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1965 Shelby Powered Mercer Cobrat By Virgil Exner

by Pat C

A magazine assignment to imagine a forgotten luxury nameplate reborn somehow became a fully functional one-off, built on a genuine Shelby Cobra chassis and dressed in copper and brass. Commissioned by a metals trade association rather than an automaker, the Mercer-Cobra combined retro coachbuilt styling with real Shelby performance underneath. Decades later, it sold for $660,000 at a Monterey auction. How does a concept car built to promote copper end up among the most valuable one-offs in Shelby history?

Woman in black dress posing by a classic car outdoors.

340 or this cute Girl? What’s your choice?

by Kiril

Buried in the caption of a classic car-show photo is a number that means something very specific to Mopar people: 340. It’s the displacement, in cubic inches, of one of the most respected small-block V8s Chrysler ever built, one that punched well above its weight class against bigger factory rivals. Here’s what actually made that small-block worth remembering.

A restored 1970 Pontiac GTO red muscle car on display in a showroom.

1964 Pontiac GTO Post Coupe that was Found in a Farmers Field

by Wes

This 1964 Pontiac GTO Post Coupe was pulled out of an open farmer’s field, not a barn, and somehow made it back to red-paint condition in time for the 25th Annual Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend. Owner Dick Boneske shares the surprisingly simple story behind the find directly from the farmer who wanted it gone. As a first-year GTO, this car carries more historical weight than its rough backstory suggests. Watch the full story.

A police chase involving a bent car on a highway.

Mustang Doing Crazy Spins In High-speed Chase Is Unbelievable!

by Wes

A Mustang fleeing police spins out completely, not once but three separate times, and somehow keeps driving every single time. A stop sign gets caught in the axle mid-chase, a local newsroom loses its composure on air, and viewers are already comparing the footage to Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto. How does a chase this chaotic actually end?

Classic orange muscle car parked near a lake on a sunny day.

Car Collector Looking for an AMC AMX

by Pat C

AMC built the AMX as a two-seat halo car meant to prove a budget-focused company could build a real sports car, and it worked almost too well: total production across three model years landed at just over 19,000 units. Its 390-cid V8 made 315 horsepower on a chassis shortened from the Javelin until the wheelbase actually beat the Corvette’s. That rarity is exactly why a wanted ad like this one still shows up decades later. Here’s what makes the AMX worth the hunt.

A classic Camaro with a surfboard, symbolizing a life-changing journey.

Camaro Ownership Changes Life Path

by Wes

Adam Martin bought this primer-gray 1968 Chevrolet Camaro at sixteen with money he’d earned making pizzas, knowing little more about cars than how to check the oil. Decades later, the imperfections he built into it himself — a coat-hanger scar in the paint, a set of Hooker headers he hammered into shape by hand — are the parts he refuses to fix. Petrolicious follows how one car became Martin’s entire automotive education. Watch to hear the story behind every imperfection.

Car engine bay with fuel injection system shown.

Choosing Carb over Fuel injection – Why I did it?

by Wes

Regular Guy Garage is dropping a 347 stroker into a 1986 Mustang Notchback, and against the current of nearly every build video out there, he’s doing it with a carburetor instead of fuel injection. His reasoning — no sensors, no wiring harness, no computer to fight with — has resonated with viewers who own everything from Chargers to Firebirds to Camaros. Watch to hear the full case for going old-school.

Bright orange 1970 Dodge Charger with iconic tail fins at a car show.

Six Strange Muscle Car Facts – Strange & Extreme

by Wes

priceman141’s rundown of six supposedly strange muscle car facts turned into an unplanned classification debate the moment it hit the comments, with viewers arguing that only the Plymouth Superbird actually qualifies as a muscle car among the cars featured. Whether or not the video gets the categories right, it surfaces a genuinely rare piece of Detroit history in the Ford Boss 429 along the way. Watch and decide which side of the muscle car versus pony car argument you land on.

Classic black muscle car parked outdoors with bold white text slogan.

Classic muscle is always in style.

by Ross Mills

Classic muscle cars were built during a narrow window of cheap gas and factory-versus-factory competition that’s never been fully repeated — which is exactly why the appeal never faded. Here’s a quick look at why this specific era still headlines auctions and car shows decades later.

Classic Chevrolet car with open hood showcasing engine.

Chevelle SS 396: The Badge That Outlived Its Own Engine Size

by Kiril

Pop the hood on a Chevelle wearing SS 396 badges and there’s a good chance it isn’t actually a 396 anymore. What started as a limited 1965 option built around a Corvette-derived big-block grew into one of muscle car history’s most recognizable names — one Chevrolet kept using even after the engine underneath it grew to 402 cubic inches. Read on to find out how a badge became more valuable than the number it was supposed to represent.

1967 Chevrolet Impala SS with a powerful engine at a car show.

1967 Chevrolet Impala SS Super Sport in Red & 427 Engine Sound

by Wes

Ron Hoeft bought this 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS Super Sport new, let it go at some point over the following decades, and then — against long odds — tracked it down and bought the exact same car back. Host Lou Costabile sits down with Ron at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals to hear the full story behind the big-block 427, the rare factory vinyl top, and a reunion most owners never get.

Two classic muscle cars side by side in dramatic lighting.

Pontiac Firebird Convertible 1968 vs. Plymouth Hemi Cuda 1971

by Kiril

A 1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible offered buyers a full menu of engines from a modest six-cylinder up to a 335-horsepower V8. A 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda offered exactly one engine and only seven surviving convertibles. See how two completely different factory philosophies now translate into wildly different price tags at auction, ranging into the millions for the rarer of the two.

A yellow vintage muscle car in motion on a road.

Top 10 Muscle Cars by Video Play Count

by Wes

After 122 episodes of Muscle Car Of The Week, V8TV pulled the actual play-count data to rank which individual cars fans watched the most. Two Ford Boss Mustangs claim the top spots, with a Hemi Superbird, a Mr. Norm’s Challenger, and a Dodge Daytona rounding out the list. The hosts even challenge viewers to guess what’s conspicuously missing from the countdown.

Dashcam captures a traffic jam on a sunny day with cars and a bus.

Sewage Truck Exploded In The Street Sending Dirt Flying Everywhere! Yikes!

by Wes

With more than 5.6 million views and not a word of description to explain it, this viral clip has traveled far beyond the usual muscle-car crowd. There’s no famous car and no big-name channel here — just a few seconds that people can’t seem to stop replaying and arguing about. The Russian title hints, cryptically, that money is somehow involved. Watch and decide for yourself what all the fuss is about.

A sleek silver Dodge Viper sports car with aggressive styling.

1700HP Viper vs Texas Streets – The MOST SAVAGE Street Car we’ve seen!

by Wes

An 1100-horsepower AWD Nissan GT-R should win this fight before it even starts — thats the whole point of all-wheel drive at a standing start. But this Nth Moto-built Dodge Viper, running an estimated 1700 horsepower through an old-school H-pattern manual and nothing but 18-inch street tires, had other plans during a night of TX2K18 street racing. The 50-to-180-mph numbers alone are worth the watch. See how a rear-wheel-drive holdout took down the AWD favorites.


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