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What year is this Camaro?

by Kiril

Chevy sold over 220,000 Camaros in its debut 1967 season, but only 602 of them wore the Z/28 option code — Vince Piggins’ quietly-introduced, race-ready package that turned an ordinary pony car into one of GM’s rarest muscle machines. Add in a 396-powered Indy 500 pace car pedigree from that same first year, and the ’67 Camaro didn’t just answer the Mustang, it arrived swinging. A six-cylinder base car and a numbers-matching Z/28 both wear the same badge — but only one of them is a genuine unicorn.

Classic black muscle car parked outdoors on a sunny day.

The Last Hemi Challenger: Inside Dodge’s Rarest 1971 R/T

by Kiril

Only about 71 Hemi-powered 1971 Dodge Challengers were built before Dodge pulled the plug on the street 426 for good. The $892 option scared off most buyers, and the last-year styling changes split opinion among Mopar fans. What survived is one of the rarest Challengers ever built, and the story behind why so few people ordered it says a lot about where the muscle car era was headed by 1971.

Various carburetors displayed with text on choosing one.

How To Choose A Carburetor

by Wes

Holley breaks down exactly how to choose the right carburetor for your build, covering CFM calculations, street versus race carburetors, and the difference between vacuum and mechanical secondaries. It’s a practical, timestamped guide built to save builders from the expensive trial-and-error of guessing carburetor size. Whether you’re building a daily driver or a dedicated race engine, the sizing mistakes covered here are worth knowing before you buy. Watch to make sure your next carburetor purchase is the right one.

Red classic car with Henry Ford quote on wall background.

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy, anyone can complain” Henry Ford

by Ross Mills

‘Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain’ is one of Henry Ford’s most repeated quotes, and it reflects the same pragmatic mindset that built the modern assembly line. Ford wasn’t just a businessman with a knack for slogans, he was solving one of the hardest manufacturing puzzles of his era. Here’s the story behind the man and the philosophy that built Ford Motor Company.

Classic car undergoing restoration in a workshop.

The Sleeper Nobody Expects: 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport

by Kiril

Buick’s Gran Sport never got the GTO’s headlines, but the numbers tell a different story. A 340-horsepower Wildcat V8, sub-7-second 0-60 times, and a genuine sleeper reputation made the 1966 Skylark GS a serious performer wearing a luxury badge. Only 13,816 were built that year out of over 106,000 Skylarks, making this one of the most overlooked muscle cars of the mid-1960s.

Old, dusty car covered in debris inside a cluttered garage.

Epic Barn Find in Midwest, Superbird, Talladega, Charger 500 and MORE.

by Wes

Ryan Brutt, of Auto Archaeologist fame, tracked down a Midwest barn holding not one but three legendary aero-war Mopars: a Superbird, a Talladega, and a Charger 500, all stored together and untouched for decades. These NASCAR-homologation cars are among the rarest muscle cars Detroit ever built, and finding this many under one roof is nearly unheard of. Watch to see the condition they’re in — and what it takes to get a barn find like this out into daylight.

Two classic muscle cars ready for a drag race on a street strip at night.

$1.000 Drag Race Went Well But The Looser Did Not Want To Give Up The Money

by Wes

SS Shaun’s LSX-powered, ProCharged Chevelle went up against Big Matt’s heavily built LS1 Camaro — running its own ProCharger, nitrous, and methanol injection — for a straight $1,000 bet. Shaun took the win by a solid margin, but the real story starts after the finish line, when Matt wasn’t in a hurry to hand over the money. Watch to see how it actually got settled.

Two large exhaust pipes on a vehicle, emphasizing power and performance.

The Power of 2.5- vs. 3-Inch Exhaust. Is bigger better?

by Wes

Engine Masters settled a decades-old garage argument by bolting a 600-plus-horsepower 454 Chevy to the dyno and running it through both 2.5-inch and 3-inch exhaust systems back to back. The results reveal exactly where bigger pipe stops helping and starts costing low-end power — numbers that matter more than the peak horsepower headline. Presented by AMSOIL, it’s the kind of controlled test that most exhaust marketing never bothers to run. Watch to see where the crossover point actually falls.

Classic black muscle car parked indoors under an American flag.

The $17-a-Day Race Car: Inside the 1966 Shelby GT350H

by Kiril

Hertz expected to rent out a couple hundred Shelby Mustangs in 1966. They ended up building 1,000 GT350H cars instead, and weekend racers famously returned them with welded-in roll bars. This is the story of the rental counter that accidentally created one of the most legendary Mustangs Shelby American ever built, and why clean survivors now sell for six figures at auction.

Intricate mechanical setup with fiery sparks and glowing tubes inside a dark workshop.

Fire Engulfs Mopar Small-Block at Engine Masters

by Wes

Buck Hinkle brought a rare Polyspheric Mopar small-block to the Engine Masters Challenge’s Vintage class, running old Chrysler architecture against modern competitors under serious pressure. Mid-pull, a failed oil filter gasket sent pressurized oil onto red-hot headers, and the dyno cell erupted into flame. HOT ROD Network caught the whole moment on camera. Watch to see how close the run came to disaster — and what it took to walk away from it.

Red sports car with a driver holding a phone, stopped near police vehicles.

Guy Blows Up His Friend’s LT1 Camaro In Front Of Police Station!

by Wes

The LT1 in this Camaro was already knocking — a telltale sign of engine damage — when the owner and his friend decided to do doughnuts in front of a police station anyway. DMV Street Kings caught the entire sequence, including the moment the engine finally lets go. The car was reportedly bought already damaged, and the owner had another LT1 build already underway in a machine shop, which reframes the whole stunt as less reckless than it first appears. Watch to see exactly how it ends.

Two exotic sports cars, McLaren and Chevrolet, showcased side by side.

McLaren MP4-12C vs 1970 Chevelle SS 396 – Joke Comparison & 1/4 Mile Drag Race

by Wes

Road Test TV pits a $300,000 McLaren MP4-12C — 616 horsepower, paddle-shift dual-clutch transmission, carbon-fiber chassis — against a 1970 Chevelle SS 396 running a four-speed manual you have to shift by hand. They call it a joke comparison in the title, and the price gap alone justifies that framing. But a quarter mile has a way of testing assumptions that a spec sheet can’t settle on its own. Watch to see whether modern supercar technology actually delivers the win it’s supposed to have.

Video thumbnail showing a car engine assembly line with multiple engines in a factory.

Why is the LS so GOOD??

by Wes

The Chevy LS V8 has become such a fixture of car culture that ‘LS swap it’ is practically a meme — but this video, featuring twenty minutes with master engine builder Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines, actually explains why the reputation is earned. The Drive sat down with someone who has pushed LS-based engines well past 1,000 horsepower and asked him to break down the real engineering behind the platform. It gets deep into the design decisions most owners never think about. Watch for an explanation that goes further than the usual internet shorthand.

A lime green classic car maneuvers on a street near parked vehicles.

An Idiot Tried To Load A Car Over Improvised Ramp Made Of Cans And Failed Miserably

by Wes

A group of neighbors set out to build a car ramp using nothing but paint cans, loose boards, and whatever scrap metal was lying around — and the laws of physics have some thoughts about that plan. Chris Loope’s channel specializes in exactly this kind of unscripted backyard chaos, where the entertainment comes from watching an idea meet reality in real time. There’s no stunt coordinator here, no padding, just improvised engineering about to fail spectacularly. Watch to see exactly where it gives way.

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