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Every Dodge Challenger used in the original 1971 Vanishing Point film was destroyed decades ago, but Ted Stephens managed to preserve all five Challengers built for the 1996 TV movie remake — the only surviving screen-used Vanishing Point cars anywhere. His white 1970 Challenger even carries a real HEMI, a rarity for any movie car. theAFICIONAUTO gets up close with Stephens and his collection. Watch to see the last Vanishing Point Challengers still standing.
Randy Clark of Hot Rods and Custom Stuff brought his customized 1966 Buick Riviera to Jay Leno’s Garage, showing off a gold paint job that took his team 1,500 hours to finish. The car blends the Riviera’s original personal-luxury styling with a level of custom detail most builds never attempt. Jay walks through exactly what went into that finish and why it stands out. Watch to see 1,500 hours of work up close.
A 560-horsepower Nissan GT-R out of the Bay Area showed up to a daytime street race event in California ready to take on anything with a big engine and an attitude. 1320Video was there to capture the pass as the GT-R lined up against a muscle car on a surface that wasn’t exactly cooperating. Grip, horsepower, and all-wheel-drive traction all factor into who actually wins. Watch to see how the run played out.
A blown alcohol engine was strapped into the dyno cell for what looked like a routine pull, the kind of test that happens hundreds of times at any serious engine shop. This one didn’t go according to plan. What started as a horsepower run ended in a dramatic failure that shows exactly how much stress a boosted alcohol combination puts on every internal part. Watch to see the moment it all came apart.
Dodge claimed the Challenger Demon was the fastest accelerating production car ever sold to the public, running 0-60 mph in just 2.3 seconds. The Fast Lane Car put that claim to the test in person, strapping in for a full quarter-mile pass to see if the numbers held up. The result is one of the wildest production-car launches ever caught on camera. Watch to see exactly how fast 2.3 seconds really feels.
This old Chevrolet Impala spent years rotting in an open field, accumulating the kind of rust and decay that usually means the end of the road for a classic. Then one determined owner decided the story wasn’t over yet. What followed is one of BigKleib34’s most satisfying rescue projects, turning a forgotten hulk back into a running muscle car. Watch to see exactly how it came back to life.
Chevrolet was founded on November 3, 1911, by Swiss race car driver Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant, the recently ousted founder of General Motors. What neither man could have predicted was how far the partnership would travel, or how quickly Louis Chevrolet himself would part ways with the company bearing his name. This centennial timeline traces that whole arc. Watch to see how a scrappy 1911 startup became a muscle car legend.
This freshly restored 1969 Pontiac Firebird hides one of Pontiac’s most serious factory performance packages, the Ram Air IV, under deceptively clean, understated styling. Paired with a correct Muncie four-speed and pulled from The Brothers Collection for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, it proves basic looks and big performance are not mutually exclusive. Watch the full breakdown to see what makes this Firebird more than meets the eye.
Chevrolet’s Nova looked like nothing more than an economical compact — until 1968, when a big-block 396 quietly became available under that unassuming hood. The top L78 version made 375 horsepower in one of the lightest bodies Chevy built, and its plain styling meant it could out-run flashier muscle cars without anyone seeing it coming. It’s one of the best sleeper stories of the entire muscle car era.
Building a Chevy small block from a bare crankshaft to a running motor takes patience, precision, and a willingness to get every torque spec exactly right. David Lis walks through crankshaft installation, plastigage clearance checks, piston ring fitting, and rod bearing tolerances in the first installment of a full engine build series. It’s the kind of hands-on knowledge most owners never bother to learn. By the end, you’ll understand exactly what’s happening inside your engine every time you start it.
An 850-horsepower boosted Camaro and a GT-R built specifically to hunt down cars like it collide at speeds pushing 180 miles per hour in this pick from Street Car Video’s August top-10 countdown. It’s one of the standout matchups from an entire month of street racing footage, chosen because the outcome wasn’t obvious going in. Horsepower versus all-wheel-drive traction, settled at speeds where the smallest mistake becomes serious. Watch to see which advantage wins out.
An all-night drive through a snowstorm brought the Legendary Motorcar team to the Chrysler Proving Grounds for one reason: to see whether their twin-turbo Viper-powered Super Cuda could actually crack 200 miles per hour. A Ferrari Enzo showed up to answer its own questions on the same 4.75-mile oval. A lost windshield trim at 190 mph nearly ended the run early. What happened when both cars hit top speed is the kind of moment that only happens once.
Modern Muscle’s host doesn’t just film other people’s cars — this time, he brought his own 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T to settle a score with a 2014 Camaro SS 6.2L that had been making noise around Los Angeles. Small-block versus Hemi, GM versus Mopar, on a street corner instead of a dyno chart. It’s part of an ongoing series built entirely from LA-area owners willing to put their cars on the line. Watch to see who wins this round.
A 1970 Plymouth Road Runner packing the legendary 426 Hemi — one of only 287 built that way — lines up against a 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30, one of just 772 ever produced, for a quarter-mile grudge match most fans will never see recreated. Road Test TV brings two genuinely rare survivors to the same starting line. Mopar’s most feared engine against an Oldsmobile package that rarely gets its due. Watch to see which rarity wins the argument.
Karl Brauer doesn’t just review the Ford GT — he owns a 2005 model, which makes his head-to-head against the all-new 2017 version personal in a way most comparisons never are. Twelve years separate a supercharged V8 tribute to Le Mans history and a twin-turbo carbon-fiber successor built for a completely different era. Styling, performance, and long-term value all get weighed by someone with real money on the line. Watch to see which GT Brauer says is the smarter buy today.