 |
Chevrolet sold 777,000 Impalas in 1969, making it America’s best-selling car that year, and this Custom Coupe survivor carries an oddball spec: a 265-horsepower 396 that was somehow rated lower than the 350 in the same lineup, yet cost more to order. Riding on its original 1969 Texas plates with a stout 12-bolt rear end, this full-size cruiser has a stranger story than its badge suggests. Read on to find out why GM built an engine that looks like a mistake on paper.
Spring doesn’t just mean pulling the cover off a Corvette and turning the key — a dry start after months in storage can scuff a cam or starve a bearing before the car even leaves the garage. Mid America Motorworks runs through the eight checks that stand between a smooth wake-up and a tow truck call, covering fuel, coolant, and the brakes most owners forget to inspect.
A $1,195 Bronze Appearance Package is turning a familiar Mustang GT into a dealer-markup magnet — some lots are charging nearly $9,000 over sticker for it. Here’s what’s actually in the package, why the 480-horsepower Coyote V8 still ships with a real manual, and why commenters are ordering the exact spec after one YouTube walkaround.
Peter Swainson’s private Mopar collection includes a run of 1969-1971 Challengers and ‘Cudas, with a handful crossing the block at Mecum’s record $193 million Indy sale. Here’s why the final year of the Barracuda’s E-body run — the one with the engine options stripped away — is the one collectors want most.
The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air did not just sell well, it kicked off the Tri-Five era that is still shaping how enthusiasts build cars seventy years later. A new 265 cubic inch small-block V8 earned it the nickname The Hot One, and Chevrolet sold roughly 1.7 million cars that year on the strength of it. This Pro Street build takes that formula to its logical extreme with tubbed rear fenders, a raked stance, and a drivetrain built to run. Read on to find out why the ’55 became the canvas of choice.
General Motors built five Corvette Grand Sports in 1963 before corporate leadership shut the program down, and those five became some of the most valuable Corvettes in existence. Superformance now builds continuations under official GM license, on a tube chassis with hand-laid bodies. This one carries a Lingenfelter LS7, Wilwood discs, and air conditioning.
A 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 carrying the strongest factory V8 the badge had worn since 1974 crossed the auction block at Mecum Indy for less than $20,000. Viewers singled it out as the standout of an entire episode built around auction bargains. Here’s why this specific model year matters more than its price tag suggests.
This heavily modified 1969 Camaro pairs a shape every muscle car fan can identify on sight with a drivetrain General Motors never offered — twin turbochargers, a later-model front clip, and an underside finished as cleanly as the paint. It’s built on the final and highest-volume year of the first-generation Camaro. Read on to find out what pushes a builder to reinvent a body this collectible instead of leaving it alone.
A high-mileage 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T with the rare six-speed manual gets rebuilt for character, not more horsepower — then makes a surprisingly convincing case against chasing a supercharged Scat Pack. The build pulled in 3.4 million views, and its closing message turned a budget car project into something far more personal.