Mercury built the 1969 Cougar Eliminator to look like a street brawler, then sold most of them with engines other than the one this car carries. Only 260 buyers out of 2,250 checked the box for the 390 four-barrel FE big block, making it the quiet outlier in an already uncommon package. Here is why the underdog engine deserves a second look.
A Cummins-powered diesel truck runs a legitimate 9.18 seconds at 147.46 mph at a Pinks All Out event at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, numbers that would embarrass plenty of sports cars. The uploader even had to clarify it was a full quarter-mile pass after skeptical commenters assumed it was the shorter eighth-mile. Viewers in the comments cannot decide whether to be impressed or defensive about a truck running these numbers. Watch the launch and see why fifteen to twenty psi of boost changes everything.
One of these muscle cars was named after a TV comedy catchphrase. Factory special editions were Detroit’s way of turning an ordinary muscle car into a headline, with unique paint, badges and a story to […]
To race in the Trans Am series in 1970, Detroit had to sell the public the same cars. Here are four Trans Am homologation specials, ranked by how rare they were, counted down from four […]
In 1966, you could walk up to a Hertz counter, rent a 306 horsepower Shelby Mustang for about 17 dollars a day, and drive away. Here are four Shelby Mustangs, ranked by what they proved, […]
In 1964, Pontiac expected to sell about 5,000 GTOs and sold more than 32,000 instead, and an entire industry changed almost overnight. Here are twelve muscle car firsts, the cars that started it all, counted […]
In 1970, Chevrolet rated one midsize coupe at 450 horsepower, the highest number of the entire muscle car era, and it cost buyers only a few hundred dollars extra. Here are twelve big block muscle […]
In 1970 Chevrolet offered the El Camino SS 454 with the same big block as the Chevelle, including a 450 horsepower option. Here is the muscle truck Detroit forgot to brag about.
Plymouth built exactly five 1971 ‘Cuda 440 Six Barrel convertibles with a four-speed. Not five hundred, five. That number is the result of a perfect storm: a top-tier engine option, the rarest body style, the least popular transmission choice, and a model year in which the entire muscle car market collapsed underneath it. Read on for how a car this specific ever got built and why 1971 is the most consequential year in E-body history.
The 1969 Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet and the 1969 Camaro Z/28 were built for different jobs. Here is the case for each, and the verdict is yours.
One of these cars was among the last to offer the legendary 426 Hemi, and fewer than 150 buyers got one. By the early 1970s, rising insurance costs, tougher emissions rules and then the 1973 […]
The 1972 Chevrolet Nova spent decades as the muscle car nobody fought over — overshadowed by flashier Camaros and Chevelles wearing louder graphics and bigger reputations. That’s changed fast, with clean, numbers-matching examples climbing from bargain-bin prices into serious five and six-figure territory. Built on the same platform as the Camaro and packing a genuine Chevy V8 under its unassuming body, the ’72 Nova never needed to shout to earn respect. Read on to find out why collectors finally caught up to what this sleeper always offered.
A 30-year barn find just resurfaced wearing one of the rarest factory engine combinations Ford ever built — a triple-carbureted 406 big block that fewer than 124 full-size Mercurys ever received from the factory. Paired with a factory 4-speed and a special-order 4.11 rear axle, this Monterey is a genuine sleeper hiding inside a plain-looking family sedan. Read on to find out what made this engine option so rare, and what a numbers-matching survivor like this is worth today.
A Plymouth Satellite that had not run in ten years gets a shot at redemption when Junkyard Digs creator Kevin, Dylan, and a newly introduced crew called The Rust Avengers attempt the first start. A decade of sitting brings real risks, including varnished fuel, dried seals, and the possibility of a seized engine, that make the outcome genuinely uncertain going in. A second installment is already promised on a collaborator’s channel. Watch to find out if the Satellite still has a heartbeat.