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This 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1, powered by a two-barrel 351 Cleveland and loaded with comfort options like a cassette radio and tilt wheel, quietly marked the final year of the original first-generation Mustang platform. Ford built fewer Mach 1s that year than any other in the option’s run before downsizing the entire lineup for 1974. Read on to see what made this overlooked model year different.
You find the ad at 11 p.m., and it looks like the one you’ve been chasing for years: a 1970 Boss 302 in Grabber Blue, numbers-matching, fresh paint gleaming under the seller’s shop lights. What you don’t see in the photos is the 55 years of history hiding under that paint — the fender that was cut and welded back on after a collision, the wiring harness some previous owner spliced into with electrical tape and hope, the seat belt hardware that Ford itself twice recalled. The engine bay might be immaculate and the car could still bite you somewhere you never thought to look. That’s the real lesson buried in one of the most-watched Boss 302 build videos on YouTube right now, and it’s worth understanding before you wire a deposit to anyone.
A third-generation Camaro spent three decades untouched in a garage, and when the grime came off it revealed barely-broken-in mileage from the model year that saved Chevrolet’s F-body reputation. Here’s the real story behind the IROC-Z badge, and why this find has collectors talking six-figure-adjacent numbers.
A 1970 Buick GSX in rare Apollo White just went through MCACN’s five-hour Vintage Certification process — one of only 187 built in that color, and one of just 32 with California emissions. Host Dan Vasic walks through what separates a genuinely original survivor from a car that’s been quietly refreshed. The GSX’s story turns out to be as much about engineering as paint.
Jeff Lutz’s twin-turbo, 3,000-horsepower ’57 Chevy squared off again against Alex Taylor’s street-driven ’55 at the 2026 Tri-Five Nationals — and the power gap didn’t tell the whole story. Fans who expected a lopsided pass instead got a race close enough to argue about for days. Here’s what makes these two Tri-Five builds, and the family history behind them, worth knowing.
Dodge built only 80 Hemi Darts in 1968, turning a humble compact into a six-figure drag-strip legend almost overnight. But a deep dive into the Dart’s full history reveals the real bargain hiding in plain sight: the ordinary Slant-Six version, famous among owners for outlasting engines twice its horsepower. Here’s what separates the unicorn from the daily driver, and why knowing the difference matters before you buy.
Manual transmission drivers have argued for decades about whether engine braking secretly wears out a clutch, and Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained finally settles it with real mechanical reasoning instead of garage folklore. The answer involves rev matching, brake pad life, and fuel cutoff systems most drivers never think about. Nearly three million views later, the comment section is still arguing anyway.
A 1972 Chevy Nova that spent four decades sinking into the dirt gets a second chance in Hagerty’s newest budget build. Restoration duo Dustin Hallinan and John Brito set themselves a brutal number: bring it back to life for less than $5,000. What they find underneath says a lot about what’s still possible in today’s classic car market.
A Plymouth Superbird and a Ford Mustang went head-to-head in the Search For Speed league, but the real story wasn’t horsepower — it was a launch gone wrong. Viewers, including at least one Superbird owner himself, pinned the loss squarely on tire spin rather than the car, while others argued the whole matchup was unfair to begin with since the Superbird was built for Daytona’s high banks, not the quarter-mile.
Ford widened the Mustang’s engine bay for 1967 to fit its first big-block V8, worrying Lee Iacocca it would ruin the formula. Instead the redesigned fastback, with its sharper shoulder line and reworked roof, became the generation owners still call the best-looking Mustang built.
Slide behind the wheel of a 1968 Firebird 400 expecting nothing but brute force and the first surprise is how composed it feels at speed. Pontiac had spent a year learning what its pony car needed, and the 1968 answer involved a hidden factory restriction, a mid-year engine change and a rear suspension redesign that finally cured the axle tramp. Read on for what actually made this one of the best-sorted pony cars of its year.
Off a quiet road in Melbourne, Florida sits a 123,000-square-foot building holding more than 420 American muscle cars insured at an estimated $32 million — and it’s barely open to the public. One YouTuber talked his way inside for a full walkthrough that’s since pulled in over 3 million views. The collector behind it made his fortune in pet pharmaceuticals, not cars, and built the place to stop history from disappearing. Read on to find out how veterans get in free.
Chrysler and Hurst sold the 1970 300H as a hardtop only, but George Hurst had one convertible built for himself and for Linda Vaughn’s drag-strip appearances. Fifty-plus years later the numbers-matching 440 TNT drop-top survives in a private collection, and Rocket Restorations walks through every detail that proves it is real.
Plum Crazy Purple with a white vinyl roof and a 440 Six Pack under the hood — this 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee is the kind of factory combination that still stops traffic at a car show fifty years later. Restorer Mark Klopack walks through the build at Chicago’s World of Wheels. Watch to hear that pistol-grip four-speed and 440 come alive.
The 1968-1974 Chevrolet Nova rode a 111-inch wheelbase with room for a genuine 396 big-block — and, at the right dealership, a 427, turning an economy car into one of the muscle car era’s best-hidden street fighters. One owner even drove his 396 Nova 3,100 miles from California to Florida in 38 hours. Once dismissed as a cheap compact, the Nova has become one of the most underrated classics you can buy.