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For 1970 Chevrolet replaced the Z28’s high-strung 302 with the LT-1 350, one of the greatest small-blocks the division ever built, and the character of the car changed completely. The old screamer made its power at the redline; the new LT-1 offered muscle you could actually use. Wrapped in the stunning second-generation body, the 1970 Z28 was quicker and easier to drive hard, arriving just before regulations strangled the muscle era. Watch to decide whether this is the best Z28 ever made.
The 1955 Ford Thunderbird had every ingredient of a sports car, two seats, sleek styling, and real V8 power, yet Ford deliberately refused to build one. That contradiction should have doomed it, but roughly forty thousand sold in two years and the nameplate has lived a dozen lives since. This King Rose Archives feature traces the T-Bird from personal luxury icon to four-seat cruiser to retro-futuristic revival. Watch to understand why one of America’s most durable names refuses to disappear.
Chrysler built roughly 9,137 cars with a factory 426 Hemi between 1966 and 1971 — and only a tiny fraction of those were convertibles. The rarest of them all may be the 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi convertible, of which just two were ever built. See how the math behind Mopar’s rarest muscle cars adds up, and why a numbers-matching Hemi convertible can fetch millions at auction today.
In this OldCarMemories.com report, the focus is FCA’s Hemi V8 and the countdown to its cancellation — when the legendary engine was set to disappear, and the emissions and efficiency pressures driving the decision. For fans of pushrod American muscle, it’s a sobering look at the possible end of an era. Nearly 800,000 viewers tuned in for the news. Watch the full breakdown of why the Hemi’s days looked numbered.
In episode 220 of Muscle Car Of The Week, V8TV examines a 1971 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am — a car that arrived just as emissions rules, insurance hikes, and low-lead fuel were choking off the muscle era. Rather than surrender, Pontiac’s engineers found clever ways to keep the performance alive. The result is one of the coolest-looking and most underrated Trans Ams of the period. Watch to see what made the ’71 special.
A genuine 1968 Yenko Super Camaro with a Yenko-installed 427 is already blue-chip muscle car royalty, but this green example comes with a story no restoration can match. Owner George Edwards bought it new, and he and his wife Carol spent their honeymoon drag racing it. Lou Costabile captures the whole history at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals before the 427 fires up. Hear the story and the engine that make this one unforgettable.
Narrowing a century of Ford engineering down to just seven engines is less a list than a declaration of war on the comment section. Car News TV counts down the Blue Oval’s greatest motors, from the flathead that democratized the V8 to the Le Mans-winning big-blocks and the modern Coyote. Every viewer will argue for the one that got left out. See which engines made the cut and decide what you would have ranked first.
Chevrolet’s first big-block V8, the “W” series, roared to life in 1958, stepping in like a heavyweight champ to lift increasingly hefty cars. With its unique scalloped rocker covers and offset valves, this wasn’t your grandma’s engine—unless she liked her Sunday drives with a side of 350 hp thrills. The “W” series went from a modest 348 cubic inches to a hulking 427, proving that in the engine world, size does matter. It’s like the Hulk of engines, but with less smashing and more horsepower.
Everyone knows the 426 Hemi and the big-inch legends, but the muscle car era hid some of its best engineering in smaller, forgotten V8s that quietly outran their reputations. OldCarMemories counts down five underrated powerplants that packed a real punch while hiding in the shadow of their famous siblings. It’s a smarter, deeper look at the era — and a tip for budget-minded buyers. Watch to see which engines made the list.
Fifty years is long enough for a car to outlive the reasons someone parked it in the first place. This 1961 Corvette finally rolled back into daylight after five decades in storage, and the timing matters: 1961 was the last year Chevrolet built the Corvette exclusively around the 283 small-block, including a rare fuel-injected option. Here’s what makes a survivor like this one worth a second look.