Chevrolet Corvair

The History of Cars Topic Two: Muscle Cars of the 1960?s Have you ever wondered what cars from the 60?s were like, and even what they meant? American automobiles from the 1960?s were based upon the American identity of the time period, and we wanted bigger, faster cars, which lead to the muscle car. Not only did muscle cars during the 1960?s impact the American Identity because of their appeal to young people who were questioning authority, but also because the designs of these cars were aimed at American buyers in hopes to reduce the amount of imported cars purchased by Americans.