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Chevrolet Impala 1962 Street Machine SEMA 2015

This 1962 Impala arrived at SEMA 2015 with a backstory: a previous owner had already crammed a 502 cubic-inch big block under the hood before running out of money and patience. Hill’s Hot Rods took over the build, pulled the big block, and replaced it with a tuned LS3 416 stroker making well over 500 horsepower — proof that a smarter swap can beat a bigger one. Add an Art Morrison chassis, air suspension at all four corners, and a hand-stitched Ultraleather interior, and it’s easy to see why this Impala turned heads on the show floor.

Two classic cars parked side by side on a street at dusk.

Another Epic Muscle Car & Classics Meet!

by Kiril

Helsinki’s monthly Cruising Night brought a serious lineup of American muscle, European classics, and hot rods into Market Square for its September 2017 edition, proving muscle car culture doesn’t stop at the American coastline. The sound of multiple V8s idling together in a Nordic city square is a novelty even seasoned enthusiasts don’t expect. See what a European muscle car meet actually looks like up close.

Classic red vintage muscle car in a showroom.

Four Things You Never Knew About the Mustang

by Kiril

The story of the first-ever Mustang gets stranger the deeper you look, sold to an airline pilot three days before launch, and built weeks before Ford was even ready to show the car publicly. Here is what happened when Ford spent two years trying to get their own prototype back, and what it finally took to convince the pilot to give it up.

Shiny classic red pickup truck with open hood and door at a car show.

Chevrolet 3100 1951 Custom

by Kiril

This 1951 Chevrolet 3100 is a survivor of the Advance Design era that made Chevy the best-selling truck brand in America for nearly a decade straight. From its 216.5-cubic-inch six to the brake and window upgrades that mark it as a genuine ’51, here’s what makes this custom truck worth a second look.

Two cars racing on a drag strip with spectators nearby.

Chevrolet Corvette C6 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT 8 – Drag Race

by Kiril

It sounds like an unfair fight, a Corvette against a family SUV, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s Hemi made this drag race a lot closer than the spec sheet suggests. Here’s how the C6 Corvette’s LS2 and LS3 stack up against the SRT8’s 6.1-liter Hemi, and why the margin between them is smaller than you’d expect.

Bright green classic muscle car with hood open and modern wheels.

April Camaro of the Month: Adam Kappell’s 1973 Z/28 Type LT RS

by Kiril

Adam Kappell’s 1973 Camaro pairs the track-bred Z/28 package with the plush Type LT trim, a combination Chevrolet allowed but almost nobody actually ordered. With only 11,574 Z/28s built that year out of 96,751 total Camaros, here’s what makes this radiant green survivor genuinely rare.

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Ford Torino 1970 Fastback “Cobra Jet” “Drag Pack”

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This 1970 Ford Torino Cobra Jet carries more than just factory muscle – it is a car passed down through a family that lost someone close to one just like it. The $155 Drag Pack option turned the 429 Cobra Jet into a Super Cobra Jet capable of 13-second quarter-miles straight from the factory. With only 1,475 Drag Pack Torino Cobras built in 1970, and a fraction of those surviving today, this restoration carries weight well beyond sentiment.

Red Ford Mustang on an assembly line in a factory.

Ford Mustang gt350 Holes in Engine Explained, Brands Invests for Wind Tunnel Facility

by Kiril

A pair of drain holes near the exhaust tips had GT350 owners convinced Ford had cut a corner – until the real explanation surfaced: they’re a deliberate piece of an engine built to survive an 8,250 rpm redline on track. The Voodoo 5.2-liter V8’s flat-plane crankshaft is unlike anything else Ford has bolted into a Mustang, and keeping it alive under sustained abuse took more than just horsepower.

Classic yellow and black vintage muscle car parked outdoors.

Best of the Disco Era,‘70s Cars and Style at HOT ROD Power Tour 2017

by Kiril

HOT ROD Power Tour has been rolling across America since 1995, when it started as an eight-day dare from a museum parking lot in LA to a fairground in Ohio. By 2017 it had grown into the country’s biggest moving car show, and the cars that stole the spotlight in Kansas City and Iowa weren’t the newest builds. They were the ’70s survivors that almost didn’t make it past the smog era.

Red Buick sedan driving on a road near a wall.

2018 Buick Regal GS Debuts with More Power, Aggressive Styling

by Kiril

The fifth-generation Buick Regal GS drops nearly 300 pounds and adds a torque-vectoring twin-clutch rear axle few sedans in its class can match. A 310-horsepower V6 and nine-speed automatic back up the chassis work, while dedicated Sport and GS modes retune everything from steering effort to shift timing. Buick’s global boss even drew a direct line back to the Riviera GS when introducing it. Here’s what actually changed under the skin.

Classic white pickup truck parked outdoors on a sunny day.

Ford F100 1968 Street Truck

by Kiril

Ford built the ’68 F-100 to survive job sites, not to become a street-truck icon – but somewhere between the Twin I-Beam suspension and a 390 V8 making 255 horsepower, that’s exactly what happened. Decades later, builders are still choosing this generation of F-100 over almost anything else Detroit made for that era. What makes a truck engineered purely for durability turn into one of the most sought-after platforms in the street truck world? The proportions, and the numbers, tell the story.

Dodge Coronet 1966 – 426 Hemi

by Kiril

A 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 hiding one of Mopar’s rarest factory combinations, the 426 Street Hemi paired with the A833 four-speed. Chrysler built only a few hundred like it, and most buyers couldn’t stomach the $907 price tag or the engine’s total disregard for comfort. Here’s what made this option so scarce, and why it still commands respect at every Mopar show it rolls into.

Classic red vintage car parked on a scenic road at sunset.

Ford Fairlane 1964 Thunderbolt – Toughness, Meet Drivability

by Kiril

The 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt sacrificed sun visors, carpet, sound deadening, and even the spare tire in the name of one goal: winning at the drag strip. Ford quoted 425 horsepower for its 427 High-Riser, but the real number was closer to 600. Here’s what a stripped-down factory drag racer that dominated NHRA Super Stock actually gave up, and what it got in return.

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The Buick Riviera: The Personal Luxury Coupe Two GM Divisions Turned Down First

by Kiril

Before Buick ever got its hands on it, this design was turned down by both Cadillac and Chevrolet, two divisions that supposedly had the flashier reputations. What Buick built instead became one of GM’s most quietly potent personal luxury cars, eventually packing a 455-cid V8 good for over 500 lb-ft of torque. Why did the flashier divisions walk away from a shape this bold, and how did a Buick end up out-muscling cars it was never supposed to compete with?

Classic black pickup truck with chrome details in showroom.

1978 Dodge D150 Warlock: Detroit’s Factory-Built ‘Adult Toy’ Truck

by Kiril

Gold pinstripes, real oak bed rails, bucket seats – Dodge built this 1978 D150 specifically to be noticed, right down to naming it after exactly what it was selling: a factory ‘adult toy’ truck. Buyers could option it all the way up to a 440 V8, turning a showpiece into something that could actually back up its looks. What made Dodge decide a pickup truck needed this much personality in the first place?

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