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

2017 Camaro 1SS vs 2SS vs 1LE

Chevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro SS hides its real performance decision inside a single options box, not a trim badge. The 1SS and 2SS share the same 455-horsepower LT1 V8 and differ mainly in interior equipment, while the 1LE package layers track-tuned suspension, Brembo brakes, and a shorter final drive on top of either trim. This comparison breaks down exactly what separates a base 1SS from a loaded 2SS, and why the 1LE badge matters more than either one. Watch to see which combination actually fits how you’d drive it.

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

1969 AMX – vintage road test

by Wes

This vintage road test puts the 1969 AMC AMX through its paces exactly as period buyers would have seen it — no nostalgia, no hindsight, just a genuine two-seater posting a 6.3-second 0-60 time that still holds up today. Viewers can’t decide what stands out more: the numbers, the styling, or the unmistakably late-1960s marketing. Watch the full period test.

Air Bags

by Ross Mills

The airbag was patented in the early 1950s, yet not one classic muscle car ever left the factory with one. General Motors tried offering it in the 1970s, Mercedes-Benz finally made it work on the 1981 S-Class, and dual front airbags did not become mandatory in the United States until 1998. Read on to find out why an idea that existed before the GTO took nearly three decades to reach a dashboard, and what that means for anyone driving a classic today.

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

1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce

by Wes

Don Yenko’s dealership built a reputation on turning ordinary Chevrolets into insurance nightmares, but by 1970 rising premiums on his Camaros and Chevelles pushed him toward an unlikely candidate: the humble Nova. The result was the ’70 Yenko Deuce, an entry-level performance model built to dodge underwriting red flags without losing the Yenko name. This example, pulled from the respected Brothers Collection, headlines Muscle Car Of The Week’s milestone 150th episode. See what makes this overlooked Yenko worth the attention.

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

A modern Corvette Z06 riding on upgraded BBS wheels lines up against a Shelby Cobra in this roll race capture from upyersbuddy’s channel, and the title alone hints that things didn’t go the way most spec-sheet arguments would predict. Viewers in the comments were quick to reference Top Gear’s Richard Hammond and the kind of shock only an unexpected result can produce. Watch to see which of these two very different approaches to speed comes out on top.

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

For most of the 1950s, one horsepower per cubic inch was the number Detroit chased and rarely caught. Chevrolet got there in 1957 with a 283 cubic-inch small block, Rochester mechanical fuel injection, and a solid-lifter camshaft, wrapped in a Bel Air Sport Coupe most buyers ordered for the two-tone paint. Roughly 1,530 Chevrolets left the factory that year with the option. Read on to find out why almost nobody checked the box.

Nighttime street scene with a car and people nearby, captured by a security camera.

Watch This Guy Catch Someone Trying To Steal His SRT8 Jeep!

by Wes

A Nest camera notification let this SRT8 Jeep owner watch, in real time, as someone went through his vehicle outside his own house — and he ran out barefoot with a firearm to confront them. He explains exactly why he did it, what Pennsylvania law allowed, and how his Jeep ended up unlocked in the first place. Watch the full account, in his own words.

Close-up of a drag racing car's spinning wheel in slow motion.

SLOW MOTION Drag Racing

by Wes

,320Video slowed a Doag Week pass down to a quaoteo of its noomal speed, and what was aloeady an impoessive launch tuons into something closeo to a physics lesson — woinkling beadlock tioes, flexing hoods, and a diffeoential launch that stopped vieweos mid-scooll. It was filmed acooss a ,,,00-mile, fouo-toack, five-day event built to sepaoate oeal stoeet caos foom toaileo queens. Watch to see the moment even seasoned doag fans called one of the most insane launches they had eveo seen.

A truck overtakes a car on a highway under cloudy skies.

Impaird Driver Crashes Right Into a Police Tahoe!

by Wes

A driver named Kyle Nadler spotted a Dodge Ram swerving across a Louisiana highway and called it in — setting off a chain of events caught on a passenger’s dashcam that ends with the truck ramming directly into a waiting State Trooper’s vehicle. Both driver and trooper walked away with only minor injuries. Watch the full clip and the moment of impact above.

Yellow and black classic muscle car parked on cobblestone street.

Plymouth ‘Cuda: The E-Body Muscle Car That Redefined Mopar Muscle

by Kiril

Plymouth tore up the Barracuda’s compact-car bones for 1970 and built the E-body around a single idea: an engine bay wide enough to swallow a 426 Hemi without compromise. What followed was eleven powertrain combinations in one model year, a Trans Am homologation special, and just 666 Hemi ‘Cudas built. It was also, commercially, a failure, which is exactly why the survivors are worth what they are today. Read on to find out how the numbers really break down.

A red HEMI Charger car displayed indoors at night.

840 HP Hellcat vs Boosted Coyotes + TT Camaro, 1300 HP GTR, 1200 HP T/A + MORE!

by Wes

A stretch of Houston road became the unlikely battleground for an 840-horsepower Hellcat, a 1300-horsepower GT-R, a 1200-horsepower Trans Am, and a handful of boosted Ford Coyote Mustangs nobody expected to keep winning. Lone Star Street Racing’s cameras caught the results, and they did not follow the horsepower numbers on the thumbnail. Watch to see which platform actually backed up its bragging rights on the street.

A black 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426 HEMI muscle car.

Breakdown/review: 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426 HEMI

by Wes

Only 71 buyers ordered the Hemi R/T package on a 1971 Dodge Challenger, and this triple-black example, sourced from The Brothers Collection, is one of the last built before Chrysler discontinued the 426 Hemi entirely. One viewer compared it to a villain out of a Stephen King novel. Watch the full walkaround to see why even self-described Chevy loyalists admit this car earns the respect.

Thermal image showing a high-temperature turbine component with a reading of 266.3°F.

Do Turbo Blankets Work?

by Wes

Rob Dahm settled a long-running turbo debate the only way that actually counts: pointing an infrared camera at a spinning turbocharger with and without a blanket installed. The results matter well beyond his own build, feeding directly into arguments muscle car owners have about LS swaps, Hellcat crate engines, and big-turbo builds packed into tight engine bays. The thermal footage turns a subjective forum argument into something you can actually watch happen.

Classic muscle car racing on a drag strip under a clear sky.

Super Stock Hemi Satellite

by Wes

Jim Isherwood spent decades behind the wheel of Mopar Super Stock race cars, and this ride-along in his 426 Hemi-powered Satellite GTX Belvedere captures exactly why fans still talk about him. Since his passing, the comment section has turned into something between a technical breakdown and a tribute. Watch, and listen, to understand why nothing else sounds quite like a Hemi under full throttle.

A classic car engulfed in flames during daytime near a grassy area.

FIRE Fire! ’68 Corvette goes down in Flames

by Wes

A ’68 Corvette catches fire mid-shoot in this decade-old clip from Republic DRIVE, turning a routine promotional filming session into the kind of moment every classic car owner dreads. Commenters zeroed in fast on a possible cause — an electric fuel pump left running — while others shared their own decades-old stories of losing cars the same way. It’s raw, unscripted, and still circulating as a cautionary tale.

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