini would shift into a cheesy tune fit for a soft core porn film . . . 1950s style. The biggest problem proved to be two characters - the commanding officer of the nurses, Major Edna Heywood; and the Sea Tiger's Chief Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin. The latter proved to be something of a misogynist, who could not stand the idea of women aboard the submarine. I could have tolerated that. I could have tolerated his dismay over Major Heywood's interest in the Sea Tiger's engines, due to her father being an engineer. What I could not tolerate was Tostin's lack of respect toward Major Heywood's status as an officer . . . and the fact that the screenwriters allowed him to get away with such lack of respect due to her being a woman. And the fact that the screenwriters wrote a romantic subplot for the pair struck me as ridiculous. The moment Tostin said these words to Major Heywood: Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin: [speaking to Maj.Heywood in the engine room] You know, I spent alot of years disliking women. But I don't dislike you. Maj. Edna Heywood, RN: Oh? Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin: You're not a woman. You're more than a woman. You're a *mechanic* I hope the screenwriters and Edwards did not expect audiences to take this relationship seriously. A deep-seated misogynist like Tostin had no business being given a romantic interest in this film . . . especially with an upright woman like Major Heywood. In my opinion, the two best aspects of any movie are usually the screenplay and the performances. I have already expressed my views of the movie's plot. As the performances, "OPERATION PETTICOAT" was blessed with a first-rate cast. I was surprised to see that a few cast members went on to become television stars - Gavin MacLeod ("THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" and "THE LOVE BOAT"), Dick Sargeant ("BEWITCHED"), and Marion Ross ("HAPPY DAYS"). Ross did not get much of a chance to strut her stuff in this film. But MacLeod gave a hilarious performance as the high-strung and nervous Yeoman Ernest Hunckle, who worked closely with supply officer Nick Holden. Sargeant gave a very endearing, yet funny performance as the young Ensign Stovall, who seemed to be Holden's number one fan aboard the Sea Tiger and possessed a penchant for putting his foot into his mouth. Gene Evans was equally funny as the gruff Chief of the Boat (COB) Chief Torpedoman "Mo" Molumphry. Joan O'Brien seemed to display a talent for physical humor as the well-meaning, yet clumsy Second Lieutenant Dolores Crandall. And Clarence Lung made a great straight man for Tony Curtis as Holden's "partner-in-crime" U.S.M.C. Sergeant Ramon Gallardo. Other fine supporting performances came from Ross, Madlyn Rhue, Robert F. Simon, Robert Gist and George Dunn. Despite my dislike of the Major Heywood/Chief Tostin relationship, I must admit that both Virginia Gregg and Arthur O'Connell did great jobs in capturing the essence of their characters. Especially O'Connell, who still managed to be funny, despite portraying one of the most misogynist characters I have ever seen on screen. Dina Merrill gave a solid performance as Second Lieutenant Barbara Duran, the lovely nurse who managed to captured the attention of the very engaged Nick Holden. Before he did "OPERATION PETTICOAT", Tony Curtis worked on Billy Wilder's famous Roaring Twenties comedy, "SOME LIKE IT HOT". In that film, he did an impersonation of Cary Grant that caught a great deal of attention at the time. Ironically, the two ended up co-starring in this film in less than a year. And they clicked very well on screen, despite the clash between their characters. Curtis was smooth as ever as the morally gray Nick Holden, who hid a larcenous and opportunist nature behind a charming and affable façade. Looking back, it occurred to me that if Curtis had been older than Grant, he could have easily portrayed the Matt Sherman character . . . and that Grant could have portrayed Holden. I realize that many people might disagree with me, but the acting styles of both actors seemed strongly similar to me. And although Grant could have easily portrayed a character like Nick Holden, I cannot deny that he did a superb job as the harried, yet strong-willed Matt Sherman. Watching Grant convey Sherman's confusion, resolve, and quick thinking over a series of personal and military crisis was a joy to behold. In a way, Grant marvelously managed to keep the story together, thanks to his performance. The television series, "OPERATION PETTICOAT" did not last beyond its second season. The ABC network made too many changes to the show. Besides, the idea of five Army nurses aboard a Navy submarine for such a long period of time seemed a bit too ludicrous to accept. I did enjoy its first season. However, I enjoyed even more its predecessor, the 1959 film. During his first stint as a movie director, Blake Edwards took a gritty and realistic setting - namely the early weeks of World War II for the United States forces in the Pacific - a sly sense of humor, a crazy premise of nurses aboard a pink-coated submarine and a superb cast led by Cary Grant and Tony Curtis; and created a comedic piece of cinematic gold. I could watch this movie over and over again.

