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This 1970 Plymouth Superbird was built to win NASCAR races, not just look fast — but the detail everyone remembers is the horn, which plays an actual “meep meep” straight out of the Road Runner cartoon. Between the original $4,794.62 window sticker and the aerodynamics NASCAR forced onto the design, this in-depth walkaround finds a lot more than a gimmick. Watch to hear the horn for yourself.
This yellow Chevy C10 wears a badge with nearly three decades of Chevrolet truck history behind it, spanning three distinct generations from 1960 through 1987. Depending on the year, it could be running anything from a modest inline-six to a genuine big-block V8, and that range is a big part of why the trucks have such a devoted following. Read on to find out what separates a good C10 from a great one, and why these former work trucks keep climbing in value.
Pontiac sold the 1964 Grand Prix as a personal-luxury coupe, all formal styling and quiet comfort — but buyers who checked the right boxes on the order sheet could walk out with a genuine 421 HO Tri-Power making 370 horsepower and a brand-new Muncie 4-speed. Here’s the real top-of-the-line engine lineup, and why one number that keeps getting repeated about this car isn’t quite right.
This compilation runs four real 1969 commercials back to back: Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang Mach 1, Lincoln Mercury Cougar, and Plymouth Road Runner, each selling the same basic promise with a completely different pitch. Watching them in sequence makes each brand’s advertising strategy, attitude, performance credibility, upscale polish, or cartoon charm, obvious in a way a single ad never shows. See which pitch actually holds up six decades later.
Dodge’s Extreme Aero Package turned an already record-setting Viper ACR into a genuine downforce machine, adding a massive carbon fiber wing that measures over 1,800 millimeters across. The base ACR already held a Nurburgring lap record for rear-wheel-drive production cars before the Extreme package ever existed. Read on to find out exactly what that extra carbon fiber actually bought.
Chevrolet built just 4,889 L78-equipped Camaro SS396s for 1969, a 375-horsepower solid-lifter big-block that made up less than 2 percent of that year’s production. Mike Angelo’s restored Tuxedo Black example argues that a proper restoration can hit just as hard as any barn find. Read on to find out what separates a genuine L78 from an ordinary SS396.
A Cobra replica isn’t trying to fool anybody – it’s trying to prove that a sixty-year-old shape can still be genuinely quick by modern standards. This one pairs a 347 cubic inch stroker small-block with a manual gearbox and the lightweight body that made the original famous in the first place. Here’s what actually goes into building a tribute car that can back up its looks.
Only eleven Hemi ‘Cuda convertibles left Chrysler’s factory in 1971, and this is one of just two built with both the 426 Hemi and a 4-speed manual. Kevin Oeste and the V8TV crew tracked it down inside a private collection viewers call the “Hemi E-body kings.” One commenter even recalled a rumored 2.2 million dollar sale price, though nobody can confirm it. How does a car this rare end up missing a tachometer?
AMC built only 100 examples of this 1970 Javelin SST Trans-Am edition to celebrate Mark Donohue’s championship season, and fewer than 40 are believed to survive today. Read on to find out what made this homologation special more than just a stripe package slapped on a standard Javelin.
By 1975, the once-fearsome Dodge Coronet name had been reduced to a comfort-focused Brougham trim — but this particular four-door hides a 360 cubic inch V8 under custom flake paint and a genuinely good-sounding exhaust. Read on to find out how a family sedan built for comfort ended up as a Malaise-era show cruiser with real muscle underneath.
A plain red 1967 Mustang doesn’t look like it’s hiding much, until you check under the hood and find Ford’s FE-series S-code 390, the big-block that finally gave the pony car a genuine performance option. Read on to find out why this overlooked engine option still counts as one of the smarter buys in the classic Mustang market.
A rumor claiming Ford is bringing back the Torino with 435 horsepower and rear-wheel drive has circulated across enthusiast forums, but there’s no official statement from Ford anywhere backing it up. The real story is better than the rumor: the original Torino Cobra packed a 428 Cobra Jet V8 and a genuine NASCAR pedigree. Read on to find out where this rumor actually came from.
This 1969 Camaro looks like an ordinary used-lot survivor, but it’s actually a genuine ‘Double COPO’ — one of roughly 40 built with both the 427 L72 big-block and the Sports Car Conversion Package, sold through Berger Chevrolet in Grand Rapids. Read on to find out how a fleet-vehicle paperwork loophole created some of the most valuable Camaros on the planet.
Oldsmobile’s 1966 Toronado paired a 425 cubic-inch V8 with front-wheel drive at a time when that combination was nearly unheard of in America. Hagerty’s Stefan Lombard heads to the Lingenfelter Collection to walk through exactly what separates a well-sorted example from a expensive mistake, and makes the case for why this overlooked personal luxury coupe deserves real collector attention. Watch for the full checklist.
Pontiac hasn’t built a Firebird since 2002, yet a Florida restomod shop is turning out brand-new Trans Ams with carbon fiber bodywork and up to 1,000 horsepower under the hood. For the Firebird’s 50th anniversary, Trans Am Depot limited its special edition to just eight convertibles and eight hardtops. Read on to find out how a dead nameplate keeps finding new life.