Maryland Cherokee Club
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From: kingsville
Year: 91
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.?
Originally Posted by jimmy21669
According to Muscle Cars, a book written by Peter Henshaw, a "muscle car" is "exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy of taking a small car and putting a large-displacement engine in it. The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98 horsepower weakling."[7] Henshaw further asserts that the muscle car was designed for straight-line speed, and did not have the "sophisticated chassis", "engineering integrity", or "lithe appearance" of European high-performance cars.[7]
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From: Sykesville, Md
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: kingsville
Year: 91
Model: Cherokee
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Originally Posted by jakbob
I got that speed **** out of my system when i raced in kentucky.
Race on the track, not on the street.
Race on the track, not on the street.
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From: Crofton, MD
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical
Who gives a **** what is or is not a muscle car or about speed and age.
I drive a Jeep, it's neither
I drive a Jeep, it's neither
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From: Laurel, MD
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
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From: Nashville
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
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