I started driving in the late 50's so I grew up with the muscle cars of the 60's and 70's. I never had a true muscle car but did have some big V8's. Back then you either had a stick or a 3 speed auto...
I had a 64 Buick Wildcat that came from the factory with 2 - 4 bbl carbs and a Borg Warner 4sp manual with a Hurst competition plus shifter and a factory crome Klenix holder. 465 lbs of torque don't remember the hp but it wasn't all that high 425 ci. Odd ball car with 4 doors. It had mufflers and resonators on a dual exhaust.