With emissions regulations taking their toll on V8 engines in particular during the 1970s, the muscle car as a category was pretty much dead by the time the 1980s rolled around. The Chrysler ...

Power may have been relatively light, but there were some notable stars of the time, which this rundown of the 10 most potent Ford muscle cars from the '80s - ranked by output - will shine a light on.

Buick Grand National and especially the GNX, but there was little-known Regal-based turbo-six coupe that preceded them.