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Ford wanted to sell 20,000 of these in 1956 and fell well short — all because of a trunk-mounted spare tire that delayed the whole launch. Behind that famous “Continental kit” was also a bigger, more powerful V8 and a 12-volt electrical system that quietly reshaped the Thunderbird for the rest of its run.
A nine-second quarter mile used to demand a stripped, caged, purpose-built race car. Hennessey’s ZL1-based Camaro, fittingly named The Exorcist, does it at 9.57 seconds and 147 miles per hour with a claimed 2.1-second zero to sixty. This is the modern tuner’s art turned all the way up, taking one of Chevrolet’s most capable Camaros into supercar-humbling territory. Watch the launch and see what a street-based muscle car is truly capable of now.
Narrowing a century of Ford engineering down to just seven engines is less a list than a declaration of war on the comment section. Car News TV counts down the Blue Oval’s greatest motors, from the flathead that democratized the V8 to the Le Mans-winning big-blocks and the modern Coyote. Every viewer will argue for the one that got left out. See which engines made the cut and decide what you would have ranked first.
A factory Hellcat feels unstoppable right up until a pair of built Cadillac CTS-Vs and a C6 Corvette line up beside it. This grassroots grudge match from the Bay Area racing scene proves that stock horsepower is only ever a starting point. Supercharged GM sedans and a lightweight Corvette take the fight straight to Dodge’s brute-force muscle. See whether the badge or the build sheet decides who goes home happy.
Two fastback rooflines, one Michigan junkyard, and decades of rust standing in for what should have been a garage. These are 1966 Mustang Fastbacks from the model’s biggest sales year — so why did these particular two end up here instead of on a car show lawn?
Chevrolet’s first big-block V8, the “W” series, roared to life in 1958, stepping in like a heavyweight champ to lift increasingly hefty cars. With its unique scalloped rocker covers and offset valves, this wasn’t your grandma’s engine—unless she liked her Sunday drives with a side of 350 hp thrills. The “W” series went from a modest 348 cubic inches to a hulking 427, proving that in the engine world, size does matter. It’s like the Hulk of engines, but with less smashing and more horsepower.
New sheet metal, a squared-off nose, and an engine bay that ranged from a mild 318 to a rare 440 — this Road Runner belongs to a chapter of the model most casual fans skip right past. Sales actually jumped when Plymouth redesigned it, so why does this generation get so little credit today?
A boat, a narrow street, and a muscle car owner clearly betting the marina could wait one more minute for a photo. This meme has circulated car forums since 2017 for good reason — the open-ended caption format never gets old, and neither does the mystery of whether the driver actually made the turn.
The 2017 New York Auto Show leaned hard into SUVs, from a new Lincoln Navigator to a 707-horsepower Jeep Trackhawk. But buried in the same lineup was Dodge’s answer to the utility-vehicle takeover: an 840-horsepower Challenger SRT Demon. Here’s how the show’s biggest trend and its loudest outlier ended up sharing a floor.
After a decade of Sunday cruises, Fargo’s Cruisin’ Broadway is giving way to a new gathering built around a format that’s reshaped car culture nationwide: Cars and Coffee. The low-pressure, no-entry-fee model has quietly become the go-to way enthusiasts connect in cities far beyond Fargo. Here’s what’s replacing a decade-old tradition — and why the format keeps winning.
To mark 50 years of the Super Snake name, Shelby American built its first true factory concept car in over a decade — a wide-body Mustang engineered for road courses instead of drag strips. With 750 horsepower and a widened stance, it was reportedly close to production. Here’s what made this anniversary build different from every Super Snake before it.
This 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe wears the trim level that outsold nearly everything else Chevrolet built during the 1940s. Underneath its stainless-trimmed body sits an engine architecture that would eventually become famous in its own right. Here’s the history behind Chevrolet’s best-selling postwar sedan — and the six-cylinder that outlived it.
A 426 HEMI, a 440 Six Pack, a 1000-horsepower Grand National, and a 1500-horsepower twin-turbo Corvette walk into one compilation, and only one of them can sound the best. Jamboolio strings together a year’s worth of startups, revs, and burnouts into a single reel that doubles as an audio history of American muscle. Classic big-blocks trade blows with modern boosted monsters. Turn it up and try to crown a winner without starting an argument.
Built by its owner for fun rather than trophies, this 1973 Chevelle wears its road-warrior styling like a badge of honor. That model year also happened to be the most significant redesign in the Chevelle’s history, arriving just as insurance rates and safety rules were reshaping the muscle car market. Here’s what made 1973 such a turning point for Chevrolet’s mid-size icon.
Everyone writes off the mid-seventies as the era muscle went soft, and then a 1975 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 in Arctic Blue shows up and quietly makes the case for itself. Owner Marc Vernon held out for a genuine original survivor rather than settle, and the result is a rolling time capsule with a real 400 under the hood. Lou Costabile lets the car and its owner tell the story. Listen to that Pontiac V8 and decide whether the doubters had it wrong.