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Three years and zero shortcuts went into this 1970 Chevelle, a build so complete that 1320video’s crew couldn’t find a single untouched surface — down to nickel-plated trim and hand-stitched baseball-seam upholstery most spectators will never consciously notice. It’s the kind of obsessive, no-compromise project that separates a genuinely finished car from one that only looks finished in photos. Watch to see just how far three years of relentless attention to detail can actually go.
This 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda hides a defiant secret: Chrysler did not offer a 440 in the ‘Cuda that year at all, having pulled every big block from the lineup for emissions reasons. Someone built one anyway, stuffing a modified 7.2-liter 440 good for 600 horsepower under the hood of a car that was only supposed to come with a 340 at best.
The first customer 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE ever built sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach for $250,000, every dollar going to the United Way. The winning bidder, NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick, has a habit of collecting VIN 001 of serious performance cars, including the world’s first production Acura NSX, and this one came with a resume of its own.
Gregg Hamilton’s day job is keeping Ken Block’s cars running, and it shows in this twin-turbo, LS-swapped Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Built with World Rally-honed suspension knowledge and a 5.3-liter LS pushed through twin Garrett turbos, it is a Firebird he claims can run with a Z06 Corvette – and it is not even the only wild Firebird he has built.
Most 1978 Trans Ams on the road today have been repainted, modified, or re-engined at some point — which makes this WS6 survivor a rarer find than its production numbers suggest. Riding on Pontiac’s top handling package with a 400 cubic-inch V8 and a 4-speed manual, it represents one of the last genuinely serious performance packages of the era. Rob walks through what makes it a true survivor. See the details that set it apart.
The Impala SS badge traces back to a tiny handful of cars built in 1961, when only 142 out of roughly 491,000 Impalas left the factory with the all-new 409 engine that inspired the Beach Boys song a year later. This convertible ignores that history entirely, swapping in a modern 572 cubic-inch big block that dwarfs anything Chevrolet built for the street in period. Full custom interior work and red line tires round out a build that prioritizes raw output over originality. It’s a bold, unapologetic take on a legendary badge.
Only 15,631 examples of the 1956 Ford Thunderbird were built, the lowest total of the original two-seat run, after Ford’s ambitious 20,000-unit target ran into a late launch. That shortfall came with real upgrades, though: a relocated spare tire, more trunk room, and an optional 312-cubic-inch V8 pushing 260 horsepower. Find out what made 1956 the most refined – and rarest – year of the first-generation ‘Bird.
The split bumper look on a first-gen Camaro gets misread constantly, since it originated purely as part of the appearance-only RS package and had nothing to do with engine or suspension. That confusion has fooled plenty of restorers over the years, since owners often retrofitted the look onto cars that were never RS to begin with. This particular build doesn’t leave any doubt, though, backing up the split-bumper stance with a genuine big block and a full custom interior from a respected shop. It’s proof the look means nothing without the muscle to match.
1957 is widely considered the best year of the Tri-Five Chevys, the year Chevrolet’s fuel-injected 283 became the first GM engine to ever hit one horsepower per cubic inch. This particular Bel Air skips that factory lineup entirely, running a modern 350 crate small block instead of anything Chevrolet actually built that year. It’s a common and sensible trade for owners chasing reliability over originality. Either way, that Bright Candy Blue paint over classic Tri-Five styling still turns heads at every show it attends.
Dan Mershon has owned eleven Shelby AC Cobras over the course of his driving career, which makes his opinion on the original 289-powered cars worth taking seriously. Filmed at a Cars and Coffee show in Scottsdale, this genuine 1965 Cobra gets the kind of expert breakdown that only comes from someone who has spent decades comparing the real thing to the kit cars imitating it. His verdict might surprise Cobra fans expecting the bigger-engine cars to win.
This 1964 Studebaker Avanti R2 wears a factory Paxton supercharger and one of the rarest production tallies in American car history — just 809 Avantis were built that model year before Studebaker’s South Bend factory shut down for good. Andy Granatelli’s supercharger turned Raymond Loewy’s already-striking design into a genuine performer. Here is what makes this unique car worth a much closer look.
This 1968 Ford Mustang lands right in the middle of one of the wildest mid-year stories in muscle car history — the year Ford quietly dropped the 428 Cobra Jet into regular production and turned an already-popular pony car into a genuine drag strip contender. Only 1,299 Cobra Jet Mustangs were built that year. Here is what made 1968 such a pivotal model year for the Mustang.
This blue 1973 Dodge Challenger is not just a mystery for guess-the-year games — it is a snapshot of the final model year Dodge fitted the legendary 340 V8 before replacing it with the torque-focused 360. Only 8,435 of the 32,596 Challengers built that year got the 340. Here is why this often-overlooked model year deserves a second look.
This burgundy 1976 Ford Torino made local headlines after being stolen from a driveway, but the real story is what it represents: the final model year Ford ever built a car under the Torino name before renaming the whole lineup LTD II for 1977. Only 193,096 were built that year. Here is what made the Torino’s last stand worth remembering.
Marauder was not a model in 1964, it was an engine package Mercury spread across three different full-size cars, with horsepower ratings ranging from mild to a genuine twin-four-barrel sleeper. This well-kept Monterey carries the badge without the S-55’s flash. Curious which tune of the 390 FE is actually under this hood?