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These Are The Most Popular Classic Cars On Instagram

Years after an Instagram hashtag study revealed the internet’s favorite classic cars, the collector market has confirmed those hunches with real money on the table. First-generation Mustangs, 1968-1970 Dodge Chargers, and Hemi ‘Cuda convertibles remain benchmark sales at major 2026 auctions, often for six and seven figures. But a new generation of buyers is also rotating dollars toward less expected favorites, from muscle trucks to vintage SUVs. Here’s what’s actually driving classic car values today.

Classic black muscle car parked on the street.

Rate it 1-100! And share your thoughts in the comment section!

by Kiril

What actually makes a muscle car worth a 95 instead of a 70? It’s rarely about how clean the paint looks in a photo. Professional appraisers lean on the collector-car hobby’s classic 1-6 condition scale alongside a separate check for numbers-matching originality, and the two don’t always agree. A rough-around-the-edges original can outrank a glossy restoration once the numbers get checked. Here’s what the pros actually look for.

A classic black vintage car parked near a road with a triangular road sign.

Pontiac Parisienne 1967 Sport Coupe

by Kiril

Pontiac sold a full-size performance coupe in 1967 that most American enthusiasts have never laid eyes on, and the biggest engine you could order in it did not come from Pontiac at all. The Parisienne Sport Coupe wore Pontiac sheet metal over Chevrolet mechanicals, a compromise born from Canadian trade economics that accidentally created one of the best-value big-block cruisers of the decade. Read on to find out what made it different, and why it still hides in plain sight.

Two classic yellow muscle cars, a Dodge Duster and a Dodge Dart, parked side by side.

Duster vs. Dart – What’s your pick?

by Kiril

The Plymouth Duster and the Dodge Dart shared a platform, a parts bin, and most of a drivetrain catalog, and Chrysler still managed to turn them into rivals. One arrived in 1970 with borrowed front sheet metal and outsold every expectation. The other had a three-inch-longer wheelbase, a better badge in some circles, and a name that had to be changed after complaints. Read on for what actually separates them, and which one is the smarter buy today.

Rear view of a classic black sports car with polished wheels.

Guess the year, make and model!

by Kiril

Can you place the year, make, and model in this photo? The stance and polished wheels are a strong clue, this is a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390, the special options package that paired a 325-horsepower big-block V8 with heavy-duty suspension and dual exhaust. It’s the same combination that made a debadged Highland Green fastback famous in one of cinema’s greatest car chases. Scroll down to see how the real answer compares to your guess.

Classic black vintage car parked outdoors on a sunny day.

Driving A Modified 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T: Video

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Regular Car Reviews takes on a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440, a car the host bluntly calls “more a symbol of virility than a car.” Under the hood sits a 7.2-liter, 480 lb-ft V8, backed by nothing more than drum brakes, bias-ply tires, and lap belts. Watch to find out why a decades-old B-body still leaves viewers stunned.

Vintage red convertible car with open doors and intricate interior details.

Ford Pickup 1941 “Mirage”

by Kiril

Mirage is the kind of name you only give a vehicle nobody can categorize. Is it a car, a pickup, a street rod, or a hot rod? The build shrugs at the question, because the answer is all of them stacked on a factory truck Ford sold before anyone had heard the name F-100. What started as a 1941 Ford pickup, a model truck history tends to skip entirely, is now a one-off hardtop convertible. Read on for what it takes to get there.

Classic and modern cars lined up on a palm-lined street at dusk.

Shelby Cobra 427 V8

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Carroll Shelby dropped a 427 cubic inch Ford FE into a British roadster and accidentally built the fastest production car in the world. But the version that earned that title only exists because Shelby failed to finish enough race cars to satisfy the rulebook, and had to do something creative with the leftovers. Here is how a homologation shortfall created the most valuable Cobra of them all.

A classic maroon muscle car with its hood open, showcasing a powerful engine.

GTO, Mustang, Corvette flex classic muscles at Cleveland Auto Show (Photos)

by Kiril

David Zuber brought his supercharged 1965 Chevrolet El Camino to the Cleveland Auto Show, and the new metal on the floor barely got a glance from him. The El Camino’s story runs from a short-lived 1959 debut on Chevrolet’s full-size platform to a Chevelle-based reinvention that turned it into a genuine muscle car in a truck’s clothing. Its factory engine lineup topped out well below what Zuber’s build produces today. Read on to find out what it takes to push a 1965 coupe-utility into 900-horsepower territory.

Abandoned classic cars covered in rust and surrounded by trees.

Caption this…

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Two fastback rooflines, one Michigan junkyard, and decades of rust standing in for what should have been a garage. These are 1966 Mustang Fastbacks from the model’s biggest sales year — so why did these particular two end up here instead of on a car show lawn?

Classic light green muscle car displayed indoors at a car show.

Year & Model?

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New sheet metal, a squared-off nose, and an engine bay that ranged from a mild 318 to a rare 440 — this Road Runner belongs to a chapter of the model most casual fans skip right past. Sales actually jumped when Plymouth redesigned it, so why does this generation get so little credit today?

A humorous traffic scene with a car carrying a boat and caption about temptation.

Muscle Car Memes: I am so…

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A boat, a narrow street, and a muscle car owner clearly betting the marina could wait one more minute for a photo. This meme has circulated car forums since 2017 for good reason — the open-ended caption format never gets old, and neither does the mystery of whether the driver actually made the turn.

Red sports car doing a burnout on a racetrack at night.

New York Auto Show: It’s goodbye small and hello big

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The 2017 New York Auto Show leaned hard into SUVs, from a new Lincoln Navigator to a 707-horsepower Jeep Trackhawk. But buried in the same lineup was Dodge’s answer to the utility-vehicle takeover: an 840-horsepower Challenger SRT Demon. Here’s how the show’s biggest trend and its loudest outlier ended up sharing a floor.

A lineup of colorful sports cars under a dramatic cloudy sky.

‘Cars and Coffee’ to replace Cruisin’ Broadway this spring in Fargo

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After ten years, Fargo’s weekly Cruisin’ Broadway came to an end, and a monthly Cars and Coffee stepped in to replace it, meeting on Sunday mornings in a downtown lot near the Red River starting in May. The switch is more than a name change: it reflects a nationwide shift from rolling cruises to relaxed morning meets that welcome classics, tuners, muscle cars, bikes, and trucks alike. Read on to find out where the Cars and Coffee idea came from and why it took over.

A sleek black classic muscle car parked near a red brick building.

Chevrolet Chevelle 1973: Bank Robber’s Special

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Every good getaway car needs the same three things: enough speed to matter, enough anonymity to disappear, and enough reliability to not quit a block from the vault. This 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle was built by its owner purely to make him grin every time the key turned, not to win a trophy. But 1973 is a loaded year for the nameplate, because it is the year Chevrolet rebuilt the Chevelle from the frame up. Read on for what changed and why it mattered.

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