The first episode of The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show Podcast was taped on September 29, 2020 and examined Facts 1-13 from Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts book (CarTech Publishing, 2013). Over the past 68 Podcast episodes, we covered Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Ford, Mercury, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC and Studebaker muscle car history. In this final episode (for now…), Steve shares why Studebaker Avanti sports car production was delayed, why the Packard V8 could have been Detroit’s largest V8 ever, how Studebaker Lark Daytona brakes impressed Hot Rod Magazine testers and&n ..read more

Did Studebaker (and Packard) really install more belt driven superchargers than its competition? And what was the reason for the switch to Chevy engines in 1965? Learn all about it in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.  Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

Why did Studebaker switch vehicle assembly from Indiana to Canada? Was Studebaker as good as dead after discontinuing vehicle production in 1966? And what do those red STP stickers really mean? All this and more as Steve enters the Studebaker chapter of his 1001 Muscle car Facts book? Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.  Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

Steve Mags shares AMC muscle car production numbers, option take-rates, market share statistics and highlights how AMC was saved by the Baby Boom. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.  Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

AMC was one of very few automakers to offer factory installed traction bars, but were they found on all muscle models? And why were the 1969 Hurst AMX Super Stock drag cars built without front anti-roll bars? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

AMC had two families of V8 engines, were any cast from lightweight aluminum? And what was it about the pre-1972 AMC automatic transmission that reduced performance? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

How did the 1971-1972 Javelin and AMX pay tribute to the C3 Corvette coupe’s T-Top design? And did the 1969 Javelin’s optional roof spoiler really work? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.  Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

American Motors (AMC) was in there swinging during the muscle car era – once management decided to acknowledge the Youth Market. Legend and Lore about Nash-Healeys, Marlins, Javelins, AMX’s and more! Taped at High octane Classics in Auburn, MA. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

How did the 1971-1972 Javelin and AMX pay tribute to the C3 Corvette coupe’s T-Top design? And did the 1969 Javelin’s optional roof spoiler really work? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.  Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more

American Motors (AMC) was in there swinging during the muscle car era – once management decided to acknowledge the Youth Market. Legend and Lore about Nash-Healeys, Marlins, Javelins, AMX’s and more! Taped at High octane Classics in Auburn, MA. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482 ..read more