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Pontiac built fewer than 700 first-year Trans Ams in 1969, and this white-with-blue-stripes example, restored by a specialist shop and shown at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, is one of the survivors. Owner John Steger walks through what made the earliest Trans Am different from everything that came after. It’s a rare look at where the nameplate actually began.
Everyone knows the GTO and the Chevelle SS, but Car News TV went looking for the muscle cars history left behind — and found seven, including a Buick Wildcat whose custom wheels have viewers arguing in the comments to this day. One commenter even jumped in to defend his own 401-cubic-inch, four-speed AMC Javelin AMX as faster than half the cars on the list. Watch to see which forgotten machines made the cut.
Hector Fraire was 19 when Oklahoma Highway Patrol clocked his 2011 Mustang GT at a jaw-dropping 208 miles per hour on a turnpike, turning a refused traffic stop into a pursuit, an arrest on reckless driving and eluding charges, and a viral story. Comment sections have spent years dissecting exactly what kind of build gets a street Mustang to that speed. The build details are more impressive than the headline.
Chevrolet’s own Camaro and Corvette have spent more than fifty years quietly measuring themselves against each other on the street, and neither one has ever pulled ahead for long. From a lopsided 1980s gap to a modern matchup separated by just five horsepower, the balance keeps shifting. Watch the video above to see the latest chapter in a rivalry Chevrolet never officially started.
A Procharger-blown C7 Stingray and a nitrous-fed, stroked 455 C6 Z06 lined up on a public street in Mexico for a 60-to-190-mph roll race, and the gap between them stayed close for nearly the entire run. Built and driven by 1320video regular StangKiller, the C7 represents the newer chassis and forced-induction school of Corvette tuning, while the C6 leans on raw cubic inches and instant nitrous torque. Watch to see which small-block philosophy actually crosses the line first.
At Stephens Performance in Alabama sits a field of B-body Mopars deep enough that Auto Archaeology needed more than one video to cover it — this first installment alone spans Chargers, Road Runners, Coronets, GTX, and Super Bees in various states of decay. One commenter recognized the exact fence line from his grandfather’s old backyard; another admitted a rusting Mopar in this yard still looked fast enough to beat his Chevrolet. Watch to see what’s survived and what hasn’t.
Ringbrothers built their 1969 Camaro ‘G-Code’ with a supercharged 416 cubic inch V8 making a claimed 1,000 horsepower, Detroit Speed suspension, one-off IROC-inspired wheels, and an interior one commenter compared to a Pagani. TheSmokingTire took it out to find out if a SEMA showstopper like this could actually be driven — and the reaction in the comments is split down the middle. Watch to see which side you land on.
A Cadillac CTS-V owner ripped out the factory supercharger and replaced it with a 106 millimeter turbo, roughly tripling the car’s horsepower and putting it into low 7-second quarter mile territory. This run was the setup’s maiden voyage, bugs and all, and the video does not hide that. Comments have zeroed in on the turbo’s jet-engine presence and the fact that the interior is still mostly intact despite the radical power increase. Watch the run and see what 1,600-plus horsepower looks like in a car that still has a back seat.
Most roadside tire tools demand brute strength or an air compressor you do not have with you. The torque multiplier lug wrench changes that equation with a 1:78 gear ratio that makes even the most stubborn lug nut manageable by hand — no power source required. Whether you drive a truck, a muscle car, or anything with oversized hardware, this is the kind of tool that earns its place in the kit. Watch the demonstration and decide for yourself.
A Daytona Beach drawbridge was already mid-lift when one driver smashed through two sets of traffic arms and crossed it anyway, sending the SUV airborne in a moment straight out of Dukes of Hazzard. WPTV’s footage captured the jump in full, and the comment section immediately started arguing over the vehicle’s real weight and how far it actually flew. The General Lee had a stunt team. This driver had none. Watch the clip to see how close it came to going wrong.
A nitrous-fed 1967 Mustang and a twin-turbo 1999 Camaro met on the street, and it ended exactly how uncontrolled high-horsepower passes often do — contact, damage, and two cars that needed extensive rebuilds afterward. Both drivers were confirmed unhurt, and the uploader closes with a blunt reminder: everybody be careful out there. Watch to see how quickly a street pass between two very different muscle cars went wrong.
A full-size Buick LeSabre goes fully airborne off a dirt backroad in this raw, uncredited clip from carjumper2008 — footage that sat largely unwatched for seventeen years before YouTube’s algorithm finally surfaced it to a new audience. Audible walkie-talkie chatter suggests a lookout was posted for police during the unsanctioned stunt, and the LeSabre’s soft, comfort-tuned suspension makes the landing look far more dramatic than it should. Watch to see exactly how a car built for quiet highway cruising handles a jump it was never designed for.
Nine million people watched BRIGHT SIDE’s ten driving techniques, which suggests that most drivers suspect there are things about car control they were never formally taught — and they were right. The list covers defensive driving and mirror adjustment at one end and heel-toe downshifting and handbrake technique at the other, making it useful for new drivers and experienced ones in equal measure. If you have ever had your car do something unexpected and not fully understood why, this video has the explanation. Watch to fill in the gaps.
Kyle of BoostedBoiKyle took the least likely sleeper platform imaginable, a minivan, and pointed a turbocharger at it, chasing a dyno number that startled even his own crew. A shower of sparks mid-pull and a hubcap moment fourteen minutes in became the video’s two most-discussed details. Comments are already joking about a cop pulling it over for triple-digit speeds. Watch the full build and dyno pull for yourself.
Most 1970 Dodge Challengers spend their lives on quiet Saturday cruise nights, never once seeing triple-digit speeds. This one runs the German Autobahn regularly, camera and speedo mounted for anyone brave enough to watch the needle climb. Viewers keep coming back to a very specific complaint about this car in the comments, and once you hear the engine screaming near 140 mph, you’ll understand exactly why.