The most BAMF musclecars of all time....

I've said before that musclecars are definitely like Jules' wallet from "Pulp Fiction". ( The one that says Bad Mother%*r on it ). However some are way more badass than others. Some for power and handling, some for just sheer audacity, the fact that the engineers had the balls to build them in the first place. Here's my list of the greatest "BAMF's".  #1 1969 Charger Daytona / 1970 Plymouth Superbird. These slope-nosed big rear winged monsters were built specifically to top 200 mph on the big NASCAR tracks and they still look badass 45 years later. And with the mighty 440 Magnum under the hood standard, with the 440 Six-Pack and the 426 Hemi optional they can back up the image. If Darth Vader drove a car-it would be a Superbird. # 2. 1969-70 Boss 302 Mustang. Larry Shinoda's Masterpiece and again-they still look cool 45 years later. And with 11.0:1 comprsssion, a hot solid-lifter cam, Cleveland heads with ports and valves the size of a big-block Chevy,an aluminum intake and a 780 Holley-it only made 290 hp-the same as the "station wagon" 351W that was standard in the Mach 1. Riiiggghhhht. There's a reason they only came with a 4-speed and 3.91:1 or 4.30:1 gears!  Built so Ford could homogolate them for Trans-Am racing-only 1,600 were built in 1969 and a little over 7,000 in 1970 so they command a King's Ransom-but boy are they worth it. If you've ever driven one-or even just Heard One at full wail-you'd agree. # 3. 1970-71 Mercury Cyclone. Another Nascar warrior. Swoopy styling, cool graphics and 351C, 428FE or 429 Thunderjet motivation-you can't go wrong. # 4. 1969-71 GTO Judge. A play on Flip Wilson's "Laugh-in" skit "Here Comes Da Judge"-other than the Carousel Red paint,big rear wing and wild striping-these were nothing to sneeze at. With the Mighty RAIII standard and the vaunted RAIV optional they were'nt a paper tiger-you'd see taillights if you took one lightly and were driving anything but maybe a Hemi 'Cuda or LS6 Chevelle. I know-I had  a 4.33:1 geared, 4-speed RAIII model that smote every challenger in biblical fashion. Only 357 were built in '71,but they had the Mighty 455HO standard. Driving a Judge is like dating a stripper or eating a noisy bag of chips in church. People may frown at you in feigned disgust; but secretly they really,really want some too.  # 5. 1977-79 DKM "Macho T/A". The Mecham brothers took the already wildly popular Trans-Am and gave it a shot of adrenaline. Cool graphics,a re-curved distributor,a re-jetted carb, an opened hood scoop and Hooker Headers with two cats and no mufflers made these cars sound badass. And they were-Hot Rod's "Macho" test car ripped off a 14.29 et-the same day a stocker turned in a 15.20 at the same track. Options included a Chrome Rollbar in the interior, Recaro seats, and even an H/O racing specialties Turbocharger. When performance was in the darkest days-and every manufacturer was shying away-( The Freakin' Mustang II? A six-cylinder powered Hornet based AMX ? The Charger as a re-badged Cordoba?  Really? )  Pontiac, and Herb Adams and the Mecham Brothers gave the "Finger" with both hands to the EPA and the safety Nazis and the pipe-smoking, tweed-cap wearing automotive press that derided solid axles and big V8's.      # 6. Mother Mopar scores again. 1970 Challenger T/A / 'Cuda AAR. With the blacked out scooped hoods,Go-Wing,small front tires / big rear tires, LOUD side-exit exhausts and a snarling 340 Six-Pack under the hood-these cars shout "I'm Sexy and I know it".  "I work out....Look at that Body..."  # 7. Baldwin-Motion MakoShark. Remember the 'Vette Mark Hamill built in "Corvette Summer?"  When everyone else was giving up-Joel Rosen came up with these wildy styled,side-piped, flared fendered, monster tired "Vette's on Steroids. And you could order one with a fire-breathing LS6 or LS7. God, I miss the '70's.  Feel free to send in any I may have missed.  Mastermind