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[Review] Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)

For Game Club, my buddy @cameronreigle (check out his art, it’s amazing, and he’s a lovely guy) picked this surprising 64 classic. I was so glad to revisit it as it was one of my beloved childhood games, and it 100% holds up [adjusts rose-tinted glasses].

First of all, there’s a big mystery surrounding this game. This is a game built around the concept of Volkswagen’s “New Beetle”, the refreshed design for their iconic little motorcar. But supposedly there was a variation specifically created for the Australian market that completely swapped out the bug for Holden Commodores. There’s evidence that this game exists, but I and an independently verified friend both owned the Beetle version and don’t remember seeing the HSV one in its time. So I don’t know what’s going on with that, but I will say that you should play the Beetle version, as those cars have more character that suits the game’s fun and slightly off-beat tone (plus the Aussie voiceover is total cringe, mate).

So that’s the Beetle covered, but what makes the game actually fantastic is the Adventure in its Racing. There’s only six tracks in the game but they’re huge, sprawling, themed affairs with many alternate routes, setpieces, and collectibles to reward exploring their full scope. Many of the collectibles unlock extra features and content for the multiplayer mode, which is a bit of a downer if you’re playing solo; but discovering the surprises hidden around detours could be considered its own reward? I remember having decent fun with the multiplayer in my youth (Beetle Battle mode has some nice arena-based car traversal and combat) but didn’t touch it this time.

Championship mode is how you unlock more of the game, as you only start with three tracks and underpowered cars. Each successive difficulty has more tracks to race in a row, so you end up seeing the earlier ones several times by clearing this mode completely. The tiers also give you some new cars to use; they’re all Beetles of course! But they have better stats and, like, racing stripes and decals etc. This mode is the only place that the bonus boxes appear (unless you unlock the cheat to spawn them in single race) so it’s the true intended experience.

It was a great nostalgia trip to revisit this, but I also picked up on how I’ve enjoyed some of its approaches and features in other racing games. For example, Diddy Kong Racing’s fantastical adventure feel and collectibles, Excite Truck’s wild and surreal bombast, or Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed’s alternate routes and dynamic tracks. BAR was formative for me, and I appreciated being reminded of that. But it’s also just a really cool, inventive, and well-made game; much better than the cheap cash-in it could have been.

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What Is and Is Not A Muscle Car

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What Is and Is Not A Muscle Car

Dave Ashton

We have written in the past about the definitions of the muscle car, its origins and what can be classed as a muscle car in the past and today. Simply put, a muscle car is a mid to full-sized American derived vehicle with a large, powerful V8 engine, rearwheel drive, two doors and generally affordable to the masses. Examples being the Plymouth Road Runner and the current Dodge Challenger Hellcat and Demon.

To further complicate things you have pony cars, which started with the 1964 Ford Mustang and you can throw into the mix Camaros. The terms of muscle car and pony car can easily intermix, especially these days as you could argue the only true modern muscle car is the Dodge Challenger and Charger, so vehicle choices are thin on the ground, thus the grouping. I personally don’t have a problem with using the naming conventions of muscle car or a pony car with describing anything from a Barracuda to even a Mustang, especially today. Sacrilege to some, but until there is a wider choice of muscle cars on the market, lumping in Mustangs and Camaros to the muscle car market can only further promote the description and give some idea of the origins to the uninitiated, but this is where the definition should end.

