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This 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS went through a nearly three-year restoration before Vanguard Motor Sales put it up for sale, and the spec sheet reveals more than a fresh coat of paint — Edelbrock heads, a Ford 9-inch rear end, and an engine block with a story of its own. Watch the full walkaround to see what’s really under the surface.

A turbocharged Buick Regal Grand National running an estimated 1,000-plus horsepower crashes into the wall during a quarter mile pass, though everyone involved walked away. Commenters identified the car’s history in detail, a previous 427 LSX block swap from an earlier turbo V6 setup that once ran an 8.3 second pass, plus a 106mm turbo and a 5,500 RPM stall converter. Viewers debated what actually caused the crash while praising the driver’s safety. What really goes wrong when four-figure horsepower meets an eighth of a second of bad luck?

Clay and Sons Mopar recycling yard in rural Missouri hides more factory-original muscle than most private collections, and The Auto Archaeologist’s latest find proves it: a real 1968 GTX still wearing its original 426 Hemi and 4-speed. The yard behind it holds Darts, a Barracuda, and a yellow Coronet that have viewers calling it Mopar heaven in the comments. Watch to see what else is sitting in that field.

A 1970 Dodge Challenger chases down a 1968 Dodge Charger in this scene from the largely forgotten 1997 television remake of Vanishing Point, built around the famous line, It takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar. Decades later, Mopar fans in the comments are still debating whether the movie’s own premise actually holds up, and still wincing at exactly what happens to the Charger. Watch to see whether badge loyalty was ever really the deciding factor.

Brian Whitis grew up on a street called Riviera Drive, and decades later he finally bought the car that shared its name — then transformed it into something entirely his own. Named “Morpheus” for how far it’s morphed from stock, this Ruby Red 1963 Buick Riviera turned heads at World of Wheels. Watch to see the full build.

Episode 239 of Muscle Car of the Week spotlights a 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T built around the legendary 440 Six Pack, straight from the Brothers Collection. Shot in deep black paint during golden hour, this Mean Machine was built for one purpose: burning up the drag strip. Watch the full walkaround.

A nitrous-fed 1970 Chevy Impala, a four-door family sedan by any normal definition, lines up against a Mustang LX and a supercharged Shelby GT500 in this quarter-mile footage. The results have viewers arguing for years about sandbagging, wheel size, and whether an unglamorous big-block sedan deserves a spot in the same conversation as a factory-supercharged Mustang. Watch to see who actually crosses the stripe first.

A vintage 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T commercial has quietly become a cult favorite for reasons that have little to do with horsepower: a blustering, law-enforcement bit built around a Southern sheriff that viewers now recognize as an eerie preview of Buford T. Justice, seven years before Smokey and the Bandit made the archetype famous. Behind the joke sits a genuinely serious muscle car, available with everything from a 383 Magnum up to the 426 Hemi. Watch the full spot to see where the joke started.

Plymouth hasn’t built a car since 2001, so how does a 2013 Plymouth Superbird exist? Underneath the nose cone and wing is a modern Dodge Challenger, transformed by a specialty conversion kit into a tribute of one of NASCAR’s most famous aero cars. Watch to see how the illusion holds up.

This numbers-matching 1970 Plymouth Cuda pairs its factory 440 Six Pack V8 with a pistol-grip 4-speed and a restoration matched down to the original paint and trim codes. In the comments, one owner recalls an unrestored French example with the same drivetrain selling for ,000. Watch to see what a correctly restored Six Pack Cuda looks like today.

A 1968 Plymouth Barracuda spent 32 years parked in a garage, untouched, and what rolled back out is one of just 18 documented examples of its exact build. The owner has confirmed it carries an original BO29 code and a four-speed transmission, a combination rare enough to turn a routine garage find into a genuine survivor story. See the car exactly as it looked the day the door finally opened.

This ’68 Plymouth Barracuda wasn’t restored for a car show — it was cast as the villain’s ride in the 2004 film “Highwaymen,” starring Jim Caviezel, and put through real stunt driving on public roads outside Toronto. Fans still debate the reverse-chase sequence and mourn what the stunt work did to a genuine Cuda. See the scene that’s kept this movie alive in car chase circles for two decades.

Jon Kosmoski, the founder of House of Kolor and the man who essentially invented modern candy paint, walks a 1977 Camaro from bare metal to a mirror-finish Candy Apple Red in this hands-on demonstration. The techniques he explains have barely changed in decades — and for good reason. Watch to see why.

This 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II was built to race the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird on NASCAR’s fastest tracks, using the same aerodynamic-war engineering, before a rule change ended the entire aero era before it ever competed. Owner Steve Honnell preserves the genuine 1-of-1 car alongside its period jacket and factory stereo, complete with the 429’s unmistakable 12.5:1-compression growl. Watch to hear a NASCAR weapon that never got to fight.

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