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This 1970 Camaro started life as an ordinary 350-powered SS — then a trip to the Dick Harrell Performance Center swapped in a 454 big-block and turned it into a legend. What makes it extraordinary is that it’s an unrestored survivor with roughly 6,000 original miles, one of only a handful ever built. Now part of the Brothers Collection, it still burns the hides at will. Watch to see one of Mr. Chevrolet’s rarest creations.
Chevrolet has built countless engines, but only a handful earned reputations that outlived the cars they powered. This countdown narrows the field to eight greats — from legendary small-blocks like the 283 and 350 to fire-breathing big-blocks and a few surprises. There’s no narrator, just the engines and their stories. Watch to see how many of your favorites made the cut, and which one deserved the top spot.
The builder behind Regular Guy Garage skipped fuel injection and dropped a 347 stroker topped with an old-school Holley carburetor into his 1986 Ford Mustang notchback — on purpose. In a world that’s gone all-in on EFI, he lays out exactly why the carburetor still made sense for his project. It’s a refreshingly honest take on cost, simplicity, and character. Watch to hear the full case for going old-school.
Car News Central takes on one of the most argued-over questions in the hobby: which engines are the greatest Ford ever built? From the flathead V8 and the Le Mans-winning big-blocks to the modern Coyote, the countdown weighs nostalgia against raw capability — and is guaranteed to leave off somebody’s favorite. It is the kind of list that starts a friendly fight. Watch to see the picks and where you disagree.
Lou Costabile stumbles onto a MOPAR fan’s dream in Chicago: a 1970 Plymouth Superbird in Vitamin C orange parked beside a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona in Spring Green Metallic — both winged Aero Warriors, both packing the legendary 426 Hemi. Owner Tom Lembeck walks through what actually separates these two NASCAR-bred cousins. Seeing both together with Hemi power is nearly impossible. Watch to learn the differences.
Alux.com digs into fifteen facts about Chevrolet that even devoted fans tend to get wrong — from who actually founded the company and who owns it today, to the most expensive Corvette, the priciest Camaro, and the fastest Chevy ever built. It is a fast-moving trivia tour of a brand hiding more surprises than its familiar bowtie suggests. Watch to see how many you already knew.
MotorTrend’s Generation Gap lines up a 1987 Buick GNX, the turbocharged legend of the 1980s, against a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle that looks like it belongs to somebody’s grandmother. The twist is what hides under the Chevelle’s plain sheet metal: a rare COPO 427 rated at 425 horsepower. It is 1980s tech versus 1960s cubic inches in a head-to-head sleeper showdown. Watch to see which era wins.
From across the Belvidere MOPAR show field, this 1971 Plymouth GTX looks like a clean 440 car in all the right colors, until you notice the one detail in the roof that stops collectors mid-sentence: a factory sunroof. Owner Kirk Phillips explains to Lou Costabile how a car built for export ended up back in the States, and why it is such an unusual survivor. Watch to hear the whole story.
Ken “Big Stick” Godsey brought a tribute to the legendary Ronnie Sox 1964 A/FX Mercury Comet to the NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion at Bowling Green, and the crowd was waiting for one number to hit the board. This is a car built to honor the golden age of Factory Experimental drag racing, and the run that followed marked a milestone every A/FX racer respects. Watch to see the pass unfold.
The fastest way to feel four decades of progress is to put both ends of a bloodline nose to nose. In this Generation Gap matchup, Davin’s 1968 Pontiac Firebird with a 320-horsepower 350 faces Matt’s 2010 Lingenfelter Trans Am, a 655-horsepower modern Camaro in Firebird disguise. The spec sheet suggests a blowout, but nostalgia and character do not show up in numbers. Watch the old and new fight it out.
Handing someone a list of the five best Camaros is like handing them a lit match in a fireworks factory, and V8TV knew it. Built to mark fifty years of the Chevrolet Camaro, this countdown pulls genuinely significant cars from The Brothers Collection, from first-gen Z/28s to COPO 427 monsters, and dares you to accept the order. Whether you agree or not, it will make you defend your favorite. See who takes number one.
This 1969 Pontiac GTO looks like just another handsome green convertible until you learn the build sheet: the high-revving Ram Air IV 400 backed by a four-speed, in a drop-top body. Fewer than 50 were built with that exact recipe. Freshly restored and unveiled at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals from The Brothers Collection, it sits at the very top of the factory muscle car pyramid. Take the full tour.
That wide, menacing Charger in the final scene of Furious 7 has a name, a builder, and a number that beggars belief. 1320video ran into Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines at SEMA and got the story behind “Maximus,” a 1968 Dodge Charger making 2,000 horsepower on an 18-inch-wide tire, with over 2,000 hours poured into the bodywork alone. Hear how the movie’s wildest car came together.