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Only eleven Hemi ‘Cuda convertibles left Chrysler’s factory in 1971, and this is one of just two built with both the 426 Hemi and a 4-speed manual. Kevin Oeste and the V8TV crew tracked it down inside a private collection viewers call the “Hemi E-body kings.” One commenter even recalled a rumored 2.2 million dollar sale price, though nobody can confirm it. How does a car this rare end up missing a tachometer?
By 1975, the once-fearsome Dodge Coronet name had been reduced to a comfort-focused Brougham trim — but this particular four-door hides a 360 cubic inch V8 under custom flake paint and a genuinely good-sounding exhaust. Read on to find out how a family sedan built for comfort ended up as a Malaise-era show cruiser with real muscle underneath.
A plain red 1967 Mustang doesn’t look like it’s hiding much, until you check under the hood and find Ford’s FE-series S-code 390, the big-block that finally gave the pony car a genuine performance option. Read on to find out why this overlooked engine option still counts as one of the smarter buys in the classic Mustang market.
This 1969 Camaro looks like an ordinary used-lot survivor, but it’s actually a genuine ‘Double COPO’ — one of roughly 40 built with both the 427 L72 big-block and the Sports Car Conversion Package, sold through Berger Chevrolet in Grand Rapids. Read on to find out how a fleet-vehicle paperwork loophole created some of the most valuable Camaros on the planet.
Pontiac hasn’t built a Firebird since 2002, yet a Florida restomod shop is turning out brand-new Trans Ams with carbon fiber bodywork and up to 1,000 horsepower under the hood. For the Firebird’s 50th anniversary, Trans Am Depot limited its special edition to just eight convertibles and eight hardtops. Read on to find out how a dead nameplate keeps finding new life.
This 1969 Chevrolet Nova, built by Germany’s Kult Cars, runs a 383 cubic-inch stroker small block rated at 550 PS, and the video’s entire purpose is letting viewers hear it, exhaust cutouts and all. Some commenters weren’t thrilled about the 50-second music intro before the engine gets a word in, but once the cutouts open, the sound is the whole point. Watch to hear what a European-built stroker small block sounds like at full volume.
Finished with only three days to spare before Cruisin the Coast, this 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS is a near-stock restoration that skips the flashy paint and stretched stance in favor of getting every factory detail right. Read on to find out why 1967 marked the Impala SS’s last real high point before the package faded away.
The decades-old Mustang-versus-Camaro rivalry has found unlikely new life in China, where Ford’s later-arriving pony car has outsold Chevrolet’s by more than 3-to-1 despite a four-year head start for the Camaro. The gap traces back to one detail muscle car fans will recognize instantly: engine choice. Read on to find out why a turbocharged four-cylinder cost Chevrolet the fight.
Spy footage of a camouflaged 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE testing at Germany’s Nurburgring hinted GM was chasing something bigger than a marketing photo op. The 650-horsepower pony car went on to post a 7:16.04 lap, the fastest ever by a GM production vehicle, beating even the Corvette ZR1’s prior benchmark. Read on to find out what the 1LE package actually does to make that possible.
For three weeks in early 2017, Dodge fed the internet nothing but teasers for its upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, letting forums debate whether it would top the Hellcat’s 707 horsepower. The eventual reveal delivered 840 horsepower, a 9.65-second quarter mile, and a Guinness-certified wheelie — numbers big enough to justify weeks of speculation. Read on to find out how the hype campaign actually played out.
Oldsmobile built just 10,255 Cutlass Supreme convertibles for 1971, and buyers could option them anywhere from a mild 145-horsepower six-cylinder up to a genuine 455 big-block. Mistaken for a Chevelle or GTO at a glance, this drop-top actually shares real hardware with the 442. Read on to find out why collectors still chase these B-O-P convertibles today.
A nationwide search-data report from ClassicCars.com found one car dominating collector car searches in more U.S. states than anything else — GM models included. The 1965 and 1967 Ford Mustang model years topped the list state after state, for reasons that trace straight back to the car’s origin as the founder of the entire pony car segment. Read on to find out which states are chasing it hardest.
This 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 pairs a rare four-speed manual with a factory-correct Medium Garnet Red paint job, restored to a standard clean enough for both show judging and a summer cruise. Read on to find out what separated Chevrolet’s three versions of the 396 and why the manual gearbox matters so much to collectors today.