Not set in stone The definition of a muscle car is not really set in stone, steel or carbon fibre and never was. There is still debate over whether certain models in the range are indeed muscle cars or pony cars, i.e. the difference between a base model Challenger and a Challenger T/A or a Pontiac Firebird or a Firebird Trans-Am. Arguments can go on for days if these are muscle cars, pony cars or neither. Muscle cars and pony cars do derive from the same American DNA and a healthy V8 engine to an extent, so I don’t think you need to get hot around the collar between interchanging these terms for both classes of vehicle. What should be the debatable point is when a completely unrelated vehicle is referred to as a muscle car. If it’s a hot hatch, it is not a muscle car, if it European and has had a V8 engine crowbarred into it, its not a muscle car. In other words, it’s when the term is thrown around readily to denote a car you want to describe as having size and power.

If it’s not American or Australian it’s not a muscle car Yeah, Australia are the next nearest breed to true muscle cars in the shape of the Ford Falcon, Holden Monaro, Holden Torana, Holden Commodore, HSV and FPV. These come from the factory with muscle car DNA and principles. However, to be really definitive the true thoroughbreds are American (there goes the pony reference…). What are not are basically anything else and that is where the line should be drawn. Arguing over the merits of a pony car or base model muscle car brand to join the true muscle car ranks is really futile. You can’t join the muscle car club if you have a Mercedes-Benz with a V8 engine. To be very generic, anything built outside these two landmasses doesn’t even start to count. The ubiquitous V8 engine as used in all muscle cars did start in Europe in 1902, but it was really America that took the V8 design to heart with Cadillac in 1914, Oldsmobile in 1916, the Ford Flathead V8 and the Oldsmobile Rocket in 1949. Classic American V8 engines also have a distinctive sound with its uneven burble. The American culture surrounding the small and big block V-8 engine far surpasses anything elsewhere and this is tied very closely to muscle cars. You can argue the merits between a flat plane and cross plane V8 and many modern V8 engines have design inspirations from everywhere, but the V8 engine is most closely associated with American vehicles and muscle cars. Get over it…..

This car has muscle…. Many car reviews will use the term ‘muscle car’ as a description. It’s a cool sounding name, so why not. To the uninitiated, it conjures up the images of a vehicle with power and performance, a cut above the rest in power, which is why the term is borrowed so frequently. It happens in written articles and TV shows across the board. So this is where the arguments should be when it comes to the muscle car definition. Just as you wouldn’t refer to a Plymouth Superbird or Dodge Demon as a sports car, you shouldn’t refer to a Lamborghini, BMW V8 or the like as a muscle car. The term can be borrowed, but it’s not the definition of a muscle car. It’s probably why even to this day, the term is still argued over and which makes and models can join the club. It’s a term that is thrown around so readily, so no wonder the definition is so argued.

There is no one definitive source or point of origin for the term, but at the least, the term is still fenced off to refer to American V8 vehicles of a particular make and model. The definition ‘muscle car’ probably came from someone, somewhere, referring to the original vehicles as having ‘muscle’ and the term stuck. Everyone else just wishes they could join the club, but we got there first, so blah. The Dodge Challenger, Barracuda, Superbird Roadrunner got their cool names first, everyone else wishes they had thought of it first. Supercars and hyper cars may sound exclusive, but a muscle car denotes something raw and untamed, something that still appeals to our basic instincts. Probably why the Ford Mustang got away with having a ‘live axle’ for so long and V8 engines are so amazingly loud. We like a bit of seat of your pants driving.

