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The 1971 Chevrolet Nova SS arrived at the tail end of the muscle car era, when new unleaded-fuel requirements trimmed the standard 350 V8 down to 270 horsepower — the only engine Chevrolet offered that year. Just 7,015 Nova SS models were built, making it one of the rarest Super Sport badges Chevrolet ever produced. Tracing back to 1962 as GM’s compact answer to the Ford Falcon, the Nova proved that big performance didn’t require a big car.
This 1967 Mustang Fastback, the first Mustang body style built to handle Ford’s big-block power, now runs a modern 302 crate engine dyno-tested at 370 horsepower. It’s a common resto-mod formula: keep the aggressive ’67 silhouette, swap in reliable modern power underneath. Here’s what makes this generation such a natural platform for the build.
Tom Cotter trades his 1939 Ford Woodie for a 428-powered 1967 Country Squire and goes door-knocking across South Carolina in this episode of Barn Find Hunter. The result is a stunning haul: matching-numbers 454 Chevelles, a red 1955 Bel Air, a one-owner Plymouth ‘Cuda 340 and more, all wearing decades of dust. Every car comes with a story about why it was parked. Watch to see what the Palmetto State was hiding.
A nitrous-fed 1967 Mustang lines up against a twin-turbo 1999 Camaro in a street race that turns from grudge match to cautionary tale in a matter of seconds. Both builds make serious power, and both drivers were lucky. The footage shows just how quickly a public-road pass can go wrong when there is no track, no prep and no runoff. Watch to see why the strip exists for a reason.
The 1970 Plymouth Superbird is one of the most divisive muscle cars ever made, a winged NASCAR homologation special that dealers once struggled to sell and collectors now chase for fortunes. Built for 190-mph banking and armed with Mopar best engines up to the 426 Hemi, it looked like nothing else on the road. Was it a stroke of genius or an overwrought mistake? Watch and decide for yourself.
Troy Hawkes 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is one of the rarest and most valuable muscle cars Detroit ever built, a winged NASCAR homologation special that most owners are terrified to even drive. This one revs hard and lays down a burnout anyway. The engine note hints at the serious Mopar power hiding under that long aero nose. Watch to see a museum-grade legend used exactly the way its makers intended.
Not every restoration story starts under the hood, sometimes it starts with the smallest part on the car. One owners gas cap is the first item crossed off a much longer list, and the milestone says as much about restoration priorities as it does about patience. It is proof that even the tiniest correct detail can matter to a collector.
The Lotus Elise Series 1, a featherweight British roadster produced from 1996 to 2000, is the ultimate gym buddy—it trims every ounce for performance gains. With a curb weight of just 725 kg, it’s the sports car equivalent of a sprinter on a diet. Featuring a mid-mounted 1.8-liter engine and a five-speed manual transmission, it zips from 0-60 mph in 5.8 seconds. With models like the roofless 340R and Exige, the Elise is proof that sometimes less really is more—especially when it comes to weight and fuel consumption!
Ford’s Mustang GT convertible backs up its 460-horsepower, sub-4-second muscle car credentials with heated and cooled leather seats, a power top that drops in seconds, and safety tech borrowed from luxury sedans. Here’s the unexpectedly comfortable side of a car built to run the quarter-mile.
This 1966 Morgan Plus 4 still uses a wood-framed body and a Triumph-sourced four-cylinder engine, built the same way Morgan had built cars since 1950. It’s proof that hand-built simplicity found its own audience even during Detroit’s V8 arms race. Here’s the story behind Morgan’s stubbornly old-fashioned approach to performance.
The 2018 Camaro SS and Mustang GT are separated by a single tenth of a second to sixty, yet Edmunds found them to be very different animals once the track and the daily commute were both on the table. One rewards the driver who lives at the limit; the other is the easier companion for ordinary days. Which V8 pony car actually deserves your money? The answer is not the one the stopwatch suggests.
Dive into the restoration journey of a 1968 Mustang 289 2 bbl A code, originally a Meadowlark yellow beauty, now revived in a vibrant 1967 Spring Time Yellow. MCF Charles humorously recounts transforming this rust-free gem from Virginia into a reliable daily driver and track day beast. With innovative handling tweaks and a 1997 Ford Explorer 302 engine, this Mustang is as fun at Virginia International Speedway as it is on road trips. Who says you can’t have a vintage car with a modern twist?
From 1963 to 1976, the Dodge Dart evolved from a compact pioneer to a muscle car marvel. Initially flaunting a slant six engine—perfect for impressing neighbors with its 101 hp—Dart soon beefed up with V8 options, like the 340 cu in powerhouse. By ’69, models like the Swinger and GTS flaunted speed, while the ’70s ushered in groovy names like Dart Demon. Despite design tweaks and bumper transformations, Dart’s charm remained as solid as its body frame—until it bowed out in ’76, leaving behind a legacy of style and speed.
Every muscle car crowd loves a good debate, and Hot or Not photo posts like this one never fail to deliver. With no year, make, or model attached, this glossy red classic has to win or lose the argument purely on looks: stance, color, chrome, and proportion. It is a reminder that the communitys eye for what counts as a genuine head-turner is anything but universal.
This 2017 roundup of naturally aspirated V8 performance cars reads differently today than it did when it was published, two of the three American muscle nameplates on this list no longer exist. Here’s what changed, and which cars are still carrying the format forward years later.