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Only 81 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 convertibles were built for 1971, and just 72 of those got an automatic transmission — making this triple-black example one of the rarest muscle car convertibles GM ever produced. A magazine once claimed a car just like it could beat a Hemi Plymouth GTX in the quarter mile. Here’s the story behind the numbers, and the Jim Morrison ad campaign that almost never happened.
Hidden in Phoenix, Arizona is a private garage holding a real 1970 Plymouth Superbird, a Boss 429 Mustang, and a Viper from every generation ever built. Its owner did not set out to build a museum — he set out to buy back the cars of his own past, starting with the Plymouth Road Runner he first drove as a teenager. Hagerty’s Larry Chen got a rare look inside.
A rough 1968 Dodge Charger project has become one of YouTube’s most talked-about Hellcat swaps, racking up over a million views. Under the hood sits the same supercharged 707-horsepower engine that powers Dodge’s modern factory Hellcat models. Commenters are still arguing over whether the grille is really from 1968 or borrowed from 1969.
Dan Hallisey brought his numbers-matching 1971 Plymouth GTX onto Jay Leno’s Garage — then handed his passenger seat to the high school auto shop teacher who taught him everything he knows about engines. The 440-powered GTX, one of the last built before Plymouth retired the nameplate for 1972, still has enough torque to catch a first-timer off guard. It’s a rare episode where the teacher, not the car, ends up stealing the show.
Buick built the 1969 GS 400 Stage 1 to out-punch flashier muscle cars while wearing a luxury convertible’s clothes. This triple-black four-speed survivor is one of the rarest option combinations Buick ever built, hiding 345 horsepower and 440 lb-ft under a completely understated shell. Here’s the story behind the numbers most people never notice.
A mysterious triple-black Dodge Challenger terrorized Detroit’s street racing scene for years, vanishing after every win before anyone could identify the driver. Decades later, his own son helped uncover the truth: the man behind the wheel was a decorated Army veteran and Detroit motorcycle cop who couldn’t risk being caught. The Black Ghost eventually sold for $975,000 — but its real value was the story nobody knew until it was gone.
A 1969 Camaro SS that looks bone-stock is hiding a 502-horsepower GM Performance crate engine, a Tremec six-speed, and a full Detroit Speed Pro-Touring chassis underneath. Carburetors are gone in favor of modern EFI, and the suspension borrows hardware straight from the C6 Corvette — without changing a single body panel. It’s proof a big-block Camaro can be brought fully into 2026 without losing what made it a legend in 1969.
A barn-stored 1968 Shelby GT500KR spent thirty years out of sight before selling for $495,000 at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction, beating out two rare Boss 429 Mustangs and a $396,000 Hemi Superbird. See what else made Barrett-Jackson’s own list of the sale’s ten best-selling muscle cars, and why documented originals are commanding record money in 2026.
A $900 wreck of a 2008 Mustang GT got turned into a head-turner for under $2,500 total, and viewers say the real story isn’t the build — it’s the car underneath it. The S197-generation GT’s 300-horsepower V8 and retro styling are still cheap today, but longtime owners and collector-car analysts both say that won’t last much longer.
A numbers-matching 1970 Dodge Super Bee just resurfaced after 36 years of sitting untouched, and the man who found it isn’t new to the model. Former Hot Rod editor David Freiburger already owns the Super Bee he bought as a teenager in 1983 — this second one came wrapped in decades of dust, a 383 four-speed drivetrain, and a century-old machine shop’s worth of history.
MPC’s kit No. 878, a 1969 Dodge Charger sold under Country Charger box art, is a rite of passage for scale-model builders — and Scale Stuff’s 1:25 build shows exactly why. Between a rear bumper that never sits flush and front wheels that need trimming to fit right, the kit hides problems the instructions never mention. Builders in the comments trade sanding tips and de-chroming tricks like a shared troubleshooting guide passed down over decades. Watch to see how a flawed old kit becomes a General Lee replica anyway.