When it comes down to it, the term muscle car and even pony car was never set in stone by the automotive gods of old, never to be questioned. It’s a term that slowly, over time came to denote a certain class of American V8 vehicle, that still stands as a mark of raw power most notably to the masses. They are raw, sometimes unrefined, but the main point is they should be accessible to everybody. Supercars and hyper cars can arguably be more powerful, but affordable to only the select few. Muscle cars on the other hand, are the great levellers where the average guy can still enjoy huge power and performance and is even encouraged to work on their own vehicle to get even more muscle. The muscle car also denotes a time of the free spirit where you wanted to make it more powerful, you simply made it bigger and a free rein to do so. A 454ci/7.4 litre engine from a 1970 Chevelle SS is ridiculously non eco-friendly by today’s standards, but if you wanted to have more horses back in the day, you simply made it bigger. Even with today’s electric vehicles, you want more power, you make it bigger. The muscle car stands for this raw principle.

Therefore, muscle cars and pony cars shouldn’t be argued over in the same camp. It should be sort of a loose fit today, but not too lose to eradicate the definition completely. I.e. if you have a Dodge Challenger your in, a Honda Civic with a V8 engine, you’re out. An AMC Gremlin is pushing it a bit, though………………

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Modern Classic Review: 1991 Holden VP Commodore SS

Modern Classic Review: 1991 Holden VP Commodore SS

We honour Holden in our last story of 2020. (more…)

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Artist research: Ian Strange

Home (2011)

Home is a major installation project featuring a full-scale reproduction of Ian Strange’s childhood home with a photorealistic skull spray-painted onto one of it exterior walls and a video of Strange’s performance of destructing three Holden Commodores.

Home began as a personal excursion to and review of the artist’s past and then took a more universal turn by growing into the Suburban project.

Suburban (2011-2013)

Suburban is a multifaceted photography, film, and installation exhibition which premiered as a solo exhibition in 2013 at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. It is a natural progression of the Home installation investigating into urban living, and family home and its place in contemporary Western society.

Over two years the Australian artist has been exploring notions of home and identity by turning houses into enormous sculptural objects. He’s been in Ohio, Detroit, Alabama, New Jersey, New York, and New Hampshire where with the contribution of local communities (volunteers, other artists, community groups, fire departments and film crews) he executed his carefully planned projects, which were documented through film and photography.

Two of the techniques and processes he used in the execution of his vision were spray-painting, and covering the whole surface of homes with monochromatic color schemes. There were two houses that were set on fire and burnt to the ground while being documented by professional film crews.

In both Home and Suburban Strange explores identity and the iconic role of places of home through manipulating and transforming spaces.

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Comparison Test: 2018 Commodore RS v Mondeo Trend v Camry SX v Liberty 2.5i | Drive.com.au

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Holden has pulled the pin on the Commodore after more than 40 years, many of them as the best selling car in Australia.

Two years after ceasing local production and replacing it with an import, even the Commodore name will no longer survive past next year.

There was no warning, no press conference, nothing really given the gravity of the situation — although the warning signs had been obvious for many months.

So far this year, Holden has sold just 5400 Commodores, down 37 per cent on the same period in 2018.

Ten years ago that figure was 40,000 at this point in the year — 20 years ago, a whopping 85,000 cars.

In essence, Commodore has been given the boot because no one is buying it anymore.

It will make way for more SUVs and utilities, the kind of vehicles to which Aussies buyers aspire these days.

The sedan is dead — long live the SUV!

Many punters will say the Commodore actually died with the last, locally-built VF II model in 2017.

It’s replacement, the ZB Commodore, in truth a rebadged front-drive Opel Insignia, was not really a Commodore, they said.

Ironically, the first VB Commodore, released in 1978, was a rebadged and re-engineered Opel too — the Opel Rekord.

In contrast, when Ford wound up local production in 2016, it opted for a quick, clean kill of the Falcon — one of the oldest nameplates in the business.

Holden’s Interim Chairman and Managing Director, Kristian Aquilina, said the company had elected to retire the ZB Commodore in 2020,

It was a simple one-liner in a press release to announce that in future the company would be concentrating “exclusively” on SUVs and commercial vehicles.

