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A supercharged Camaro ZL1, a Hellcat, a Shelby GT500, a Scat Pack, and a naturally aspirated Mustang GT lining up for a straight-line shootout is about as good as modern muscle gets. The forced-induction cars post the eye-catching times, with the ZL1 dipping into the 9s and the Hellcat and GT500 not far behind. But the Scat Pack and the Mustang GT, both running without a supercharger, close the gap by more than the horsepower numbers say they should. That’s the real story here.
A custom-built 1955 Ford Fairlane solves the problem of reverse gear in the most literal way possible: it has two front ends welded together, no rear end at all. Underneath the stunt is the nameplate Ford built its entire mid-1950s comeback around, the car that finally beat Chevrolet to the sales crown in 1957. Read on to find out how a serious piece of Ford history became a rolling car-show punchline.
Filmed in Dallas, Texas, this 1969 Camaro SS 396 carries the rare X66 cowl tag code — a 375-horsepower L78 big-block paired with power steering and power brakes, but deliberately no factory tachometer or gauge package. samspace81’s detailed walkaround catalogues exactly the kind of build-sheet specifics collectors chase decades later. Watch to hear why one commenter says they could listen to that L78 idle for hours.
Riding along in a numbers-matching 426 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible is rare enough on its own. Finding one that also left the factory with a 4-speed manual and its original Pistol Grip Hurst shifter narrows the field to almost nothing. See what it takes to verify a car this scarce, and what the experience is actually like from the passenger seat.
David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich built The Red Duster, a budget 1971 Plymouth Duster with a 360 and a four-speed, on Roadkill Garage — then Freiburger hit the road to visit Dulcich once the wrenching wrapped up. A 2023 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack giveaway rides along with the build. It’s a low-buck muscle car with a surprisingly high-value payoff.
A 1970 Buick GSX in rare Apollo White just went through MCACN’s five-hour Vintage Certification process — one of only 187 built in that color, and one of just 32 with California emissions. Host Dan Vasic walks through what separates a genuinely original survivor from a car that’s been quietly refreshed. The GSX’s story turns out to be as much about engineering as paint.
From the curb, this 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe looks completely factory-correct — until the test drive reveals a fuel-injected drivetrain and overdrive transmission hiding under period-correct sheet metal. MyRod.com’s resto-mod keeps the postwar Chevy’s original silhouette fully intact while modernizing everything a daily driver would actually notice, drawing praise from commenters for restraint rather than the dramatic transformation resto-mods usually chase. Watch to see just how convincing the disguise really is.
At the 2026 NHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, the 3,500-horsepower Yeti Chevelle went head-to-head with Mike Gondziola’s Terminator and Sander Spelt’s Bunker Junker through a full weekend of Pro Modified eliminations. The coverage runs from Thursday test-and-tune through Saturday’s final round. It’s proof that regional Pro Mod racing delivers just as much spectacle as any national event.
Musclecars Universe returned to Masterton Motorplex for Wild Bunch NZ vs. The World, an outlaw doorslammer showcase running old-school drag cars and hotrods head-to-head for bragging rights. An hour of footage covers everything from rotary-powered underdogs to Top Alcohol cars chasing five-second passes. It’s proof New Zealand’s grassroots drag scene rivals anything happening stateside.
TheTopher takes a 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 for a POV drive built around a single modification — a resonator delete aimed purely at exhaust note, captured with binaural microphones for headphone listeners. At 485 horsepower and a 4.7-second 0-60, the naturally aspirated 392 still holds its own against its Hellcat-badged sibling. The sound alone makes the case.
This Old Car digs up a 1970 Motor Trend test of the redesigned Torino Cobra 429 Super Cobra Jet — numbers fast enough to beat a 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 in period testing. Ford’s aircraft-inspired redesign added five inches of length and real performance credibility most muscle car fans have since forgotten. The data alone makes a case for reconsidering it.
Autotrader’s Rory imports a 797-horsepower, left-hand-drive Hellcat Redeye to answer one genuinely practical question: can it actually work as a daily driver on British roads? Between narrow lanes, tight roundabouts, and a supercharger bigger than most European engines, the answer isn’t obvious going in. One longtime UK owner says it’s been worth every complication since 2015, and the review explains why.
This 1969 Shelby GT500 footage from the Monterey Motorsports Festival captures why Carroll Shelby’s 428 Cobra Jet-powered Mustang still anchors muscle car conversations more than five decades later. The long-nosed silhouette and racing stripes announced its intentions before the engine ever did. Viewers call it drag-strip ready on sight — and the history backs that instinct up.
This Mercury Cyclone spans the full 1964-1972 run of a car that never got the recognition of its Ford Torino cousin — despite a limited NASCAR homologation special, a dashboard owners still rave about decades later, and a street reputation for embarrassing cars that outclassed it on paper. Owners in the comments share three generations of family memories tied to the badge. Watch to see why a car this capable stayed this overlooked.