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

A homemade loading ramp built from paint cans, boards, and scrap metal was never going to survive contact with a real car, and this clip shows exactly what happens when it doesn’t. What the comments eventually revealed made the failure sting more than the slapstick suggests: the car underneath the wreckage was a genuine vintage Fiat 124 Spider. Between the laughs is a real lesson about why proper loading equipment matters for anything you actually care about. Watch the clip and see how fast a good idea falls apart.

Driver's hand on steering wheel inside a car cockpit with dashboard in view.

POV: 69 plymouth roadrunner 12.9 @ 176 Hills Race 11

by Wes

Raw POV footage puts you inside a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner as it rips off a 12.9-second pass at a grassroots event called Hills Race, complete with a scream from whoever’s riding along and shift work clean enough that commenters are still praising it years later. One longtime Mopar owner even chimed in with his own pistol-grip-shifter memories. It’s the kind of unfiltered footage professional broadcasts never capture. Watch the run that’s still turning heads.

Severe collision damage on two red vehicles after a side-impact crash.

Shelby GT500 Burnout Crash

by Wes

A car show burnout in South Carolina turned into a four-second chain-reaction crash when a supercharged Shelby GT500 lost traction, slammed into a brand-new Ram 1500, and kept sliding into a New Edge Mustang GT parked nearby. Nobody was hurt, but two other cars and a lot of expensive sheet metal took the hit. The footage has racked up over 456,000 views since 2015, and the comment section still can’t decide whether to laugh or wince. See exactly how fast it all went wrong.

Classic silver 1960s muscle car parked outdoors.

The 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air 396: GM’s Big-Block Sleeper Nobody Saw Coming

by Kiril

This 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air looks like an anonymous fleet special, but buyers could order it with the RPO L35 396 Turbo-Jet V8 — rated 325 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque — the same engine family turning heads in the Impala SS and Corvette that year. Skip the badges and bright trim, and a Bel Air with a 396 and four-speed became one of the fastest sleepers on the street. Read on to find out why so few dealers ever built one this way.

1967 Shelby Cobra sports car in dark green with white stripes.

Breakdown/Review: 1967 Shelby Cobra

by Wes

This all-original 1967 Shelby Cobra is a Street Car variant, nicknamed the Gentleman’s Cobra by enthusiasts, built with a smoother 428 big block instead of the legendary 427 side-oiler that powered its track-focused siblings. V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week breaks down what separates it from the side-piped, roll-barred Competition Cobras most fans picture, while commenters debate its value, its rarity, and whether it even counts as a muscle car at all. Watch the full breakdown.

Close-up of a car engine bay with various components and wiring visible.

Thanksgiving Day Mopar cold start

by Wes

Tyler’s Neighborhood Garage caught a cold engine fire-up on Thanksgiving morning back in 2014 — no fanfare, just a Texas-tagged Mopar coming to life with a sound one viewer compared to a radial aircraft engine starting. There’s no smoke, no stumble, and one moment at the 2:06 mark that’s still getting viewers to hit rewind years later. Watch to hear exactly why this small clip refuses to be forgotten.

Blue vintage race car with number 57 at an auction event.

$7 Million 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype – Mecum Auctions

by Wes

When a 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype crossed the block on day three of Mecum’s Houston auction, it took more than five minutes of relentless bidding before the hammer finally fell – and the number it landed on became the top sale of the entire event. This is GT/104, a genuine link to the car and drivers who later inspired Ford v Ferrari, with Ken Miles and Sebring 1965 baked into its history. So what does automotive perfection actually cost in today’s market?

Person filming the exhaust of a parked car on a sunny day.

Camaro Owners Be like…

by Wes

Muscle Vs Tuner’s comedy sketch parodying everything Camaro owners supposedly say has racked up more than two million views, built entirely on inside jokes, a running Mustang rivalry, and one ZL1 line that has been quoted in the comments ever since. The most telling reaction does not come from rival fans — it comes from Camaro owners themselves admitting the jokes are uncomfortably accurate. Watch to see which lines have stuck around for years.

Two race cars and two men standing in front of a backdrop of logos.

2017 Muscle Car Masters Sunday

by Wes

Blend Line TV captured a full day of racing at the 2017 Muscle Car Masters, the Sydney Motorsport Park event where genuine 1960s and 1970s Australian and American muscle cars race wheel-to-wheel rather than parade for a crowd. The footage covers everything from the racing itself to a tense moment involving a car fire that drew criticism in the comments over the trackside response. Watch for a rare look at historic muscle car racing most fans outside Australia never get to see.

Comparison of 1970 Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars.

1970 Dodge Charger vs. 1970 Dodge Challenger: Mopar’s Toughest Family Feud

by Kiril

Dodge gave muscle car buyers an impossible choice for 1970: the aggressive, hidden-headlight Charger with NASCAR-bred styling, or the brand-new Challenger, a pony car built on E-body bones shared with the Plymouth Barracuda. Both could be ordered with the fearsome 426 Hemi, though fewer than 400 buyers of either car actually checked that box. Read on to find out why Mopar fans still argue over which one deserves the crown.

A sleek black CTS-V car labeled as the fastest ever.

1700hp CTS-V Breaks WORLD RECORD!

by Wes

A modified Cadillac CTS-V that ran roughly 1500 horsepower at Street Car Takeover Charlotte returns weeks later at the Atlanta stop with the dial turned up to 1700 horsepower — and a 7.62-second, 182-mph pass that made it the fastest CTS-V in the world. At 4,200 pounds, it is still carrying the mass of a full luxury sedan while running times that would embarrass far lighter dedicated drag cars. Watch to see the record-setting run for yourself.

1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass with 455 engine on display.

1971 Oldsmobile Olds 442 W-30 W30 Coupe in Red & 455 Engine Sound

by Wes

Dan Curtis spent two years turning this 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 from a project car into a Barrett-Jackson showpiece, and viewers are still debating whether it beats the Buick GSX Stage 1 as the era’s best GM performance flagship. The Matador Red paint and 455 cubic inch engine tell part of the story; the restoration behind it and the number it sold for tell the rest. Watch to find out.

1971 yellow Plymouth Hemicuda convertible car showcased.

Review/Breakdown: 1971 Plymouth hemicuda Convertible

by Wes

Only eleven 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda convertibles left the factory with the 426 Hemi under the hood, out of just 374 convertibles built for the entire model year. This bright yellow and white example from The Brothers Collection pairs Chrysler’s most feared engine with a body style built for leisurely summer cruising, a mismatch that makes it one of the rarest muscle cars ever sold. Watch the full breakdown to see why.

A white 1967 Ford Mustang fastback on a scenic highway at sunset.

The Martini Mustang is Loud & Fast Art

by Wes

Builder Steve Strope calls it his cancer, only half joking, and the Mustang fastback he built to answer one strange question proves the obsession was worth it: what if Ford and Martini Racing had actually partnered up? Powered by a motor descended from Ford’s 1960s Lotus Indy Car program and wrapped in one of motorsport’s most iconic liveries, this build rewards close inspection. Watch to see the details fans are still finding.

Person painting a Chevvy 350 engine block bright red.

Walk through of a 402 Big Block Chevy engine assembly

by Wes

Most owners of a 396-badged Chevy big-block have no idea their engine actually displaces 402 cubic inches, a quirk left over from a 1970 bore change Chevrolet never bothered to rebadge for. This full assembly walkthrough builds one from the ground up, torque spec by torque spec, and has already inspired at least one viewer to finally tackle a big-block sitting untouched since 1988. Watch to see exactly how it comes together.

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