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This video calls itself home to “quite possibly the rarest Mustang in the world” — a badge-engineered German-market car called the T5, renamed because Ford couldn’t use “Mustang” in Germany over a trademark conflict. The comments section immediately went to work fact-checking the engine specs and the exclusivity claim itself. Dig into the debate to find out what’s actually true about one of Mustang history’s stranger footnotes.
This gunmetal-gray Shelby GT500 tribute has been chasing Gone in 60 Seconds’ most famous silhouette for over a decade, and the seller behind the camera — known online simply as Jeff — has spent years selling classic muscle to buyers as far away as Norway and New Zealand. In this test drive, the car barely gets out of first gear before the comments section turns into a shrine. Watch to see why an idle this quiet still gives people chills.
The 1968 Dodge Charger redefined what a Mopar muscle car could look like, but very few left the factory with this exact combination: a 426 Hemi, a four-speed manual, and a paint color believed — though never fully confirmed — to be unique to this single car. Featured as Episode #154 of V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week series and restored with body and paint work commenters specifically praised, this Charger sits at the intersection of several kinds of rarity at once. Watch to see the details that make collectors call this Hemi car a genuine home run.
A black 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 HO convertible is the spark behind this question: what were you driving the first time you hit 120 mph? Pontiac’s 400 HO packed 335 horsepower and ran 0-60 in 5.3 seconds, quick enough to beat a 390 Mustang, a Camaro SS 396, and a 340 Barracuda in a 1968 Car and Driver test. Decades before traction control and ABS, that kind of speed took real nerve. Tell us your car, your engine, and the moment you found out what both were made of.
A 1970 Dodge Coronet convertible is already a rare find — Dodge dropped the body style after this model year — but this one raises the stakes with a 440 big block and a four-speed manual, a combination few original Coronet buyers chose. Nick’s Garage, known for real, unscripted diagnostic work rather than highlight-reel repairs, tears the engine down piece by piece to see exactly what decades under the hood have done to it. The channel’s slow, methodical approach has earned it viewers as far away as Indonesia. Watch to see what a genuine 440 teardown actually reveals.
Dave Saruk’s 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T wears factory Hemi Orange paint over a genuine 426 Hemi engine, and according to viewers, its history traces back to a barn in Switzerland before making its way home. Dave’s search for the car started with sibling rivalry, after his brother-in-law bought a Hemi Challenger first. Filmed at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Illinois, this is one more entry in Lou Costabile’s ongoing hunt for great car stories. Watch to hear the full story.
Hennessey Performance took an already track-focused Camaro ZL1 and pushed it to roughly 1,000 horsepower, building a car aggressive enough to earn the name Exorcist. Forrest’s Auto Reviews got behind the wheel to kick off 2018, delivering an unscripted, iPhone-shot drive that shows exactly what four-figure horsepower feels like in a car that started as GM’s factory flagship. Watch the drive and see why the muscle car era’s comeback is more than nostalgia.
A full-size 1967 Ford LTD XL was built to coddle its owner with a hushed ride and chrome trim — not to embarrass drag racers. This Lime Gold example, part of the noted Brothers Collection, hides Ford’s factory R-Code 427 rated at 425 horsepower behind a four-speed manual, a combination so rare that dealers barely stocked it and Ford’s own brochures barely mention it existed. It’s one of only a handful of full-size Fords built this way. Watch to see just how much muscle Ford hid inside its plushest cruiser.
Ford named its most famous racing engine after a number that was not even accurate. The block actually displaced 425.98 cubic inches, but the sanctioning bodies had set 427 as the ceiling, so Ford built to the limit and rounded up. That engine went on to win Le Mans outright, get one variant banned from NASCAR before it could race, and become the most valuable set of casting numbers in the Ford world. Here is why it still matters.
AMC arrived late to the muscle car wars, but its 1970 Rebel Machine — loaded standard with a 340-horsepower 390, Twin-Grip differential, and that unmistakable red, white, and blue paint — gave the independent automaker a legitimate seat at the table alongside the GTX, Road Runner, and Chevelle SS. One owner even ordered his sight unseen from Vietnam, picking it up the same month he returned home. Fewer than 2,400 were built. Watch to see why this AMC still commands respect decades later.
Car News TV skips the narration entirely for this rundown of nine of the rarest cars in the world, letting engine notes and on-screen text do the talking instead. Viewers immediately started debating the details in the comments — questioning whether the Ford GT40 shown is an original or a later-built continuation, and nominating a 1969 Camaro as the sleeper highlight among a field of million-dollar Ferraris and Porsches. See which nine cars made the cut.
Long before Chevrolet confirmed anything officially, rumors were already swirling about a mid-engine Corvette that could finally challenge Ferrari and Lamborghini on their own turf. This pre-release deep dive covers the leaked specs, the “Zora” nameplate speculation, and the anticipated late-2018 arrival that had Corvette fans equal parts thrilled and nervous. Would breaking sixty years of front-engine tradition pay off, or price out the everyday buyer who made the Corvette what it was?
Only one Oldsmobile 442 was ever built with front-wheel drive, a genuinely experimental 1968 car born out of the earliest days of the Hurst/Olds partnership. Owner Fred Mandrick discovered it by chance and later learned the previous owner had kept it hidden for 42 years before he ever got the call. Fully restored, the car was later selected as the featured vehicle at the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. Watch to hear the story behind a one-of-one that almost stayed lost.
Only 20 examples of the legendary Corvette L88 were ever built for the 1967 model year, and this one is the only survivor finished in its specific factory color. At Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction, it sold for 3.5 million dollars, a price that reflects genuine racing pedigree as much as raw scarcity. FOX Sports called it simply the ultimate in American collector car. Watch to see the moment the hammer fell.
The Auto Rules wanted to answer a question every backyard mechanic has joked about: can you supercharge an engine with a leaf blower? The answer, tested on a 5.4-liter V8, isn’t a simple yes or no — there’s no real boost involved, yet the dyno still showed a gain. Commenters are already lobbying for a turbocharged leaf blower as the sequel. Watch to see exactly how many horsepower a cheap tool can buy.