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Classic 1967 Ford Mustang GT convertible showcased in a video review.

The Basics On How To Buy Your First Classic Mustang

CJ Pony Parts built a first-time buyer’s guide to classic Mustangs around the actual mistakes their customers have made over the years, VIN mismatches on interior trim, cowl panel rust that only shows up after purchase, and impulse buys that skip inspection entirely. The comments add their own cautionary tales, including one buyer who did not discover a leaking cowl panel until years later. Prices on desirable fastback models have only climbed since. Watch before writing a check on your first one.

Bright orange classic muscle car parked on a sunny suburban street.

429 SCJ Ford Torino Grab a Dollar From the Dash

by Pat C

A straight trade between two muscle car enthusiasts in 1977 turned into one of the great sleeper stories of the era: a 1969 GTX swapped for a dark green, unassuming 1970 Ford Torino packing the Super Cobra Jet engine and factory drag pack. Read on for the specs behind the sleeper — and the dollar-on-the-dash trick that proved just how quick it really was.

Classic orange muscle car in pristine condition at an indoor showroom.

1000HP 1968 Plymouth Road Runner “Old Runner” & Engine Sound

by Wes

Dennis Ermi’s 1968 Plymouth Road Runner wears a custom Pearlescent Orange and Black paint job and hides a 472-cubic-inch big-block built to make somewhere around 1,000 horsepower, numbers that have nothing to do with the nameplate’s budget-muscle-car reputation. Ermi has owned the car since 2009 and built it up gradually, the paint and engine work both added well after purchase. Viewers keep coming back to one detail in particular: the blower whine. Watch to hear it for yourself.

Man explaining Chevy V8 engine components.

350 CHEVY HEADS BEST AND WORST

by Wes

A small-block Chevy engine builder with decades of grease under his fingernails sets out to settle one of the hobby’s oldest arguments: which factory cylinder heads are actually worth chasing, and which ones are budget-build traps. Casting numbers, camel-hump chambers, and a warranty-replacement secret tied to the 1969 Z/28 Camaro all make an appearance. Viewers with their own engine-building histories have kept the debate going in the comments for over a decade. Watch to find out which heads made his list, and which ones did not.

A large metallic engine block being machined in an industrial workshop.

Edelbrock Foundries and Manufacturing

by Wes

Edelbrock built its reputation on performance parts cast entirely in the USA, and this video takes cameras inside the two foundries where that happens — molding, pouring, machining, and final inspection, all in one place. Former employees who’ve worked the exact stations shown, from furnace operator to CMM inspector, weigh in in the comments with details the video itself doesn’t spell out. It’s a rare look at where a trusted name in muscle car parts actually comes from.

Four classic cars parked on a grassy field in a row.

Retro Review: Torino, Cyclone, Charger, & Superbird

by Wes

For a few short years at the end of the 1960s, win on Sunday, sell on Monday pushed Ford, Mercury, Dodge, and Plymouth into a genuine aerodynamic arms race, producing cars as strange-looking as they were fast — this MotorWeek retro review rounds up the Torino, Cyclone, Charger, and the wildest of them all, the wing-and-nose-cone Plymouth Superbird. One commenter still remembers passing on a Limelight green Superbird back in 1985, long before it became a six-figure collector car. Watch to see the machines NASCAR eventually had to legislate off the track.

A classic muscle car performing a burnout with smoke billowing.

Top 10 Muscle Cars of All Time (Hand picked)

by Wes

Ranking the greatest muscle cars of all time was always going to start an argument, but slotting a Mercedes-Benz Brabus Bullit 800 into the number three spot sent this comment section into open revolt. Viewers debate what actually counts as a muscle car, what got left off entirely, and whether horsepower numbers alone should decide the list at all. See which cars purists say are missing.

1983 Plymouth Sport Fury 426 Max Wedge classic car in black.

History/Breakdown: 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury 426 Max Wedge

by Wes

No scoops, no stripes, just dog-dish wheels and a stripped interior, this 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury looks like nothing special until you learn what is under the hood: a 426 Max Wedge Super Stock V8 making an advertised 415 horsepower. One commenter says with modern tires and race gas, it would run 10-second quarter miles today. See why Mopar collectors call these early B-bodies brutes.

1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429 in pristine condition.

Breakdown/History: 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429

by Wes

A twelve-year-old fell in love with this generation of Mustang after watching a red one chase a Bond villain in Diamonds Are Forever, and this 1971 Mach 1’s 429 Super Cobra Jet is exactly the engine that backs up that on-screen reputation. The bigger, heavier redesign split fans the moment it launched. See why so many of them ended up owning two or three anyway.

A classic 1957 Chevrolet Chevy Corvette in pristine condition.

1957 Chevrolet Chevy Corvette in Polo White & 283 Engine Sound

by Wes

1957 was the year the Corvette stopped being just a pretty face, and this Polo White Roadster carries the 283-cubic-inch engine option that made the case. Bill Kotzum of Corvette Mike Midwest walks through why the rare, temperamental fuel-injected version briefly made this America’s quickest production car. Ford had an answer of its own that same year. See how the two rivals compared.

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona in pristine white, showcasing classic muscle car design.

Muscle Car Of The Week Video #42: 1969 Dodge Daytona

by Wes

To legally race its wing-nosed Charger on NASCAR’s superspeedways in 1969, Dodge had to build at least 500 street-legal versions first, whether buyers wanted one or not. This Daytona is one of just 503 built to satisfy that rule, and one of 433 fitted with a 440 instead of the Hemi. Some viewers say it is more than any ordinary muscle car deserves to be called. Here is why the rule that created it still matters.

1965 Ford Galaxie 500 muscle car in dark red with classic styling.

Review and Breakdown: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500R Code 427

by Wes

This 1965 Ford Galaxie 500R looks like any other full-size family car of its era, right up until you learn what is under the hood: a dual-quad 427 side-oiler paired with a 4-speed manual. Viewers are calling it their favorite Muscle Car Of The Week episode yet, and the comment section is already lobbying for more full-size sleepers like it. See the burnout that sealed the deal.

A modified black sports car with blue headlights on a track.

Dodge Challenger Mods- 3 Inch lift, truck tires, Offroad & Underbody lights, rhinoliner Mad max pt1

by Wes

A hail storm should have ended this Dodge Challenger’s story before it started, but Stanley “Dirt Monkey” Genadek saw a blank canvas instead of a write-off. The build adds a 3-inch lift, true off-road tires, full rhinoliner armor, and underglow lighting to turn a modern muscle car into something closer to a wasteland runner. Viewers who hated the concept at first are now among its biggest fans.

Close-up of a classic Ford Mustang's steering wheel and dashboard interior.

Quite possibly the RAREST Mustang in the world! ONLY 2 IN THE WORLD!

by Wes

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.

Close-up of vintage car dashboard and steering wheel in motion.

GT 500 Eleanor Show Car Test Drive

by Wes

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.

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