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Classic blue Chevrolet Camaro with roaring engine at indoor car show.

Insanely Loud Corvette Getting Ready For A Drag Strip

A supercharged Corvette photographed on move-out day at a 2012 Chicago muscle car show did something most modified cars can only pull off at full throttle, it broke its own rear tires loose just idling in the parking lot. Surrounded by Dodge Daytonas, Plymouth Superbirds, and COPO Camaros, this flame-painted build still managed to steal the spotlight from cars with far bigger reputations. The sound alone had onlookers stopping mid-conversation. What does it take for one car to out-shout a lot full of legends?

Classic black and white photo of a vintage car parked outdoors.

1969 Chevrolet Nova 383 Stroker 550PS – Sound – Exhaust – Cut Outs!

by Kiril

This 1969 Chevrolet Nova, built by Germany’s Kult Cars, runs a 383 cubic-inch stroker small block rated at 550 PS, and the video’s entire purpose is letting viewers hear it, exhaust cutouts and all. Some commenters weren’t thrilled about the 50-second music intro before the engine gets a word in, but once the cutouts open, the sound is the whole point. Watch to hear what a European-built stroker small block sounds like at full volume.

The Yenko Super Camaro L-78 With The 427 & 396 Engines.

by Pat C

Don Yenko found three different ways around GM’s rule capping Camaro engines at 400 cubic inches, hand-swapping in 427s for 1967 and 1968 before finally getting Chevrolet to build the combination on the factory line for 1969. With production numbers as low as 54 cars in the first year, these remain some of the rarest true muscle cars ever built. Read on for the year-by-year breakdown of exactly how each version came together.

Classic blue and white vintage car with sleek lines.

Ford Gran Torino Elite 1974 images

by Ross Mills

The 1974 Gran Torino Elite wasn’t built to win a stoplight drag race — it was built to steal buyers away from the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and it moved nearly 100,000 units doing it. But look at what emissions rules did to horsepower and weight between 1968 and 1974, and this quiet personal-luxury coupe tells a much bigger story about where the muscle car era actually went.

A classic muscle car with a sleek black finish parked on a street.

Now & Then: Dodge Challenger

by Wes

One owner, two generations of the same nameplate: this Autofocus.ca segment pairs a genuine early Dodge Challenger with a modern successor, both owned by the same person. Rather than settling for a manufacturer-style verdict, the comparison digs into what actually changed — and what didn’t — across nearly fifty years of the same badge. Watch to hear the case made by someone who never had to choose between them.

Classic blue muscle car parked outdoors on a sunny day.

Chevrolet Impala 1967 SS

by Kiril

Finished with only three days to spare before Cruisin the Coast, this 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS is a near-stock restoration that skips the flashy paint and stretched stance in favor of getting every factory detail right. Read on to find out why 1967 marked the Impala SS’s last real high point before the package faded away.

Two modern sports cars, one white and one orange, displayed indoors.

Mustang-Camaro rivalry takes root in China

by Kiril

The decades-old Mustang-versus-Camaro rivalry has found unlikely new life in China, where Ford’s later-arriving pony car has outsold Chevrolet’s by more than 3-to-1 despite a four-year head start for the Camaro. The gap traces back to one detail muscle car fans will recognize instantly: engine choice. Read on to find out why a turbocharged four-cylinder cost Chevrolet the fight.

New Camaro ZL1 1LE shown Testing at Nurburgring (Video)

by Kiril

Spy footage of a camouflaged 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE testing at Germany’s Nurburgring hinted GM was chasing something bigger than a marketing photo op. The 650-horsepower pony car went on to post a 7:16.04 lap, the fastest ever by a GM production vehicle, beating even the Corvette ZR1’s prior benchmark. Read on to find out what the 1LE package actually does to make that possible.

Police chase on highway at night with flashing lights and speeding cars.

970HP Turbo Mustang BUSTED Street Racing At 140MPH By Coolest Texas Cop Ever!

by Wes

A Mustang clocked at 140 mph on a Texas highway should have ended in handcuffs. Instead, the officer who pulls the car over delivers one of the most quoted police encounters in street-racing history, captured for 1320video’s “Texas Streets: THE HUNT” DVD series. What he says about his own reasoning has turned an anonymous patrolman into a minor legend in the comments section. Watch to hear the line that made this clip impossible to forget.

A red car racing at night with smoke behind it.

The Dodge Demon hype machine is fueled by online enthusiasts

by Kiril

For three weeks in early 2017, Dodge fed the internet nothing but teasers for its upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, letting forums debate whether it would top the Hellcat’s 707 horsepower. The eventual reveal delivered 840 horsepower, a 9.65-second quarter mile, and a Guinness-certified wheelie — numbers big enough to justify weeks of speculation. Read on to find out how the hype campaign actually played out.

Classic dark green convertible car parked under clear sky.

The 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible Nobody Guesses Right

by Kiril

Oldsmobile built just 10,255 Cutlass Supreme convertibles for 1971, and buyers could option them anywhere from a mild 145-horsepower six-cylinder up to a genuine 455 big-block. Mistaken for a Chevelle or GTO at a glance, this drop-top actually shares real hardware with the 442. Read on to find out why collectors still chase these B-O-P convertibles today.

Jay Leno's one-of-a-kind 2,500 HP car driving on two wheels.

Jay Leno Goes 2,500 HP on 2 Wheels – Jay Leno’s Garage

by Wes

Jay Leno rides shotgun in the legendary Hemi Under Glass, a 2,500-horsepower exhibition car built to run an entire quarter mile balanced on its rear wheels, driven by veteran stunt driver Bob Riggle. Even with decades of automotive experience, Leno’s reaction on camera makes clear this ride is unlike anything else in his garage. Watch to see how a car engineered to defy physics actually feels from the passenger seat.

Map showing U.S. states ranked by average monthly cable TV bill in 2023.

Mustang Most Searched for Collector Car Online

by Kiril

A nationwide search-data report from ClassicCars.com found one car dominating collector car searches in more U.S. states than anything else — GM models included. The 1965 and 1967 Ford Mustang model years topped the list state after state, for reasons that trace straight back to the car’s origin as the founder of the entire pony car segment. Read on to find out which states are chasing it hardest.

Vintage road test of a classic car engine under the hood.

1968 Hurst Olds – vintage road test

by Wes

GM capped intermediate cars at 400 cubic inches in 1968 — so Hurst and an independent Michigan dealer built this Cutlass-based coupe outside the factory line to get around it, stuffing a 455 under the hood. This vintage road test captures the resulting Hurst/Olds exactly as period journalists first experienced it. Watch to see the loophole car in action.

Green classic Plymouth Barracuda muscle car with racing stripes at a car show.

1971 Plymouth Cuda in Sassy Grass Green Paint & 440 Engine Sound

by Wes

Plymouth called this color Sassy Grass Green, part of a deliberately loud High Impact palette designed to make its muscle cars impossible to ignore. Wrapped around a factory 440-powered 1971 ‘Cuda restored by owner Tom Benson’s own restoration company, it drew comments calling the front end “the best of any muscle car” from the era. Filmed at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, this is a restoration built to hold up under serious scrutiny. Watch the full walkaround and hear the 440 run.

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