Pony Cars

Nicely displayed!  😎 😎 

Cool set of 'Stangs!  Please pardon my usual pedantic ways, but a bit of historical correction is in order.  When small platform cars like a Mustang featured a big block, by definition, technically, they aren't pony cars. 

The term Pony Car originated with the small platform '65 Mustang because it had a high-performance small block 289 CID, 271 rated HP, as an option.  Big blocks were used only on larger platforms like the Galaxy or Fairlane.  The pony car term extended to the 273, 235 HP Formula S optioned Plymouth Barracuda, too.  Once the Mustang and Barracuda started using big-blocks in their cars, they, along with the Cougar, Challenger, Camaro, and Firebird, graduated to being muscle cars.  

BTW, with the exception of the special drag racing order COPO cars, the Camaro never had a Chevy 427 big block.  It ran a 396 and later, a 454.  

Pony cars with BIG horses  -  I Like 'em!!

Gotta love American muscle cars in any scale!

@marty-johnson The 427 Camaro shown is a Yenko Camaro, they would custom build cars much like Grand Spalding Dodge would do with the Mr. norm versions of Dodges.

@john3976 - Yes, of course!  The bad-ass Yenko!!!  I stand corrected! 

Perhaps you might consider doing one of your entertaining turntable reviews of the model?  That's a great model missing from my collection!   

Pony car is an American car classification for affordable, compact, highly styled coupés or convertibles with a "sporty" or performance-oriented image.^[1][2] Common characteristics include rear-wheel drive, a long hood, a short deck, bucket seats, room for four, a wide range of options to individualize each car and use of mass-produced parts shared with other models. The popularity of pony cars is largely due to the launch of the Ford Mustang in 1964, which created the niche and term.^[3][4][5][6]

There is much debate among enthusiasts about the exact definition of a pony car, and what differentiates the vehicle from a muscle car. The general consensus is that pony cars are smaller and more homogeneous in their form than muscle cars. A few intermediate-size vehicles, such as the Dodge Challenger, may be considered to belong to both categories

Or you can also go to this link: https://musclecarsillustrated.com/pony-car-vs-muscle-car

A pony car is defined as a class of American automobiles characterized by their affordable price point, compact size, and highly-stylized design, projecting a sporty and performance-focused image. They were available with small and big block V8 engines, with manual and automatic transmission options.

@john3976 - Car terminology has always been inconsistent.  It's not unusual that correct terminology morphs into incorrect descriptions.  One of my favorites is the term "Coupé."  Many incorrectly think it is a two-door "sporty" (but not sports) car.  In actuality, it is a car defined by rear seat interior volume of 33 of less square feet.  A four-door car or a station wagon could technically be called a coupé.  However, as we know, the colloquially accepted term is a two-door "sporty" type car.  Even some two-door sports cars are called coupes, and they don't have a rear seat area!  

In the 1970s, it seems every American car maker had a Brougham.  However, none of them adhered to the actual definition of the word.  None of the driver areas were permanently uncovered, as were the original Broughams!  That's just another example of how terminology changes with the times or is just misused.

I'm a huge fan of mid-engine funny cars.  However, we didn't call them mid-engine back in the mid-1960s.  We incorrectly called them "rear-engine."    

How many times do we hear people call rear quarter-panels rear fenders?  Front window instead of windshield?  Ditto ignition instead of ignition switch?  Now, turn signals are called "blinkers."  LOL!   

The term "Pony Car" was originally defined by the Ford Mustang in 1965.  It was also derived from the word "Mustang," which we all know is a horse.  It was called a pony car because the Mustang featured a small-block high-performance engine in a small car.  Hence, the 1st-generation Mustangs and the Plymouth Barracuda were Pony cars, as their 1st generation didn't feature large blocks.  Large cars like the Galaxy didn't have high-performance small block engines.  Plus, they were built on a large platform, so they would never have been designated a Pony car, even if they had been available with high-performance small-block engines.