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This POV footage drops you into the driver’s seat of a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner running a 12.9-second quarter mile at 176 mph during Hills Race 11 — a grassroots drag series built on exactly this kind of homemade speed. There’s no commentary and no slow-motion replay, just the run as the driver experienced it. A stock ’69 Roadrunner never came close to these numbers, which tells you everything about what’s been done to this one. Watch to see the pass unfold in real time.
This 1967 Shelby Cobra isn’t the side-piped, roll-barred monster most people picture when they hear the name — it’s an all-original Street Car version, nicknamed the Gentleman’s Cobra by enthusiasts, running Ford’s smoother 428 big block instead of the high-strung 427 side-oiler. V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week series digs into exactly why buyers chose this version over the race-bred alternative, and why surviving examples like this one are rarer than people assume. Watch to see what sets it apart.
Tyler’s Neighborhood Garage captures the exact moment every carbureted-engine owner dreads a little on a cold morning: the crank, the catch, and the rough idle before a Mopar big-block finally settles down. It’s a Thanksgiving Day cold start with no narration and no drama beyond the mechanical kind — just the raw sound that’s made this genre a small but devoted corner of automotive YouTube. Watch (or really, listen) to see if it catches on the first try.
Only eleven 1971 Plymouth Cuda convertibles left the factory with a 426 Hemi under the hood, and this yellow-and-white example from The Brothers Collection is one of them. V8TV Muscle Car of the Week walks through why pairing a street-fighting Hemi with a drop-top body should not work on paper, yet somehow does. It is a rare look at one of Mopar smallest production numbers in the metal.
Steve Strope of Pure Vision built this Mustang fastback around a single what if — what would it look like if Ford and Martini Racing had joined forces on the rally stage. Powered by a 1966 Ford/Lotus Indy Car motor and finished in unmistakable Martini livery, it rewards close inspection as much as a quick glance. Petrolicious captures the obsessive detail work that turns a fastback Mustang into something closer to functional art.
This 1972 402 cubic inch big block Chevy carries a name Chevrolet never actually earned — marketed for years as a 400 it technically was not. Myvintageiron7512 documents the full reassembly from bare block to running engine, the kind of unhurried, hands-on footage that is becoming harder to find. It is a reminder that some of the most respected muscle car engines were built for torque and durability, not headlines.
At the SEMA Show, Fullboost sat down with Johnathan Goodwin to check out the E-Charger, a bolt-on system that claims to add horsepower without the usual fuel economy penalty that comes with a belt-driven supercharger or turbo. Instead of stealing power straight from the crankshaft, it applies stored electrical energy through an electric motor only when extra push is needed, recharging itself through regenerative braking. Goodwin claims up to a 25 percent fuel economy improvement alongside the added power. See how the pitch holds up on camera.
Tim Allen has wanted a Camaro like this since he was a teenager, and on Jay Leno’s Garage he finally shows it off — a 1968 Camaro built around the ultra-rare factory COPO 427 program, GM’s internal loophole for putting big-block muscle into a car it officially wasn’t supposed to have. Builder Bodie Stroud took it further, delivering 505 horsepower wrapped in bodywork that still looks unmistakably period-correct. Jay Leno gets behind the wheel to see if it lives up to the reputation. Watch the burnout that settles the argument.
A 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu wasn’t built to compete with anything from Europe — it was a mid-priced family car, plain and simple. Owner Enzo Morales had other plans, transforming it into a long-wheelbase, V8-powered road burner that pulls comparisons to grand tourers like the Bentley Continental GT and BMW M6. The build is as happy running triple digits on the highway as it is carving up a back road. Forty-seven years later, an ordinary Chevy has become something else entirely. See why people keep calling it the American Aston Martin.
Steve Lehto scored a ride most NASCAR fans only dream about — riding along in the actual #43 Plymouth Superbird, restored and driven hard by owner Todd Werner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Built to lure Richard Petty back to Plymouth and to dominate NASCAR’s superspeedways, the Superbird was fast enough that the sport changed its own rulebook to stop it. Lehto filmed the entire ride from the floor of the car, exactly where a race-spec Superbird’s passenger seat would be. Watch what it looks and sounds like from the inside.
An Army aircraft mechanic stationed overseas bought this rust-free 1971 Dodge Charger sight-unseen, with plans to drop in a 572-cubic-inch Hemi built for over 800 horsepower. Before the media blasting and undercoating are even finished, one question remains unresolved: stick with factory-correct yellow, or go full restomod with flat black and bold stripes? The build taps into a growing wave of big-block Charger restomods that trade numbers-matching originality for modern muscle and serious street presence.
Tom Stutzman’s 1969 Pontiac Firebird wears a shade of Verdoro Green that turns heads on its own, but it’s what’s under the hood — a rare 400 cubic-inch Ram Air IV — that makes this car a genuine find. Stutzman has owned it since 2012 and trusted a small South Carolina restoration shop known for getting the details right to bring it back. The result earned its spot at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, one of the toughest judged shows in the hobby. See what makes this Firebird stand out from the crowd.
Juan Escalante’s 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T is one of just 137 built with the 426 Hemi and a four-speed, and it has survived far more than most surviving muscle cars ever face. Bought after a 1969 Detroit Auto Show visit, shipped to Venezuela and back, and nicknamed El Hemi before it even arrived, this is a family car whose story spans three generations. Watch to find out why they still refuse to garage it.
From ten feet away it is a coveted 1970 Plymouth Cuda in Pearl Orange Metallic; lean closer and almost nothing beneath the skin is factory. Built over two years by Jeff Schwartz and his team, it hides a 426 Hemi making 805 horsepower on a modern Schwartz chassis — a road-ready race car that keeps every ounce of 1970 attitude. It is the restomod argument made at full volume. See what two years of work produced.
“Fastest street legal car” is a phrase that has almost lost meaning — until a claimed 2,200-horsepower machine rolls up wearing a license plate and promises 0-60 in roughly a single second. That figure sounds like a typo, and the entire run exists to prove it is not. It is a rolling argument about how far the words “street legal” can honestly be stretched. Watch it try to deliver on an outrageous promise out in the open.