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This Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Has Been Transformed

by Wes

Gregg Hamilton flew to Alabama to buy this Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sight-unseen off eBay, then spent years reshaping it using tricks learned building World Rally Championship cars for Toyota Team Europe and Ken Block’s team. The result is a widened, re-engineered coupe he says is “about as quick as a Z06 Corvette” — and a tribute to the Smokey and the Bandit obsession that brought him to America in the first place. Watch to see what happens when a rally engineer builds his dream car instead of just buying one.

Green Dodge Challenger and red Ford Mustang side by side.

Ford Mustang GT vs Dodge Challenger R/T | Which Has the Most Muscle?

by Wes

Edmunds editors James Riswick and Mike Monticello put the 2015 Ford Mustang GT and Dodge Challenger R/T head to head, evaluating performance, comfort, interior quality, and value on identical terms. It’s a debate that enthusiast forums have argued endlessly without ever reaching a real consensus. The two editors don’t fully agree by the end, and their disagreement reveals just how differently buyers can define what makes a muscle car worth owning. See which car actually wins when the comparison is done properly.

A blue Chevrolet IROC-Z sports car with bold yellow text.

Camaro IROC-Z – Pricing, Overview & Deep Dive

by Wes

The Camaro IROC-Z name is making a comeback, and this deep dive sits down with the person behind the revival to break down full pricing and details. Creator Mark had to publicly clarify one important detail: this isn’t an actual IROC-Z race series returning, but rather driving classes and a charity event for owners. For a badge this beloved in muscle car circles, getting the details right matters enormously. Find out exactly what buyers are getting with this revival, straight from the source.

A red classic muscle car races down the drag strip, showing off its power.

1071hp – 9 Second Chevelle SS

by Wes

This Chevelle SS runs consistent nine-second quarter miles thanks to a Donovan big block making over a thousand horsepower, all wrapped in an engine bay clean enough to eat off of. Pulling the front wheels on launch and repeating that pass without breaking anything is a rare combination most drag builds never achieve. It’s proof that a fifty-year-old platform can still humiliate far newer machinery when the right builder gets involved. See exactly what it takes to make a Chevelle run this hard, this consistently.

A car's front wheel flies off dramatically on a busy road.

Loose Truck Tire Torpedoes And Destroys Oncoming Car Compilation

by Wes

This dashcam compilation captures some of the most violent loose-wheel incidents caught on Russian roads, where wheels and tires break free from moving vehicles and slam into oncoming traffic with almost no warning. Dashcams are nearly universal there for legal and insurance reasons, which is exactly why this kind of footage exists in such volume. Behind the shock value is a genuinely useful reminder about basic wheel and lug nut maintenance. Watch how little time drivers actually have to react once a tire is airborne.

A white Dodge Charger RT with a supercharged engine racing on a city street.

Gone in 60 Seconds – 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T towed & crushed

by Wes

This footage shows a Dodge Challenger R/T being towed and crushed on camera, one of the countless muscle cars sacrificed to movie stunt work during the 1970s. Viewers have argued for years about whether the car is genuinely a 1970 model, a debate the Internet Movie Car Database has worked to settle. It’s a rare, uncomfortable glimpse at what happened to plenty of real muscle cars once cameras started rolling. See the scene that still divides classic Mopar fans decades later.

Diagram showing air and fuel flow in a basic carburetor.

How Carburetor Works

by Wes

Long before fuel injection took over, every muscle car engine breathed through a carburetor — a device that runs almost entirely on basic physics rather than electronics. This breakdown explains the venturi effect, the float bowl, and the jets that together meter fuel with no computer involved at all. It’s the same technology still keeping lawnmowers and chainsaws running today, decades after cars moved on. Understanding it is the key to actually diagnosing what’s happening under a classic muscle car’s hood.

Three 2019 Camaro models in red, white, and blue parked side by side.

2017 Camaro 1SS vs 2SS vs 1LE

by Wes

Chevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro SS comes in three genuinely different flavors, and picking the wrong one is an easy way to end up with a car that doesn’t match how you actually drive. This comparison breaks down the value-focused 1SS, the comfort-oriented 2SS, and the track-hungry 1LE package side by side. Each one shares the same core V8, but the way they ride, handle, and live day to day couldn’t be more different. Find out which Camaro actually fits your driving style before you sign anything.

Classic 1969 AMC AMX muscle car showcased on vintage road test.

1969 AMX – vintage road test

by Wes

For two years, American Motors built the only two-seat sports car in the country that wasn’t a Corvette, and most people have completely forgotten it existed. This vintage road test catches the 1969 AMX at the moment period journalists were still deciding whether AMC’s gamble had actually paid off. Short wheelbase, big V8, and a personality unlike anything else in the Javelin lineup — the AMX earned its reputation the hard way. See what testers made of it back when the car was brand new.

Air Bags

Air Bags

by Ross Mills

The airbag existed on paper decades before most muscle cars ever left the factory floor. German engineer Walter Linderer patented a version in 1951, followed by American John Hetrick in 1953, but neither design worked reliably enough for production. Mercedes-Benz finally cracked it in 1981, pairing airbags with seatbelt tensioners on its S-Class, and dual front airbags didn’t become mandatory in the U.S. until 1998. That timeline means virtually every classic muscle car from the genre’s golden age was built without any form of supplemental restraint at all.

1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko muscle car in blue with racing stripes.

1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce

by Wes

This 1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce carries a secret most muscle cars never had to keep — performance built specifically to fly under the insurance industry’s radar. Don Yenko engineered it as a quieter alternative to his more famous Camaros and Chevelles, right as rising premiums started pricing enthusiasts out of the cars they wanted most. Now a centerpiece of The Brothers Collection, this Deuce was chosen to headline a milestone 150th episode of Muscle Car of the Week. Watch to see what Yenko was really hiding under that modest Nova body.

Two classic Cobras racing side by side on a scenic coastal road.

‘Vette Fans Probably Oughta Skip This Video: Cobra Vs C6 Z06

by Wes

upyersbuddy titled this one bluntly: ‘Vette fans probably oughta skip this video. A Shelby Cobra replica — light, crude, and stripped of nearly everything but a big V8 — lines up against a C6 Corvette Z06 built around a factory-tuned 505-horsepower LS7. Only one walks away happy, and the title already gives away who. Watch to see exactly how a cruder, lighter car pulls it off.

Classic black vintage car parked on a rural road under a blue sky.

The 1957 Bel Air That Broke the 1-Horsepower-Per-Cubic-Inch Barrier

by Kiril

In 1957, Chevrolet quietly did something no GM production car had done before: it built an engine that made exactly one horsepower for every cubic inch. The fuel-injected 283, available in everyday cars like the Bel Air Sport Coupe, was so dominant NASCAR restricted it almost immediately. Here’s the story behind the $500 option that turned a family hardtop into a genuine performance legend — and why collectors still chase a documented fuel-injection car today.

Rear view of a classic Ford Mustang with dual exhausts.

The 2000hp FURIOUS 7 Maximus Charger!

by Wes

The Charger in the closing scene of Furious 7 wasn’t a digital effect — it was a real, driveable 1968 Dodge Charger built to make roughly 2,000 horsepower and fit an 18-inch-wide rear tire. Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines is the man behind it, and he walked 1320Video through exactly what it took to build Maximus at SEMA. The answer involves 2,000 hours of bodywork alone. Watch to hear it from the builder himself.

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