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1971 Plymouth Satellite Road Runner in bright orange color.

1971 Plymouth Satellite, Road Runner & GTX Sales Features – Dealer Promo Film

Long before customers ever saw a 1971 Plymouth Satellite, Road Runner, or GTX on a showroom floor, Chrysler’s own salesmen were trained on exactly how to sell them — using this internal film from the Master Technician Service Conference series. It breaks down engine options from economical slant six to the 440 Six-Barrel, explains what separated the budget Road Runner from the upscale GTX, and captures Plymouth’s B-body lineup right at the peak of the muscle car era. Watch to find out what Chrysler wanted its own people to know.

A vintage Ford truck with a YouTube play button overlay.

Which Ford is Best Ford?

by Wes

Regular Car Reviews poses a deliberately unanswerable question at the Carlisle Ford Nationals, wandering a field that spans everything from Model A-era classics to a modern carbon-fiber GT. Host MrRegularCar’s deadpan commentary turns a simple car show walkthrough into a running bit about what ‘best’ even means across nearly a century of the same badge. Watch to see which Ford nearly breaks the host’s trademark cynicism.

Two Chevrolet ZR1 cars racing on a drag strip, 2009 vs 2019.

First 2019 ZR1 1/4 mile vs 2010 Zr1 | RPM S4 E42

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There’s a version of the Corvette ZR1 story that ends with the car parked safely on a trailer, too special to actually race. This isn’t that story. Read on to find out what happened when RaceProvenMotorsports lined up a 2010 ZR1 against a 2019 ZR1 at Cecil County Raceway, and whether nine years of engineering actually showed up in the numbers.

A black 1968 Camaro Z/27 COPO drives on a scenic road.

Tim Allen’s 1968 Camaro 427 COPO

by Wes

Tim Allen’s 1968 Camaro isn’t a movie prop — it’s a 505-horsepower 427 COPO build from Bodie Stroud, constructed to be exactly the car Allen wanted as a teenager and couldn’t afford. Jay Leno gets behind the wheel to see if it lives up to the hype, and Allen’s face during the burnout says everything words couldn’t. This is car-guy comfort food.

A blue muscle car revving its engine at a drag race event.

Hemi Challenger vs Lamborghini !!!

by Wes

On a closed airstrip outside Mosjoen, Norway, a tuned modern Hemi Challenger lined up against a Lamborghini for one of the country’s grassroots Street Legal drag events. The crowd’s loyalties were obvious before the lights even dropped. What happened next explains why American V8 muscle still draws a following six thousand miles from Detroit. Watch to see if the Hemi lived up to the hype.

Old abandoned vehicle engine with rusty parts and tangled wires.

Abandoned Old Truck Breathes New Life.

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A 1965 Ford F100 sat forgotten under a stand of trees for years before its new owners realized what they’d inherited with the property. No brakes, a stubborn shifter, and decades of neglect should have meant a dead truck — instead, the old six-cylinder fired right up. Find out what kept it alive for half a century.

Red vintage race car number 70 in a garage with open hood.

1970 CAMARO * DYNO * DYNO TEST RUN * “LOUD FLOWMASTERS” GORGEOUS CAR

by Wes

A split-bumper 1970 Camaro rolls onto the dyno wearing a set of Flowmasters, and the numbers on the screen end up mattering less than what comes out of the exhaust. Viewers keep coming back to this clip years later, some just for the sound and others hunting for tire specs. There’s more to this build than a routine pull.

A sleek red sports car with modern design and glossy finish.

2018 Chevy Chevelle release date specifications and price !! CAN THIS BE REAL!?!?!?!

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Before the 2018 model year, a rendering claiming to reveal a revived three-door Chevrolet Chevelle spread online, complete with invented horsepower figures and a suspiciously plausible price tag. It never happened — Chevrolet never built it, and the Camaro remained the brand’s only performance coupe. Read on to find out what the rumor actually claimed, and why fans wanted a modern Chevelle badly enough to believe it.

Dashcam captures a highway traffic incident involving multiple vehicles.

This Is How NOT To Make A Lane Switch! Be Careful Who You Off In Traffic !!

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At the infamous I-15/78 interchange in San Diego County, one driver tried to force her way into traffic not once but three times, ignoring two warning honks from the unmarked vehicle behind her. The dashcam footage, captured on a Yi Dashcam Generation 1, shows exactly how the encounter unfolds once she realizes who she cut off. Viewers have praised the uploader for keeping the twist out of the title. Watch to see how it plays out.

A vibrant red 1970 Plymouth GTX 440 showcases its classic muscle car design.

1970 Plymouth GTX 440 + 6 4 Speed in Tor Red & Engine Start

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Tom Bright had owned his Tor Red 1970 Plymouth GTX for all of three weeks when he pulled it into the Belvidere MOPAR Happening and fired up the 440 Six-Barrel for the camera. It’s a rare 440-6, four-speed combination finished in one of Mopar’s loudest High Impact colors, complete with the functional Air Grabber hood fans still talk about today. Watch the engine start and hear why he calls it his bucket-list car.

1969 Pontiac Tempest with distinctive front grille and sleek white body.

1969 Pontiac Trans Am the First Production Year & Engine

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Pontiac built fewer than 700 first-year Trans Ams in 1969, and this white-with-blue-stripes example, restored by a specialist shop and shown at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, is one of the survivors. Owner John Steger walks through what made the earliest Trans Am different from everything that came after. It’s a rare look at where the nameplate actually began.

Classic blue 1970s muscle car with sleek design and chrome wheels.

7 Forgotten Hot Muscle Cars Which You Must See

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Everyone knows the GTO and the Chevelle SS, but Car News TV went looking for the muscle cars history left behind — and found seven, including a Buick Wildcat whose custom wheels have viewers arguing in the comments to this day. One commenter even jumped in to defend his own 401-cubic-inch, four-speed AMC Javelin AMX as faster than half the cars on the list. Watch to see which forgotten machines made the cut.

Young man faces consequences for driving at 200 mph.

Can You Imagine Getting Clocked At 208 MPH…This Guy Did!

by Wes

Hector Fraire was 19 when Oklahoma Highway Patrol clocked his 2011 Mustang GT at a jaw-dropping 208 miles per hour on a turnpike, turning a refused traffic stop into a pursuit, an arrest on reckless driving and eluding charges, and a viral story. Comment sections have spent years dissecting exactly what kind of build gets a street Mustang to that speed. The build details are more impressive than the headline.

A car is being crushed by heavy machinery in a snowy outdoor setting.

How The Dodge Viper Can Be Saved From Extinction

by Wes

When Dodge announced the Viper’s production would end after 2017, it closed out twenty-five years built almost entirely around one uncompromising idea: a V10 engine with no substitute. This video makes the case for what could have kept America’s last V10 sports car alive. The comment section is still arguing about whether it would have worked.

Vintage 1967 Camaro front view from a classic car commercial.

1967 Camaro Pace Car commercial

by Wes

In 1967, Chevrolet borrowed a primetime sitcom witch to help sell a brand-new Camaro that, ironically, was mostly bought with a base inline-six and a three-speed. The commercial folds Bewitched’s magic into GM’s era-defining options culture, where practically everything on the car was a paid extra. It’s a strange, charming piece of Detroit advertising history.

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