bitemyshinymetalass i don't think you will get a supportable reason other than even more rants from cj dub wanting to include the muscle and sports car labels to the camaro it seems as if all the material that explains the classification in books about pony cars does not matter even cj dub's statements that true factory muscle models are not muscle cars is contrary to reality it also seems unusual to clam that muscle cars began in even books written for children wild about muscle cars by j poolos have the correct history