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This 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird, wrapped in TorRed with its towering wing and pointed nose, was reportedly the getaway car in a heist at Harrah’s Casino in Reno, Nevada, before its outlaw drivers were caught. Today it sits fully restored in the respected Brothers Collection, its 426 Hemi V8 far removed from its criminal past. Watch to see how a NASCAR aero car built for speedways ended up on the wrong side of the law.
A casual online post about an old car sitting in a barn led one collector on a short drive through Wisconsin and straight into muscle car history: a 1967 Mercury Comet Caliente built with the ultra-rare R-code 427, dual four-barrel carburetors, and a four-speed manual. Cars this specific almost never survive intact, let alone get rediscovered by accident. Watch to see exactly what fifty years in a barn does to a car this rare.
Fewer than 20 examples of this 1970 Ford Torino GT convertible are believed to exist in its exact configuration — a 375-horsepower 429 Super Cobra Jet, drag pack, and 4-speed manual paired, oddly, with a bench seat. V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week pulls this black-and-red survivor from the Brothers Collection to explain how two contradictory build sheets ended up in one car. Watch to see the full breakdown.
A rare four-speed 1970 Dodge Coronet convertible rolls into Nick’s Garage for a full 440 teardown, and what comes out of the block settles questions no amount of paperwork could answer. From bearing wear to casting numbers, the engine tells its own story about how this Mopar was really driven and cared for. Watch to see what fifty years leaves behind.
Todd Bluhm has owned this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro since 2005 and hasn’t stopped developing it since — the car now runs a 427 cubic-inch engine making over 700 horsepower, enough to lift the front wheels under nitrous. On the strip, it covers the quarter mile in 10 seconds at 140 miles per hour. Seen up close at the 2018 World of Wheels show, it’s a Pro Street build that backs up every bit of its aggressive stance with real numbers.
This 1969 Plymouth Barracuda isn’t fast — a mild 318 four-barrel and an automatic see to that — but its factory Mod Top roof and interior option make it one of the more distinctive cars in the Brothers Collection. Chrysler’s short-lived Mod Top package chased the late-’60s youth market with bold patterns most owners deleted during restoration decades later. Surviving examples like this one are rarer today than the 440s and Hemis parked around it.
This 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback started life as a real, Marti Report-documented S-code GT with a factory 390 — then got rebuilt from the ground up into a full Shelby GT500 tribute, inside and out. A Tremec 5-speed, 9-inch rear with Traction Lok, subframe connectors, and a Flowmaster exhaust suggest this one was built to be driven hard, not just shown. Fast Lane Classic Cars put it through a full test drive to prove exactly that.
“Thermoquad!” became a running joke on Roadkill after the crew dropped a motorhome-sourced 440 into their notorious ’68 Charger, General Mayhem, and discovered the carburetor’s brutal quirks the hard way. Years later, David Freiburger finally explains what a Thermoquad actually is, why Chrysler engineered it that way, and why it earned a reputation for punishing anyone who goes to wide-open throttle. It’s a masterclass wrapped in an inside joke. Watch to find out what the crew got wrong the first time.
Long before infotainment screens and built-in phones were standard equipment, one enthusiast crammed a television, a telephone, and a working mini bar into a customized 1959 El Camino and called it the Ultimus. Built by hand for a fraction of what a factory concept would cost, its gold metalflake paint and double bubble top made it one of the strangest show cars of its era. Here’s the story behind the build.
Studebaker was closing its factory doors when it built this 1964 Avanti, yet somehow found the will to fit it with a supercharged R2 289 — one of the most advanced forced-induction engines any American manufacturer offered that year. This low-mileage example from the Brothers Collection is a rare survivor from a company that didn’t live to see the muscle car era it helped anticipate. It rarely gets called a muscle car, but the numbers say otherwise. Watch to see why.
Edmunds editors James Riswick and Mike Monticello put the 2015 Ford Mustang GT and Dodge Challenger R/T head to head, evaluating performance, comfort, interior quality, and value on identical terms. It’s a debate that enthusiast forums have argued endlessly without ever reaching a real consensus. The two editors don’t fully agree by the end, and their disagreement reveals just how differently buyers can define what makes a muscle car worth owning. See which car actually wins when the comparison is done properly.
The Camaro IROC-Z name is making a comeback, and this deep dive sits down with the person behind the revival to break down full pricing and details. Creator Mark had to publicly clarify one important detail: this isn’t an actual IROC-Z race series returning, but rather driving classes and a charity event for owners. For a badge this beloved in muscle car circles, getting the details right matters enormously. Find out exactly what buyers are getting with this revival, straight from the source.
Long before fuel injection took over, every muscle car engine breathed through a carburetor — a device that runs almost entirely on basic physics rather than electronics. This breakdown explains the venturi effect, the float bowl, and the jets that together meter fuel with no computer involved at all. It’s the same technology still keeping lawnmowers and chainsaws running today, decades after cars moved on. Understanding it is the key to actually diagnosing what’s happening under a classic muscle car’s hood.
Chevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro SS comes in three genuinely different flavors, and picking the wrong one is an easy way to end up with a car that doesn’t match how you actually drive. This comparison breaks down the value-focused 1SS, the comfort-oriented 2SS, and the track-hungry 1LE package side by side. Each one shares the same core V8, but the way they ride, handle, and live day to day couldn’t be more different. Find out which Camaro actually fits your driving style before you sign anything.
This 1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce carries a secret most muscle cars never had to keep — performance built specifically to fly under the insurance industry’s radar. Don Yenko engineered it as a quieter alternative to his more famous Camaros and Chevelles, right as rising premiums started pricing enthusiasts out of the cars they wanted most. Now a centerpiece of The Brothers Collection, this Deuce was chosen to headline a milestone 150th episode of Muscle Car of the Week. Watch to see what Yenko was really hiding under that modest Nova body.