These pony cars still followed the core muscle car philosophy – powerful V8 engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door body, midsize or smaller chassis. So yes, the original pony cars were also muscle cars.

These pony cars still followed the core muscle car philosophy – powerful V8 engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door body, midsize or smaller chassis. So yes, the original pony cars were also muscle cars.

All the previous models were midsize cars, but a smaller set of performance-oriented American cars, called “Pony Cars”, also qualify as muscle cars. This group started with the 1964 Ford Mustang GT ...

These pony cars still followed the core muscle car philosophy – powerful V8 engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door body, midsize or smaller chassis. So yes, the original pony cars were also muscle cars.

These pony cars still followed the core muscle car philosophy – powerful V8 engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door body, midsize or smaller chassis. So yes, the original pony cars were also muscle cars.

Here's a look at the highlights of Ford's Pony Car: 1964 Mustang bows at the New York World's Fair as a 1964 1/2 model, Named for the WWII fighter plane. P-51 Mustang, it's priced from $2,368.

With 60 years of grit, muscle and persistence, the Ford Mustang is emerging as as Detroit’s Last Muscle Car Standing. Mustang, at 60, set to be last V-8 muscle car from Detroit Skip to main ...