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Orange classic muscle car parked outdoors near other vehicles.

Guess the year, make and model!

Pontiac named this GTO trim after a running gag from Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, then built it tough enough to make the joke stick. The Judge launched in January 1969 as a direct answer to the Plymouth Road Runner, standard with a 366-horsepower Ram Air III V8 and an optional Ram Air IV that pushed things further. Only 6,833 Judges were built that year, and the rarest Ram Air IV versions numbered under 300. Here’s how to tell which engine — and which era of Pontiac’s horsepower war — this particular Judge represents.

Classic 1970s Dodge Hemi Cuda in vibrant orange, parked outdoors.

Hemi War – Hemi Cuda v Hemi Road Runner – 1/4 Mile Drag Race Video – Road Test TV

by Wes

A 1968 Hemi Road Runner and a 1970 Hemi Cuda share the exact same 426 Hemi, the same 425-horsepower rating, and the same Torqueflite automatic — yet this quarter-mile shootout from Road Test TV isn’t close to even. One car leaves the line with what viewers call a genuinely bad reaction time and still crosses the stripe first. Commenters are left arguing about gear ratios, tire choice, and whether 4.56s are involved. What actually separates two nearly identical elephant motors on race day?

A man walks toward a classic blue Chevrolet car in a parking lot.

1970 Fathom Blue Chevelle SS454

by Wes

A Fathom Blue 1970 Chevelle SS454 pulls a rare split reaction — some viewers call it a beast with a 454 built to sound like an LS-7 crate motor, others pick apart its stance, its bodywork, and its price. One detail settles part of the mystery: factory air conditioning, an option the LS6 and L-78 never offered. Air shocks, a missing cowl induction flap, and a buyer who says he was a year too late round out a genuinely divided comment section. Which side gets it right?

Classic black Chevrolet Camaro parked outdoors on a street.

Which year is this Camaro?

by Kiril

A genuine big-block first-generation Camaro hides most of its proof away from the parts people usually check first. Chevrolet’s engineers left tells in the heater box hose routing, the off-center engine placement, and even a hole in the firewall meant for a specific transmission. Small-block clones dressed up with the right badges have fooled buyers for decades. Here’s how to actually verify what’s under a first-gen Camaro’s hood before taking the seller’s word for it.

Classic blue 1970 Plymouth Superbird race car number 43 in a garage.

1970 Plymouth Superbird actual car Richard Petty Raced in

by Wes

A 1970 Plymouth Superbird carrying the number 43 turned up at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Illinois — and it wasn’t a tribute build. This is one of the actual NASCAR racers Richard Petty piloted during Plymouth’s aero-war campaign, left largely untouched since its racing days. From the nose cone engineered to chase 200 mph to the cartoon character it inspired decades later, there’s more to this car than its paint job lets on.

A red vintage Chevy Nova performs a dramatic stunt on a track.

INSANE Chevy Nova 360 SPIN!!! – Pucker Factor 10.0

by Wes

An orange Chevy Nova nearly put itself into the wall during a WYCO Racing Operation Octane No Prep event on Kansas Speedway’s pit road, sawing at the wheel through a violent spin before the driver chose the grass over concrete at the last second. What he did seconds later — window down, straight back to full throttle — is why this clip has stuck around. Watch the save that earned it the name Pucker Factor 10.0.

Dashcam view of vehicles on a highway during daytime.

Road Rage Camaro Driver Causes A Big Wreck In New York

by Wes

A Camaro driver’s decision to pass on the shoulder of the NYS Thruway near Batavia, New York triggered a multi-car pileup in April 2015 — caught on Tim Linton’s dashcam at the exact moment he greeted a caller named “Mr. Jacobs.” The clip has since racked up millions of views and turned that phone greeting into a piece of internet folklore. See the crash, and the decade-long comment thread still litigating who was really at fault.

Drag racing car launching off the starting line with spectators watching.

