# Muscle Car and Pony Car **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071 "2010-08-06T17:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CamaroBeau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/camarobeau/32/1940_2.png) [@CamaroBeau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CamaroBeau)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071/1 "2010-08-06T17:59:59Z")
Whats the difference between Muscle Car and Pony Car? ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071/2 "2010-08-06T18:06:12Z")
> **[Pony car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_car)** > > Pony car is an American class of automobile launched and inspired by the Ford Mustang in 1964. It broke all post-World War II automobile sales records, "creating the 'pony car' craze soon adopted by competitors." The term describes an affordable, compact, highly styled car with a sporty or performance-oriented image. The pony car had its origins when domestic automakers began "noticing the rising interest in small, sporty cars, and the increasing importance of younger customers" Several concept... ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071/3 "2010-08-06T20:27:28Z")
> **[Muscle car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_car)** > > Muscle car is an American term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports cars with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving." A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2-door, rear wheel drive, family-style compact, mid-size or full-size car designed for four or more passengers. However a muscle car is not required to have a V8 as some people used modified versions of Acc... ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071/4 "2010-08-07T02:39:31Z")
About 200 horsepower… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muscle-car-and-pony-car/53071/5 "2010-08-07T20:49:59Z")
A Shelby Mustang is both. Others qualify for dual citizenship, too.