A look at 11 classic cars where hood scoops weren't just for show but added real muscle to already iconic designs from the U.S. and beyond.

Pontiac muscle cars have earned a chapter all to ... Special Edition Trans Ams that share the same styling as the movie car. Classic.com shows four 1977 "Smokey and the Bandit" Special Edition ...

Many of the most desirable classic cars from General Motors' now-defunct Pontiac Motor Division were produced during the ...

Pontiac had a very good run during the classic muscle car era. It was a time when Detroit's auto-making divisions were focused on stuffing high performance engines into great-looking packages.

This was a far cry from the Dodge Challenger’s 1970–’71 heyday, when it delivered 425 horses from a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V-8, ...

So it's safe to say that you probably can't afford the classic muscle car of your dreams ... But with the GTO nearly a spent force by then, Pontiac put little effort into it.

It's unclear what mad genius defined the classic muscle car, but it they are generally regarded as American-made, two-door, intermediate cars with powerful V-8 engines. The Pontiac GTO ...

Showcased by the folks over at YouTube's "Horsepower Warehouse," this 1965 Pontiac GTO went through a thorough restoration and presents itself as a Concours-ready classic. The shiny dark red paint ...

First introduced at the height of the muscle car golden era ... complete with the classic Pontiac GTO Judge rear spoiler, which looks to be a bit bigger this time around to help it match up ...

Pontiac was in the fray too and dominated ... The 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake The rarest classic muscle car of the 1960s is widely thought to be the 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super ...

Most authorities point to the moment when Pontiac engineers ... And just like the horsepower claims of the classic muscle car era of 1964 to 1972, the weight figures are subject to myth, legend ...