Street Outlaws BIG CHIEF vs. EVERYONE! $100K On the Line

by Wes

At the Bristol 100K No Prep event, one driver faced down the rest of the field for a six-figure payout on a track surface that changes grip run to run. Viewers zeroed in on reaction times described as second to none, plus a tense moment that had a competing team sprinting down the quarter mile to check on another driver. Watch to see what it takes to win when nobody can predict the traction.

Classic 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing car on display.

Guess the year, make and model of this concept car

by Pat C

This mystery concept car offers no easy clues, no badge, no plaque, just a shape that clearly belongs to an era when auto shows were the only place to see a manufacturer’s wildest ideas. Concept cars like this trace back to events such as GM’s legendary Motorama tours of the 1950s. Take a close look at the proportions and styling details before scrolling past. Can you guess the year, make, and model before we reveal it?

A classic red muscle car burns rubber on a dirt road at sunset.

Toughness, Meet Drivability

by Wes

A builder named Mike brought a Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt homage to /BIG MUSCLE that split its comment section into two camps: people who loved the nod to the 1964 original, and people who loved that it actually drives better than the 500-horsepower drag-only monster it’s based on. No oversized wheels, no carbon fiber, just a resto-mod built to be lived with — plus one scene-stealing dog.

A white sports car in a parking lot with a regretful caption about buying a BRZ.

Oh No! Was Buying A Famed Dodge Challenger Hellcat A Giant Mistake For This Dude?

by Wes

Street Speed 717’s Mike spent eight months living with a 707-horsepower Hellcat before deciding to sell — and this video walks through exactly why, from dealer visits to tire costs. Commenters push back hard, defending the drivetrain while blaming the decals, and one distills the whole debate into a fast-cheap-reliable trilemma. See what eight months of real ownership actually revealed.

Two classic cars racing on a sunny road.

1970 Superbird & 1972 Cuda Racing On Interstate 75

by Wes

In September 1985, a group of Mopar owners drove in convoy from Detroit to a car show in Columbus, Ohio — and somewhere on I-75, a Plymouth Superbird and a Cuda ended up racing side by side, countdown called over CB radio. Both cars are still owned by the same two friends today, now transformed into a Sox & Martin tribute build and a Hemi-powered Cuda. The story behind that afternoon is better than the race itself.

Classic blue muscle car with racing stripes on display.

BARN FIND !! RARE 70 426 Hemi Road Runner – 1 of 44

by Wes

Road Test TV uncovered a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner that had been sitting since the ’70s — and the VIN tells a story most barn finds can’t match. Chassis 00015 makes it the pilot car for the entire 1970 model year, and it’s one of only 44 built with the 426 Hemi. Air Grabber hood, pistol-grip shifter, and a story decades in the making are all still intact under the dust.

Drag racing event at a track with multiple cars lined up for a race.

Twin Turbo Trans Am vs 1969 Camaro SS – 7.89 @ 180 mph – Drag Race Video – Road Test TV

by Wes

A street-driven, twin-turbo Pontiac Trans Am takes on a big-block 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in an unscripted head-to-head run from Road Test TV, with the Trans Am finding traction while the Camaro’s torque spins its tires off the line. The Trans Am crosses at 7.89 seconds and 180 miles per hour, numbers that hold up against sanctioned strip runs. Watch to see exactly where the Camaro loses ground before either engine ever reaches full potential.

Classic red car with its hood open in a garage.

Rare: Could 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 428 Cobra Jet Be Dyno Don Nicholson’s?

by Wes

Royce Peterson wired the full asking price for a rare 1968 Cobra Jet Cougar XR7 after just thirty minutes of thought, convinced the car might be connected to a personal encounter with drag racing legend Don ‘Dyno Don’ Nicholson fourteen years earlier. Only 10 to 12 Cobra Jet Cougars from that model year are known to exist. Read on for how a chance trackside conversation became a decade-spanning provenance mystery.

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