Posts By: Kiril
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon didn’t arrive fully assembled — some of its most important performance parts shipped separately in a one-dollar crate that buyers had to request after delivery. Inside was the hardware that unlocked the car’s full 840-horsepower output, along with a second key that changed what the Demon was capable of. Here’s what Dodge put in the box.
The 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport became its own series and quietly offered two different versions of the same 401 cubic inch V8, one noticeably hotter than the other. Even with the upgrades, Buick couldn’t stop Gran Sport sales from sliding as the GTO and Chevelle SS escalated the era’s horsepower race.
Muscle car culture has its own unwritten list of exceptions — moments where normally reckless behavior gets a free pass simply because of the car doing it. This piece looks at where that running joke comes from and why this particular meme format keeps resurfacing across the community year after year.
General Motors banned engines larger than 400 cubic inches in mid-size cars for years, until the rule finally lifted for 1970 and Chevrolet crowned the Chevelle with a 454-cubic-inch big block. By 1972, tightening emissions standards and a shift to net horsepower ratings had already started chipping away at that promise. Here is what was left of the big-block era by the time this car left the factory.
This photo shows one of the rarest engine configurations in the entire first-generation Thunderbird lineup — but figuring out which of the three model years it belongs to takes more than a glance at the fins. This piece breaks down the production numbers and the supercharged engine option built for barely 1,500 cars.
That old meme comparing a subtly lowered classic to a modern stance build isn’t just a joke about changing trends — it’s a debate with real, tangled history behind it. Some trace lowered cars back to racetrack physics, others to 1940s taildragger customs, and still others to 1980s Japanese street culture. This piece untangles where stance actually came from.
Muscle car owners have a running joke about loving their ride more than anything else in their life — and it isn’t entirely a joke. This piece looks at why gearhead devotion gets compared to marriage, why the meme keeps resurfacing generation after generation, and what the humor actually reveals about what it takes to finish a build.
A father set out to give his son’s 2010 Mustang the look Ford wasn’t selling that year: Mach 1 stripes, a scoop, and unmistakable attitude on a modern GT. Here’s why the badge was missing from showrooms in 2010, and how a driveway build filled the gap using the aftermarket instead of the factory order sheet.
Jeff Lutz’s third 1957 Chevy build carries the weight of everything he learned from two previous versions, plus his Mad Max Pro Mod Camaro that won Hot Rod’s Drag Week outright. Built to satisfy street-car-class rules rather than pure Pro Mod specs, this car has a real resume to live up to. See what a two-time Drag Week champion demands from car number three.
A private tour through the Martin Auto Museum’s 170-plus vehicles gave nine-year-old Blake a walk through automotive history — from an 1886 Benz to a Duesenberg once linked to Al Capone’s inner circle. Surrounded by that much irreplaceable history, it was still the modern muscle cars that held his attention longest. See what makes this Phoenix collection, and its youngest fans, stand out.
Seal Beach’s Main Street show has grown from a modest 1980s sidewalk-sale add-on into one of Southern California’s largest beachside car gatherings, drawing 25,000 to 35,000 visitors to a town far smaller than its own crowd. This milestone edition brought sunshine, live music, and hundreds of showstoppers lined up along the coast. See how a small surf town built one of the region’s biggest car shows.