Kiril

Sleek black sports car with orange racing stripes on display indoors.

2017 Ford GT – Greatest Ford Design Ever?

Ford built its most hyped modern supercar around a V6, and asked buyers to trust the engineering. At Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Lou Costabile caught one of the first production 2017 Ford GTs alongside Ford’s own performance marketing manager, who calls it the ultimate expression of form following function. The comments don’t fully agree, and one viewer even makes a detailed case for a 900-hp handmade rival that costs a fraction as much. Who’s right depends on what you think a supercar is actually for.

Crowd admiring a vintage car with its hood open indoors.

Scottsdale 2017: What’s Trending in the Muscle Car Market?

by Kiril

Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale week has a way of setting the tone for where muscle car money is headed each year, and 2017 was no exception. With 1,719 vehicles crossing the block and 40 sales records falling, the results revealed which corners of the market were heating up — and which classics were starting to share the spotlight with unexpected competition. A Shelby GT350 and a Boss 429 both cracked six figures, but the real headline was who else was cashing in.

Front view of a classic Dodge muscle car with a bold red grille.

ULTRACOOL 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440

by Kiril

Filmed at a car meet in Kotka, Finland, this video captures a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T and its 440-cubic-inch V8 doing nothing more than idling and revving for a crowd, yet it has racked up hundreds of thousands of views. Uploader Jamboolio lets the exhaust note do the talking, and international commenters from Germany to Australia all agree on what they are hearing. Watch to find out why this specific Charger has become a small internet sensation an ocean away from Detroit.

Classic turquoise convertible car parked in a sunny lot.

Chevrolet Chevelle 1966 Convertible

by Kiril

This 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle convertible is not a trailer queen or an over-the-top custom. It is a genuinely nice cruiser with a supercharged LSX under the hood, a tasteful custom interior, a great stance, and the right wheels. The ’66 was the year the Chevelle found its coke-bottle shape, and dropping modern LS power into that body is one of the smartest moves a builder can make. Read on to find out why the combination works so well.

A red sports car parked on a road with trees in the background.

‘Yenko’ 2017 Chevrolet Camaro to Exorcise Dodge Challenger SRT Demon When Released: Check out What Experts Say

by Kiril

General Motors capped the Camaro’s engine displacement in a way that put it at a disadvantage against rivals — until one Pennsylvania dealer decided the rulebook didn’t apply to him. Don Yenko’s dealer-built engine swaps eventually became a factory-documented option, and decades later the same name resurfaced on a supercharged Camaro built specifically to answer the Dodge Demon. Here’s how a workaround became one of Chevrolet’s most enduring performance names.

A classic car undergoing extensive restoration in a workshop.

1969 Dodge Charger Body Dropped onto Challenger Hellcat Shell, 6.2L V8 In Place

by Kiril

This 1969 Dodge Charger isn’t a restoration, it’s a transplant: the classic fastback body dropped directly onto the chassis of a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat. The donor brought a 707-horsepower supercharged HEMI, independent front suspension, modern brakes, and an entirely contemporary cabin beneath unmistakable Coke-bottle sheet metal. Read on to find out why builders keep choosing this approach, and whether a muscle car’s soul lives in its body or its bones.

A shiny gold classic muscle car on display indoors.

Pontiac Firebird 1977 Esprit in Buckskin Gold

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This 1977 Pontiac Firebird Esprit in Buckskin Gold carries a direct link to The Rockford Files, the car James Garner’s character made famous on TV. But its history runs deeper than a screen connection – a mid-1977 factory supply shortage quietly swapped the engine spec partway through the model year. Add the redesigned square-headlight front end and rare option packages like Skybird, and this Esprit turns out to be more complicated than its laid-back reputation suggests.

Classic blue and white race car with number 3 on street.

The AMC Javelin That Beat Detroit’s Best At Its Own Game

by Kiril

AMC wasn’t supposed to be a player in the pony car wars at all — until Roger Penske and driver Mark Donohue took over an ailing Javelin program and built a race car from scratch in barely six months. By 1971, that Javelin was winning races by five-lap margins and had taken the manufacturer’s championship right out from under Ford and Chevrolet. Read on to find out how the smallest of Detroit’s automakers became Trans-Am’s biggest underdog story.

A stylish couple poses with a vintage white car in an urban setting.

December Camaro of the Month: Brandon Pursley’s 1991 Camaro Z28

by Kiril

A memory made at a Denver-area drag strip in 1998 turned into an almost two-decade quest for one Camaro enthusiast. When Brandon Pursley finally found the exact black 1991 Z28 that had stuck with him since high school, he was also buying the first year the Z28 name returned after the IROC-Z era. Read on for the story behind this Camaro of the Month and what makes the late third-generation cars worth the wait.

Bright blue vintage race car with number 43 on the side.

The Secret Story of Richard Petty’s Long Lost Plymouth Superbird

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Mistaken for his teammate’s identical car and later disguised as a Road Runner and then a Dodge Charger, this Plymouth Superbird spent decades with its true history erased, until a collector’s detective work and Richard Petty’s own crew proved The King really had driven it. A full restoration at Petty’s shop brought one of NASCAR’s genuinely lost cars back into the light.

Yellow classic muscle car driving on a road.

The 1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible That’s Rarer Than You Think

by Kiril

Ford built 3,939 Torino GT convertibles for 1970, and the body style survived only one more model year before disappearing. Most got the mild 351 two-barrel, with 1,289 of those paired to an FMX automatic. At the top of the range sat roughly 64 convertibles with the 429 Cobra Jet, split about 37 automatics to 27-32 four-speeds. Read on to find out what to check before deciding what this yellow droptop is really worth.

White sports car with custom decals in a showroom.

UNICORNS DO EXIST – Finally on the DYNO

by Kiril

The ‘Unicorn C5’ twin-turbo Corvette already put down 980 horsepower on the dyno once, then spent three months getting torn apart, rebuilt, and delayed by broken parts before the team at 1320video could chase the number again. Tucking a pair of turbochargers into a C5’s notoriously tight engine bay is never simple, and this build proves it. The team found a few more horsepower along the way and plans to push it further still.

Classic black vintage car with sleek design and whitewall tires.

The Buick Riviera GS: The Personal-Luxury Coupe Hiding a 360-Horsepower Secret

by Kiril

The Buick Riviera GS looked like a country-club cruiser, but hiding under its sculpted hood was a 430-cubic-inch V8 making 360 horsepower — enough muscle to embarrass cars that looked far more aggressive. Only about one in ten Rivieras built in 1969 left the factory with the GS handling package, making genuine survivors a rare find today. Between hidden headlights, retractable wipers, and a drivetrain most buyers never even asked about, this personal-luxury coupe hid a genuine sleeper’s heart.

Classic black vintage car displayed indoors at an auto show.

Pontiac GTO 1964 Convertible Award Winner

by Kiril

Steve Brody’s 1964 Pontiac GTO convertible scored 997 out of 1,000 points at judging – fitting for the car most historians credit with starting the entire muscle car era. Pontiac’s team built it around a GM displacement loophole, and sales managers were so unsure of demand they capped the first run before realizing they’d underestimated buyers by a wide margin. Here’s the real story behind the car that started it all.

Rusty old car with graffiti and dents at an outdoor event.

PROJECT X – In Honor of DAD!

by Kiril

Not every muscle car story needs a famous name attached – this small-block Chevy V8 build is built around something simpler: a dad, his son, and a car that’s more about bringing a crew together than chasing horsepower records. Here’s why builds like this one still matter as much as the six-figure survivors.

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