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Somewhere between a factory-correct 1966 Mustang and a full-blown pro-touring build sits this GT restomod, nicknamed “Stylin’ Stang” by its builder. It keeps the silhouette everyone recognizes from the first Mustang generation while quietly swapping in the kind of running gear the original GT package could only dream about. Read on to find out where the line between preservation and reinvention gets drawn on a car this iconic.
A full-size family convertible that runs 15.8 seconds in the quarter-mile shouldn’t exist by most 1960s logic, but Chevrolet built exactly that when it slotted the Z24 Super Sport package onto the Impala for 1967. Hidden under understated styling sat a genuine 427 big-block rated at 385 horsepower, installed in only 2,124 Super Sports that year. Read on to find out how rare a documented convertible like this one actually is.
This turbocharged 5.3L Camaro Z/28 runs an honest six-speed manual transmission against a field increasingly dominated by automatics, pairing a screaming two-step launch with genuine low-end boost torque. It’s a philosophy nearly opposite to the original 1967 Z/28’s naturally aspirated, high-revving formula, yet it keeps that same manual-only commitment intact. Read on to find out how a modern turbo build stacks up against six decades of Z/28 history.
The Ranchero occupied a strange spot in Ford’s lineup — part car, part truck, and rarely taken seriously by muscle car buyers chasing a Mustang or Torino instead. This 1969 GT changes that calculation entirely by packing a 428 Cobra Jet under the hood. Read on to find out how a car-truck hybrid ended up with one of the most feared engines of the entire muscle car era.
Most builders with a show-quality Chevelle would never risk it on an unprepped drag surface. This one did anyway. Powered by a methanol-fed 572-cubic-inch big-block and a massive F-11 blower making an estimated 2,300 horsepower, the car went head-to-head with the competition in the unlimited class at a King of the Streets no-prep event and came out on top. Watch to see how it held the line.
This 1966 Ford Fairlane 500XL wears a 428 Cobra Jet under the hood — an engine Ford hadn’t even started developing when the car rolled off the assembly line. The genuine article, a factory 427 R-code Fairlane, was limited to just 57 cars and remains one of the rarest muscle cars most enthusiasts have never heard of. Between a Holley 650 double pumper, a Posi-equipped 9-inch rear, and a full street/strip upgrade list, this tribute earns its keep even without matching numbers. Read on to find out what separates the real R-code story from this build.
Murder Nova is one of no-prep racing’s most recognizable names, and Shawn’s newest version swaps in a smaller 482ci Proline small-block that revs to a claimed 9,500 rpm while keeping the old car’s 88mm turbos. The debut pass split the comment section between chassis critiques and loyal fans rooting for the car to find its footing. Watch to see how the new combination performed — and why viewers immediately started calling it “2.0.”
Spotted in the pits at Lights Out 8 in Georgia, this Ford-powered Mercury Comet wears a rear wing cut straight from an old barn’s tin roof, riding on a full tube chassis instead of anything resembling a stock Comet unibody. The 1320video crew got the story straight from the build itself — rat rod looks, real function underneath. See why a car built from scrap outshines rides costing ten times as much.
Overhaulin’ built its entire premise on secrecy, owners were lured away from their cars under false pretenses while Chip Foose’s crew tore the vehicle down to bare metal and rebuilt it as something unrecognizable. This 1970 Fastback came back wearing a 625-horsepower stroker big-block and a Vegas casino-themed name earned at the 2004 SEMA show. Read on to find out what it actually took to turn a stock Fastback into a high-roller’s garage centerpiece.
This “1965” Shelby AC Cobra carries a genuine CSX chassis number, a 550-horsepower 427 side-oiler, and just 6.1 miles on the odometer — numbers that don’t add up until you understand the continuation series Carroll Shelby’s own company built to keep his legend alive. Read on to find out what actually separates a car like this from the thousands of Cobra replicas on the road today.
Legens Hot Rods took a 1960 Ford pickup and gutted everything a straight-six workhorse used to be, dropping in a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 topped with a stacked, individual-runner injection setup borrowed straight from vintage racing. The build made the SEMA Show floor in 2016, with a custom interior and deep red paint built to match the ambition under the hood. See how a sixty-year-old work truck became a genuinely quick street build.
This 1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula shows just over 47,000 miles and still wears its factory interior, which is no small thing for a car built during Detroit’s smog-choked malaise era. Formula buyers that year actually had a real decision to make between three different V8s, and this car’s 350 split the difference between the base 305 and the range-topping 400. Read on to find out whether that choice was actually the smart one.
ScottieDTV’s teaser shows exactly one thing: an 850 horsepower second-gen Camaro backing out of Greening Auto Company, no burnout, no dyno pull, just an engine note loud enough that commenters said it “almost spilt my drink.” A full feature was promised for the following week, and the reaction here proves the wait is already killing fans. Watch the clip to hear what has second-gen Camaro owners this worked up.
The 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T could be ordered with four completely different V8s, from a torque-heavy 383 Magnum all the way up to the legendary 426 Hemi — and each one sounded nothing like the others. Only a few hundred Hemi and Six Pack cars were ever built. Read on to find out which engine actually made the best case for itself.
The fastback body style gave the first-generation Mustang its most dramatic profile, and pairing it with the GT package in 1966 created one of the most desirable combinations Ford ever offered on the platform. This example carries both. Read on to find out why the fastback GT still commands a premium over its hardtop and convertible siblings nearly six decades later.