The Astra has gone too, although nobody will probably miss it.

Aquilina said the focus of the portfolio was consistent with customer preferences, with the Acadia, Trailblazer, Equinox and Trax rounding out a comprehensive SUV portfolio.

The Colorado will tacke rivals in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment.

“Holden is taking this decisive action to ensure a sharp focus on the largest and most buoyant market segments,” he said.

“So far this year SUVs and Utes have increased to 76 percent of Holden sales, a trend we only see continuing.”

At its peak, the large car segment in Australia accounted for 217,882 sales in 1998.

This year it is projected to come in at about 8700 units.

“The SUV segment is approaching half a million units, and LCVs over 200,000 units. That’s where the action is and that’s where we are going to play,” he said.

The new Holden boss paid tribute to the Commodore nameplate and its place in the Australian automotive industry.

“The decision to retire the Commodore nameplate has not been taken lightly by those who understand and acknowledge its proud heritage,” he said.

“The large sedan was the cornerstone of Australian and New Zealand roads for decades.

“But now with more choice than ever before, customers are displaying a strong preference for the high driving position, functionality and versatility of SUVs and Utes.”

Sales and deliveries of Commodore and Astra will continue through 2020, albeit with diminishing model availability as part of an orderly runout.

Existing Commodore and Astra customers can be assured that Holden will continue to back warranty and roadside assistance commitments, with spare parts supply guaranteed well into the future.

On a brighter note, Holden plans to lodge production orders to GM’s Bowling Green factory for the highly anticipated mid-engine right-hand-drive Corvette next year.

But of course it won’t be cheap.

1978 VB Commodore

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Current ZB Commodore

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What Is and Is Not A Muscle Car

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What Is and Is Not A Muscle Car

Dave Ashton

We have written in the past about the definitions of the muscle car, its origins and what can be classed as a muscle car in the past and today. Simply put, a muscle car is a mid to full-sized American derived vehicle with a large, powerful V8 engine, rearwheel drive, two doors and generally affordable to the masses. Examples being the Plymouth Road Runner and the current Dodge Challenger Hellcat and Demon.

To further complicate things you have pony cars, which started with the 1964 Ford Mustang and you can throw into the mix Camaros. The terms of muscle car and pony car can easily intermix, especially these days as you could argue the only true modern muscle car is the Dodge Challenger and Charger, so vehicle choices are thin on the ground, thus the grouping. I personally don’t have a problem with using the naming conventions of muscle car or a pony car with describing anything from a Barracuda to even a Mustang, especially today. Sacrilege to some, but until there is a wider choice of muscle cars on the market, lumping in Mustangs and Camaros to the muscle car market can only further promote the description and give some idea of the origins to the uninitiated, but this is where the definition should end.

Not set in stone The definition of a muscle car is not really set in stone, steel or carbon fibre and never was. There is still debate over whether certain models in the range are indeed muscle cars or pony cars, i.e. the difference between a base model Challenger and a Challenger T/A or a Pontiac Firebird or a Firebird Trans-Am. Arguments can go on for days if these are muscle cars, pony cars or neither. Muscle cars and pony cars do derive from the same American DNA and a healthy V8 engine to an extent, so I don’t think you need to get hot around the collar between interchanging these terms for both classes of vehicle. What should be the debatable point is when a completely unrelated vehicle is referred to as a muscle car. If it’s a hot hatch, it is not a muscle car, if it European and has had a V8 engine crowbarred into it, its not a muscle car. In other words, it’s when the term is thrown around readily to denote a car you want to describe as having size and power.

