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A single unlabeled photo hides a specific answer: this is a 1966 Chevrolet Nova, the first year of a total redesign that gave the car its sharp-edged, semi-fastback look. Under the hood, a rare L79 350-horsepower option turned an affordable compact into a genuine NHRA threat — one built in far smaller numbers than most SS badges suggest. See what else made this year’s Nova stand apart.
The Oldsmobile 88 nameplate traces back to 1949, when it paired a lightweight body with the division’s new Rocket V8 — a combination some historians credit as one of the earliest true muscle cars. By 1975, the Delta 88 had grown into a full-size comfort cruiser facing new emissions rules, yet it quietly offered one of the first production airbag options in America.
The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger arrived with all-new fuselage styling and one of the last truly serious muscle-car engine lineups before insurance costs and gas prices closed the era down. Buyers could still order a 440 Magnum, a 440 Six Pack, or the legendary 426 Hemi – though only 63 R/T Chargers left the factory with that Hemi. Here’s the story behind these images and the numbers that made this the end of an era.
It started like any other burnout competition run: a Camaro, a cloud of tire smoke, and a driver looking to put on a show. Then the razor-thin margin between spectacle and disaster vanished in a heartbeat. This clip is a fast, hard lesson in why the best burnout artists make it look so easy, and why the physics of a burnout can turn on a driver in an instant. Watch to see how quickly it went wrong.
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.
This guess the year, make and model post hides its answer in the details, the car pictured is a Dodge Charger 440, one of the most feared muscle car engines of its era rated at 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The real challenge is nailing down which model year is pictured, since Dodge tweaked the Charger’s stripe and scoop details across several seasons of R/T production.
The 1967 Coronet R/T was Dodge’s first R/T-badged car, and there was no watered-down version to choose from, buyers picked between a 375-horsepower 440 Magnum standard or the legendary 426 Hemi as the sole upgrade. Just over 10,000 were built in that debut year, most of them two-door hardtops, setting the template Dodge would use across its R/T lineup for years to come.
Ken “Big Stick” Godsey brought a tribute to the legendary Ronnie Sox 1964 A/FX Mercury Comet to the NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion at Bowling Green, and the crowd was waiting for one number to hit the board. This is a car built to honor the golden age of Factory Experimental drag racing, and the run that followed marked a milestone every A/FX racer respects. Watch to see the pass unfold.
It seems that everywhere you look, from TV, to social media and print, old cars are continuously being discovered that have been stored in barns, basements, garages, sheds, or from any number of other forgotten […]
This 1966 Pontiac GTO hardtop wears the setup collectors dream about: a 389 V8 crowned with three carburetors, the famous Tri-Power, backed by a four-speed manual. Filmed in 4K for Garrett Classics in Texas, it’s optioned with power brakes, power steering, Rally wheels, and Firestone redline tires. This is the car that helped launch the muscle era, in its most desirable year. Hear it run and see why the GTO still matters.
Pontiac built the first-generation Firebird for only three model years, from 1967 to 1969, before a full redesign — and each year left its own visual clues behind. The 1969 model brought the biggest changes of the run: a longer, wider body and a distinctive one-piece Lexan front bumper-grille, along with the mid-year debut of the Trans Am package. Spotting which year a given Firebird belongs to often comes down to details as small as the grille shape and bumper design.
A factory 426 Hemi is rare. A 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T convertible is rare. Put the two together and you have one of the hardest-to-find Mopar muscle cars ever built, and this one rolled straight into the Graveyard Carz shop with a history that surprised even the crew. Watch to see why this drop-top elephant motor car stops seasoned Mopar people in their tracks.
The fastest way to feel four decades of progress is to put both ends of a bloodline nose to nose. In this Generation Gap matchup, Davin’s 1968 Pontiac Firebird with a 320-horsepower 350 faces Matt’s 2010 Lingenfelter Trans Am, a 655-horsepower modern Camaro in Firebird disguise. The spec sheet suggests a blowout, but nostalgia and character do not show up in numbers. Watch the old and new fight it out.
Handing someone a list of the five best Camaros is like handing them a lit match in a fireworks factory, and V8TV knew it. Built to mark fifty years of the Chevrolet Camaro, this countdown pulls genuinely significant cars from The Brothers Collection, from first-gen Z/28s to COPO 427 monsters, and dares you to accept the order. Whether you agree or not, it will make you defend your favorite. See who takes number one.
This 1969 Pontiac GTO looks like just another handsome green convertible until you learn the build sheet: the high-revving Ram Air IV 400 backed by a four-speed, in a drop-top body. Just 59 were built with that exact recipe. Freshly restored and unveiled at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals from The Brothers Collection, it sits at the very top of the factory muscle car pyramid. Take the full tour.