9 muscle cars we'd miss

The Camaro debuted in the 1967 model year. It represented GM's attempt to catch up to the Mustang in the pony car market. The powerful Z-28 version debuted a few months after the Camaro and continued, on and off, until 2002 when Camaro production stopped altogether.

A new generation of the Camaro debuted this spring in two different versions, including an SS model that packs 426 hp in a 6.2 liter V-8, topping the relaunched Ford Mustang GT and the Dodge Challenger. Upping the ante even more, Chevy tentatively plans to bring out its revived Z-28, with big haunches and a ridiculously overqualified 550-hp engine. The Camaro has one credit that its competitors lack: a recurring role in the Transformers franchise as Shia LaBeouf's automotive sidekick, Bumblebee.

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