Barry Blackburn/Shutterstock Chevrolet didn’t “invent” the muscle car — that honor usually goes to Pontiac — but it was already building them. Even before the introduction of the Chevelle in 1964, Chevrolet was a go-to source for go-fast cars. Then, after the muscle car era ended and the Malaise era began, Chevrolet still produced vehicles that fit the spirit of the big-engine, intermediate-sized car for going fast in a straight line, and once performance returned in the mi...