Well Bill, sorry to hear that you're under the weather. I don't have time to get sick, our company has promotions lined up through the beginning of December! No weekends off for me!
I have to agree with Supercar Kid and Bill on the fact that the musclecar craze really started with Chevy's answer to the Mustang. What an answer it was!
My opinion on Supercars is that they're the "one off" models that were produced in limited numbers, intended to be used for the purpose of being the baddest in town. Whether it was proven on a track, or on some side street, the word got around. To me, this would include, but not be limited to:
1)1967 RS/SS Big Block Camaros (first year of production of this vehicle)
2)Z-16 Chevelles
3)Boss 429 Mustangs
4)1969 Barracuda Formula S 383
5)1968 Cougar GT-E with the 427(rare) or the 428(rarer!)
6)1967 Z/28
7)1969 Trans Am
8)1973 Formula 455SD or SD455 Trans Am
9)COPO Camaros
10)L78 Novas
11)L79 Novas
12)Anything 426 Hemi
13) Dealer Modified Cars(Yenko,Nickey,Dana, Bill Thomas, et al.)
With the exception of the Z-16, the rest in this abbreviated list were all from around the time of the initial release of the Camaro. The initial factory "wars" made it very interesting for the general public.
You remember the phrase "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday".
That was one of the big deciding factors for a teenager who wanted the baddest and the best at the time.
I love any and all the cars from that era...as that was the time I was most influenced by them. I can also appreciate the Z-11's, max wedges, 409's, 421 lightweights, 427 galaxies, etc. But these were BIG cars, with BIG engines, and had weight saving measures done to lighten them up.
Different were the cars listed above. They were smaller cars, with bigger engines (power to weight ratio), and were sportier in a lot of ways...better handling and better braking...
I hope that I didn't make anyone angry, but it's only "My" opinion
Bruce