This 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible carries something almost no other droptop from that model year can claim: a numbers-matching 426 Hemi paired with a Pistol Grip Hurst 4-speed. Chrysler built only a small handful of Hemi ‘Cuda convertibles for 1971, and fewer still left the factory with a stick. Here’s what makes this survivor one of the true unicorns of the muscle car era.
A 1971 Plymouth Duster, a 360 small-block, and a four-speed manual — that’s the entire budget-build recipe David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich used to create ‘The Red Duster’ on Roadkill Garage. See how far a scrappy, low-buck Mopar can go, both on the workbench and on the open road, and why the Duster remains one of the smartest ways into muscle car ownership.
Buick built the GSX to run with Hemis and LS6s while wearing a body most people mistake for a plain Skylark — and it worked. Only two colors were ever offered, with Apollo White the rarer of the pair, which is exactly why a museum-grade inspection now exists to tell real GSX survivors from clones. Here’s what actually made this car special, and how to spot a genuine one.
This 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Coupe keeps its factory-correct looks while hiding a thoroughly modern drivetrain underneath, including fuel injection and an overdrive transmission most 1940s buyers never dreamed of. The result is a resto-mod built to actually be driven, not just displayed. Watch the test drive and see how a nearly 80-year-old coupe handles like something built decades later.
A 1970 Chevelle nicknamed ‘Yeti’ rolled into Alberta’s Rocky Mountain Nationals packing a 3,400-3,500-horsepower billet Hemi — and still had to share the spotlight with a nitrous Pro Mod chasing track records and a screaming blown ’57 Chevy. Here’s what went down at Canada’s biggest NHRA Pro Mod showdown.
This 1940 Ford four-door was built in the very last year of a body design that had defined the brand since 1937, right before an all-new look arrived for 1941. Under its formal sedan skin sits the same 221-cubic-inch flathead V8 architecture that would later power a generation of hot rods. Here is why 1940 was such a pivotal, overlooked year for Ford.
A grudge-match doorslammer crew, nitro cars chasing five-second passes, and Super Sedans split by cylinder count all shared one card at Masterton Motorplex. New Zealand’s ‘Wild Bunch vs. The World’ event revives a rougher, more dangerous era of full-bodied drag racing most of the sport left behind. Here’s what’s actually happening in each class, and why it still packs the grandstands.
While the supercharged Hellcat hogged every headline, Dodge quietly built a 485-horsepower, naturally aspirated 6.4-liter Hemi that channels a 1957 legend and hits 60 mph in about four seconds flat. It’s the SRT model Dodge built for people who actually wanted to drive their muscle car, not just brag about the number on the window sticker. Here’s why the 392 still has a cult following all its own.
Plymouth built only 114 Hemi Cudas for 1971, with just 12 convertibles among them, numbers so small that two brothers who wrote down an impossibly specific wish list, unrestored, four-speed, original owner, build sheet included, figured the search would take years. They found their car in three weeks. Genuine, documented originals from this ultra-low-production run have sold for well over a million dollars at auction.
Few cars have built a show-field culture as devoted as the Mustang’s, with one owners’ club alone claiming more than 11,000 members. From a record-setting 1964 debut to a Hollywood-fueled mythology, here’s what turned an affordable pony car into a six-decade car show fixture.
A 429 Super Cobra Jet-powered 1970 Torino Cobra ran a 13.99-second quarter mile, quicker than a period-tested Pontiac GTO 455. Ford wrapped the car in SR-71-inspired styling and backed it with real engineering, yet it never earned the household-name status of its rivals. Here is what actually made it one of Detroit’s most underrated muscle cars, and what to check before buying one.
Rev up your engines, classic car enthusiasts, because we’re diving into the wild ride of the third generation Corvette (1968-1982), inspired by the Mako Shark concept. This ‘Vette had a “T” roof, a new 350 cu in engine, and an optional ZL1 big block that roared louder than a lion with a megaphone! Despite horsepower setbacks thanks to emission regulations, the Corvette kept its muscle, and by 1978, it was pacing the Indy 500. Fast, flashy, and a bit cheeky, this Corvette generation truly left rubber on the road and hearts racing.
The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye packs a supercharged 797 horsepower and a low-11-second quarter mile — numbers that make little sense on roads built for cars a third that size. One UK dealer imports the beast anyway, left-hand drive and all. Auto Trader’s Rory Reid finds out if daily-driving America’s last great muscle car actually works across the pond.
Left sitting under some trees for roughly a decade, this 1965 Ford F100 short bed Fleetside looked like a lost cause — until its new owner discovered the engine still ran smoothly, with no smoke and no rough idle. The reason traces back to the truck’s previous owner, who religiously changed the oil every 1,000 miles for as long as he owned it. The brakes are gone and the shifter needs work, but the hardest part turned out to already be handled.