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Doug DeMuro gets behind the wheel of the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, the most extreme front-engine Corvette Chevy ever built. With a supercharged 755-horsepower V8 and a blower so tall the hood barely closes, it’s a proper send-off for a legendary generation. DeMuro breaks down its quirks, its features, and where it lands on his famous DougScore. Watch to see if the ultimate Corvette lives up to the hype.
SRT names its high-performance V8s after fighter planes — Apache, Hellcat — except once. The engine that would eventually produce 840 horsepower in the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was secretly nicknamed after a cartoon cat, a code name chosen for reasons that had nothing to do with intimidation. Here’s the story behind ‘Benny.’
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon didn’t arrive fully assembled — some of its most important performance parts shipped separately in a one-dollar crate that buyers had to request after delivery. Inside was the hardware that unlocked the car’s full 840-horsepower output, along with a second key that changed what the Demon was capable of. Here’s what Dodge put in the box.
The 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport became its own series and quietly offered two different versions of the same 401 cubic inch V8, one noticeably hotter than the other. Even with the upgrades, Buick couldn’t stop Gran Sport sales from sliding as the GTO and Chevelle SS escalated the era’s horsepower race.
Jeff Lutz’s third 1957 Chevy build carries the weight of everything he learned from two previous versions, plus his Mad Max Pro Mod Camaro that won Hot Rod’s Drag Week outright. Built to satisfy street-car-class rules rather than pure Pro Mod specs, this car has a real resume to live up to. See what a two-time Drag Week champion demands from car number three.
A private tour through the Martin Auto Museum’s 170-plus vehicles gave nine-year-old Blake a walk through automotive history — from an 1886 Benz to a Duesenberg once linked to Al Capone’s inner circle. Surrounded by that much irreplaceable history, it was still the modern muscle cars that held his attention longest. See what makes this Phoenix collection, and its youngest fans, stand out.
Seal Beach’s Main Street show has grown from a modest 1980s sidewalk-sale add-on into one of Southern California’s largest beachside car gatherings, drawing 25,000 to 35,000 visitors to a town far smaller than its own crowd. This milestone edition brought sunshine, live music, and hundreds of showstoppers lined up along the coast. See how a small surf town built one of the region’s biggest car shows.
The Mile High Show and Shine Car Show has run for 12 years in Lead, South Dakota, but it’s riding on a hometown tradition that dates back to 1926, when Homestake Mining Company threw a party celebrating 50 years of Black Hills mining. Over 100 cars from America’s automotive past still turn out every year for a parade-and-judging format where attendees vote on their own favorites. Here’s how a car show earned its place in a century-old celebration.
That wide, menacing Charger in the final scene of Furious 7 has a name, a builder, and a number that beggars belief. 1320video ran into Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines at SEMA and got the story behind “Maximus,” a 1968 Dodge Charger making 2,000 horsepower on an 18-inch-wide tire, with over 2,000 hours poured into the bodywork alone. Hear how the movie’s wildest car came together.
When Dodge revealed 808 horsepower for a car buyers could simply order from a dealership, it wasn’t a typo — and the optional Demon Crate could push that number even higher. Behind the headline figure sat a supercharged V8 that was roughly 62 percent new hardware, engineered to survive real quarter-mile abuse. See what it took to make that number stick.
Twenty years as a saturation oilfield diver taught Shane Coffelt plenty about patience — lessons he now applies restoring his 1972 Dodge Swinger with his wife. The Swinger was Dodge’s budget-minded answer to the muscle car wars, built around a 340-cubic-inch V8 that quietly outperformed its price tag. Here is why this often-overlooked compact still deserves a second look.
This 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback wears the most famous silhouette in pony-car history, built in the image of the gray-and-black “Eleanor” that Hollywood turned into a legend. The listing says only that it has sold, which leaves the better question: tribute, restomod, or something in between? From the ram-air hood to the driving lights in the grille, every detail nods to the screen car. Take a closer look.
A modern-car reviewer’s detour into a 1966 Ford Galaxie reveals just how wide Ford’s lineup really was that year — from a comfortable 390-powered cruiser to a stripped-down 427 built almost exclusively for the track. Three trim levels, three horsepower tiers, and one engine option that traded power steering for outright speed. See what made this full-size Ford a genuine split personality.
The 25th Raleigh Classic Car Auction filled two exhibition halls at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds with decades of automotive history, from unrestored survivors to numbers-matching classics. What began as a modest sale has grown into a twice-yearly tradition for collectors chasing originality over modification. Indoors, under controlled lighting, cars that rarely surface elsewhere finally cross the block. See what drew bidders back for a milestone 25th event.