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Ford’s official records say the Boss 302 ended after 1970, which makes this surviving 1971 example something that technically shouldn’t exist. Jerry Heasley tracks down the story behind a car discovered through an eBay listing rather than any collector network, likely a factory prototype or pre-production test car. The restoration that followed only adds to its rarity. Watch to see how a car outside Ford’s own history books turned up for sale online.
Chevrolet’s 2019 Corvette ZR1 arrived after years of speculation, packing a supercharged LT5 V8 and the largest rear wing ever offered on a production Corvette. This breakdown covers the details that turned rumor into one of the most respected Corvette generations among enthusiasts. Fans in the comments call it nothing short of Big Nasty. Watch to see why the nickname stuck.
V8TV’s Brothers Collection rounds up six muscle cars built to hide serious performance behind unassuming looks, from a big-block Impala SS to a supercharged Studebaker Avanti. Each one proves that the fastest car at a stoplight isn’t always the one that looks the part. Viewers picked their favorites hard in the comments. Watch to see which sleeper takes the crown.
Car Throttle’s UK-based hosts take on one of American car culture’s most argued-over distinctions: what actually separates a muscle car from a pony car. The video traces both categories back to their origins, from the Pontiac GTO to the original 1964½ Mustang, before tackling the overlap that confuses even longtime enthusiasts. It’s a debate with real consequences for car show classifications and collector values. Watch to see where the line actually gets drawn.
This TorRed 1970 Plymouth Superbird carries one of muscle car history’s stranger stories: a NASCAR-bred aero warrior with a 426 Hemi under the hood that once served as a getaway car in a Reno casino heist. V8TV’s Brothers Collection walkaround traces both its racing pedigree and its brush with crime before its restoration. The wing and nose cone alone make it unmistakable. Watch to see how a car built to be seen ended up in a story about trying not to be.
A random online post about a car sitting in someone’s barn led The Auto Archaeologist to a 1967 Mercury Comet Caliente most muscle car fans have never heard of, let alone seen. This particular example carries the R-code designation, meaning a factory 427 with dual four-barrels and a four-speed manual, verified in an original Hot Rod magazine feature. Even dedicated Mercury enthusiasts often assume this configuration is more legend than reality. Watch to see what a genuine, forgotten piece of Mercury muscle car history looks like today.
A burnout at a Florida car show nearly ends in disaster when a classic Corvette’s rear end steps out further than the driver planned, sending it sliding toward the crowd gathered at Tierra Verde over Easter weekend. A split-second counter-steer turns near-catastrophe into a clean recovery, though the driver’s reputation takes a harder hit than the car does. The clip has become a cautionary favorite among burnout enthusiasts. Watch to see how close it really gets.
This 1969 Shelby GT350 keeps its factory body and interior exactly as they left the assembly line, while a 408 stroker motor quietly replaces the original 351 under the hood. American Legends Hot Rods in Phoenix built the swap specifically to balance driveability with visual originality, a philosophy that divides collectors but keeps cars like this one on the road instead of in a trailer. The burgundy paint without stripes is a deliberate departure from the expected Shelby look. Watch to hear what a 408 stroker sounds like in a fifty-year-old body.
Mark Worman of Graveyard Carz built his reputation on numbers-matching originality, which makes his involvement with this 1970 Plymouth Superbird tribute worth paying attention to. Under the legendary wing and nose cone sits Mopar’s Hellcrate, a 707-horsepower supercharged crate HEMI built for exactly this kind of plug-and-play swap. Several viewers reported starting their own Hellcrate builds after watching this reveal. Watch to see what happens when a fifty-year-old NASCAR homologation special meets modern crate-engine power.
This 1976 Ford Gran Torino carries one of television’s most recognizable paint jobs, a red-and-white coupe that fans nicknamed Zebra 3 during its run on the original Starsky & Hutch series. Decades later, the 2004 feature film revived the look for a new audience, building fresh stunt cars for jumps the original TV budget could never have attempted. The video traces both eras side by side. Watch to see which version fans think got the tribute right.
Street Wars at Raceway Park in Englishtown mixed muscle, import, and tuner cars into the same lineup on March 13, 2016 — and the pass everyone still talks about wasn’t a muscle car win. A car nobody expected to touch a Nissan GT-R ran a clean 10-second pass and caught the whole crowd off guard, while a Hemi-powered entry went home with a loss one fan still can’t forgive. Watch to see exactly how the lineup shook out.
Ford built fewer than 20 examples of this exact combination: a 429 Super Cobra Jet, the factory drag pack, a four-speed manual, bench seating, and a convertible body, all wrapped in black paint with a red laser stripe. This 1970 Torino GT is exactly the kind of low-production oddity that Muscle Car of the Week was built to spotlight. Longtime Ford enthusiasts rarely get to see a build sheet this unusual restored and running. Watch to see why this convertible stands apart from every other Torino GT.
Jeff says he’d never seen this rusted-bolt removal method demonstrated properly on camera, and a comment section full of working mechanics agrees it’s the clearest version of the technique online. Heat, rapid cooling, and a little patience solve a problem that torches, sockets, and days of penetrating oil couldn’t touch on one Wisconsin viewer’s rusted exhaust manifold. For anyone restoring a car that spent decades outdoors, this is essential knowledge.
A 1969 SC/Rambler and a 1968 AMX, both built by American Motors Corporation and both packing the exact same 315-horsepower 390 V8, meet in a quarter-mile race decided almost entirely by rear gearing. AMC loyalists in the comments are still defending both cars against decades of being overlooked by bigger Detroit names. Watch two underdog muscle cars settle an argument that started the same year they were built.
Curiosity Incorporated filmed this junkyard tour outside Edmonton in the snow, walking rows of rare muscle cars that include a blue Mustang in the opening minutes and a convertible Challenger tucked in right behind another find. No music, no filler — just a host viewers call knowledgeable and passionate, wandering a field of forgotten classics. One commenter said it reminded him of watching American Graffiti with his late father. Watch to see what’s buried under the snow.