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Chevrolet Camaro 1969 Yenko 427 Olympic Gold

Don Yenko wanted 427 cubic inches in a Camaro and Chevrolet’s own corporate rules said he could not have it, so he found a way around the rulebook that eventually turned into a factory-sanctioned program. This Olympic Gold 1969 example represents the year the arrangement finally went legitimate, with the big block installed on the assembly line instead of in Yenko’s shop. Roughly two hundred were built. Read on for what actually changed between 1968 and 1969, because most people get it backwards.

Vintage taxi car with classic black and yellow checkered design.

Plymouth Satellite 1970 Big Block outruns a BMW

by Kiril

A plain four-door 1970 Plymouth Satellite with Chrysler’s 440 Super Commando big block hiding under an ordinary hood embarrassed a BMW driver who never saw it coming. Built on the same platform as the Road Runner and GTX but wearing none of their badges or bravado, this sedan is a textbook sleeper — read on for how a grocery-getter body ended up packing genuine street-fighting torque, and why cars like it are becoming harder to find and pricier to own.

Shiny black classic muscle car with open hood at a car show.

Chevrolet Nova 1969 Pro Touring Pigeon Forge Rod Run

by Kiril

An LS6 under the hood, a Detroit Speed chassis underneath, Wilwood brakes at all four corners, and black paint so deep it looks wet standing still under the lights at Pigeon Forge — this 1969 Chevrolet Nova splits the difference between numbers-matching restoration and full resto-mod better than almost anything else on the field. Read on for what separates this build from the rest, right down to the Stinger hood tying it all back to 1969.

Junkyard-Rescue 1969 Mustang Mach 1!

by Wes

David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan head to a Colorado junkyard with roots back to 1959 and walk straight into a genuine rescue project: a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 that had been sinking into the same spot since around 1980. Thirty-seven years of neglect usually means a car is done for good — this one had other plans. The team’s approach to getting it running again is classic Roadkill. Watch how far a nearly-forgotten Mach 1 can go.

A classic red 1970 Superbird car parked on a snowy street.

1970 Superbird found with 40k original miles unrestored

by Wes

Buried under winter road grime for years, this 1970 Plymouth Superbird turned out to be one of the most original wing cars still in existence — 40,000 miles, its factory 440, four-speed, and Dana 60 rear all intact. Instead of a full restoration, the owner chose careful preservation, right down to re-leading the body seams the way Plymouth did in 1970. What’s under all that grime is rarer than most collectors ever get to find. Watch the discovery and early repair work up close.

Red classic muscle car with rear damage.

1970 Chrysler 300 Convertible in Red Paint

by Kiril

Peggy Szarzynski’s husband Dennis gave her this 1970 Chrysler 300 convertible as a birthday present, not realizing it would become one of the last full-size Chrysler convertibles ever built. Finished in red with the brand’s distinctive hidden headlights and fuselage styling, it’s a rare survivor from an era before gas prices sent most of its kind to the scrapyard. Watch to hear Peggy’s full story.

Classic yellow Plymouth muscle car parked on a sunny day.

The Winged Warrior NASCAR Wanted Banned: 1970 Plymouth Superbird

by Ross Mills

NASCAR was so tired of losing to the Plymouth Superbird’s aerodynamic tricks that it rewrote the rulebook to ban cars like it. Built to lure Richard Petty back to Plymouth, this 440 Six Pack, four-speed Superbird carried him to eight wins in 1970 alone. With only around 1,920 to 1,935 ever built, a real numbers-matching Superbird remains one of the rarest, most historically loaded muscle cars in existence.

Classic white muscle car parked on a suburban street.

Plymouth Road Runner 1968 426 Hemi

by Kiril

The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner was built to bring performance back to buyers who could not afford a GTX, which makes the 426 Hemi option one of the strangest contradictions Detroit ever offered. A stripped-out car with rubber floor mats and a cartoon bird on the fender could be ordered with the most feared engine in America. Car and Driver clocked one at 13.54 seconds at 105 mph straight off the showroom floor. Read on for what that combination actually cost and how few buyers took it.

Four Corvette front grills showcasing distinct designs and colors.

5 Cars You Wouldn’t Believe Came With CORVETTE Engines From Factory UNDER $10K!!

by Wes

Chevrolet’s LS-series V8 didn’t stay locked inside the Corvette — this roundup tracks down five cars, including a Firebird, two different Impala SS builds, and an unexpected Buick Roadmaster, that share real engineering DNA with America’s sports car. Every one of them can reportedly be found today for under $10,000. Budget performance doesn’t get much more specific than this. Watch the full list to see all five.

Chevrolet Camaro 2014 Z/28 Hot Lap!

by Kiril

Chevrolet built the 2014-2015 Camaro Z/28 as a purpose-built track weapon, dropping the Corvette Z06’s 505-hp LS7 into a chassis reworked with spool-valve dampers, a wider front track, and massive brakes. Semi-slick Pirelli Trofeo R tires — a production-car first — gave it grip few pony cars could match. GM originally planned thousands of units but hand-built just 1,801 at its Performance Build Center, making this naturally aspirated homage to the original Z/28 one of the rarest, most track-focused Camaros ever sold.

A classic dark blue convertible car parked outside a building.

Super Swap 1967 & 2012 Shelby Mustang GT500

by Kiril

Dan Burback spent four years transforming a brand-new 2012 Shelby Mustang GT500 into a custom-bodied tribute to the 1967 Shelby GT500, keeping the modern supercharged drivetrain fully intact underneath. Fans at a Chicago-area cruise night called it the cleanest swap they’d ever seen. Watch to see how a modern supercar disappeared under fifty-year-old sheet metal.

A customized lowrider truck with hydraulic suspension performing tricks.

Could Square Wheels Ever Really Work? Find Out In This Video!

by Wes

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman set out to answer one of engineering’s stranger questions: can square wheels actually deliver a smooth ride? The catch is what they had to build to make it work — a custom road shaped by a very specific mathematical curve. The result reveals a surprising truth about the relationship between wheels, roads, and ride quality that applies to more than just square tires. Watch to see the geometry in action.

Classic red and white 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air cruising down the street.

UNBELIEVABLE Power Plant – Not Your Average Ford Fairlane!

by Wes

1320Video followed a freshly built twin-turbo 427 Ford Fairlane through RPM Magazine’s grueling Rocky Mountain Race Week, seven days of driving and five days of racing across 1,300 road miles. Between tire troubles, an 18-20 mpg cruising surprise, and an eventual 9.69-second pass, the build turned into a genuine proving ground. Watch to see how a brand-new combination held up under real endurance pressure.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350: A Carroll Shelby Legacy

by Kiril

Carroll Shelby turned a family sedan platform into a three-time SCCA B-Production champion, reworking the Mustang’s chassis, brakes, and suspension before ever touching the engine. The reworked Windsor 289 made 306 horsepower, Ken Miles debuted the prototype with a win at Green Valley Raceway, and just 34 dedicated GT350R race cars emerged from the 562 built in 1965. That original formula still shapes every fast Mustang built since, and a documented, numbers-matching GT350 remains one of the most sought-after collector cars from Detroit’s muscle car era.

Black vintage convertible car with red interior parked outdoors.

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1987

by Kiril

The 1987 Monte Carlo Aerocoupe gets the NASCAR headlines, but the quieter LS trim outsold it by a wide margin that year. Standard throttle-body injection modernized the 4.3-liter V6, while an optional 5.0-liter V8 added real muscle through the same four-speed automatic. Production numbers and pricing reveal a car built for everyday buyers, not superspeedways, and one that closed out the G-body era on its own understated terms.

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