What is a good beginner's muscle car?

I'm just starting to drive, and well, like the subject says, I want to find a good muscle car for my first car.





I've only recently gotten into the craze, but I wanna find something that gives plenty of power and a fun drive. Any make or model is fine, preferably from the early sixties to late seventies.What is a good beginner's muscle car?
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In all honesty.


If you are just beginning - you aren't going to find a cheap sixties/seventies muscle car that's running and driving.





The best thing to start out with is either a 3.8L v6 Camaro 5spd or 3.8L V6 99-04 Mustang 5spd - this being because those two each have 190/200hp which is enough power for you to enjoy. That or get a 94-98 Mustang GT which produce 215-225hp - gives you a Solid Rear Axle - true muscle car feel and also gives you the v8 but not too much power.





I would avoid getting a newer Mustang or a Lt1/LS1 Camaro which produce 260+ hp.





Your first muscle car is best to not have that much as you'll be learning in it. My first car like this was a 2001 v6 Mustang 5spd - RWD and 200hp was plenty for me to learn to slide it around corners and get it sideways - and was perfect for learning to handle my car in the winter or on surfaces such as water/gravel/dirt.





I'm not joking about this either - my 2001 V6 Mustang easily could get sideways with half throttle through a corner - was a GREAT learning car. Too much power to learn with and you'll be over-extending yourself. One year of driving a car like this and then look at selling it and getting into a Z28/GT with 260+ hp
Alex.. I hope McDonalds pays you well.....A good muscle car from the 60s-70s can only be aquired one of two ways...





Buy It or Build It





A good one will cost 30,000.00 and up...that is a drive away car, with no problems.....anything less, and you will spend more time fixing than driving...





other option is build it your self....to build it right will cost about the same...





That said.. find a 74-79 Camaro, that someone else started to build into a hotrod ... it should run and drive good..and you shouldn't give more than 6k for it....craigslist...