If it’s not American or Australian it’s not a muscle car Yeah, Australia are the next nearest breed to true muscle cars in the shape of the Ford Falcon, Holden Monaro, Holden Torana, Holden Commodore, HSV and FPV. These come from the factory with muscle car DNA and principles. However, to be really definitive the true thoroughbreds are American (there goes the pony reference…). What are not are basically anything else and that is where the line should be drawn. Arguing over the merits of a pony car or base model muscle car brand to join the true muscle car ranks is really futile. You can’t join the muscle car club if you have a Mercedes-Benz with a V8 engine. To be very generic, anything built outside these two landmasses doesn’t even start to count. The ubiquitous V8 engine as used in all muscle cars did start in Europe in 1902, but it was really America that took the V8 design to heart with Cadillac in 1914, Oldsmobile in 1916, the Ford Flathead V8 and the Oldsmobile Rocket in 1949. Classic American V8 engines also have a distinctive sound with its uneven burble. The American culture surrounding the small and big block V-8 engine far surpasses anything elsewhere and this is tied very closely to muscle cars. You can argue the merits between a flat plane and cross plane V8 and many modern V8 engines have design inspirations from everywhere, but the V8 engine is most closely associated with American vehicles and muscle cars. Get over it…..

This car has muscle…. Many car reviews will use the term ‘muscle car’ as a description. It’s a cool sounding name, so why not. To the uninitiated, it conjures up the images of a vehicle with power and performance, a cut above the rest in power, which is why the term is borrowed so frequently. It happens in written articles and TV shows across the board. So this is where the arguments should be when it comes to the muscle car definition. Just as you wouldn’t refer to a Plymouth Superbird or Dodge Demon as a sports car, you shouldn’t refer to a Lamborghini, BMW V8 or the like as a muscle car. The term can be borrowed, but it’s not the definition of a muscle car. It’s probably why even to this day, the term is still argued over and which makes and models can join the club. It’s a term that is thrown around so readily, so no wonder the definition is so argued.

There is no one definitive source or point of origin for the term, but at the least, the term is still fenced off to refer to American V8 vehicles of a particular make and model. The definition ‘muscle car’ probably came from someone, somewhere, referring to the original vehicles as having ‘muscle’ and the term stuck. Everyone else just wishes they could join the club, but we got there first, so blah. The Dodge Challenger, Barracuda, Superbird Roadrunner got their cool names first, everyone else wishes they had thought of it first. Supercars and hyper cars may sound exclusive, but a muscle car denotes something raw and untamed, something that still appeals to our basic instincts. Probably why the Ford Mustang got away with having a ‘live axle’ for so long and V8 engines are so amazingly loud. We like a bit of seat of your pants driving.

When it comes down to it, the term muscle car and even pony car was never set in stone by the automotive gods of old, never to be questioned. It’s a term that slowly, over time came to denote a certain class of American V8 vehicle, that still stands as a mark of raw power most notably to the masses. They are raw, sometimes unrefined, but the main point is they should be accessible to everybody. Supercars and hyper cars can arguably be more powerful, but affordable to only the select few. Muscle cars on the other hand, are the great levellers where the average guy can still enjoy huge power and performance and is even encouraged to work on their own vehicle to get even more muscle. The muscle car also denotes a time of the free spirit where you wanted to make it more powerful, you simply made it bigger and a free rein to do so. A 454ci/7.4 litre engine from a 1970 Chevelle SS is ridiculously non eco-friendly by today’s standards, but if you wanted to have more horses back in the day, you simply made it bigger. Even with today’s electric vehicles, you want more power, you make it bigger. The muscle car stands for this raw principle.

Therefore, muscle cars and pony cars shouldn’t be argued over in the same camp. It should be sort of a loose fit today, but not too lose to eradicate the definition completely. I.e. if you have a Dodge Challenger your in, a Honda Civic with a V8 engine, you’re out. An AMC Gremlin is pushing it a bit, though………………

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Calais. For some it’s a place to go to on holidays and experience life in another country. For Australians it may ring a bell as a nameplate that came from our own car builder. Holden first showed off the Calais in 1984 as part of the VK Commodorerange. The VK was available with a station wagon option but not with the Calais badge. 1986 was the year the Commodore was completely revamped into the…

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