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Long before anyone knew where it came from, this clip was already famous as the source of the ‘better check my blind spot’ reaction gif. The full video finally supplies the context: a 2001 Dodge Durango spinning a full 360 degrees across live traffic on a Minneapolis highway, caught on a DVR-207 dash cam, without hitting a single other car. Watch to see how close it actually comes.
A 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda convertible, one of just 17 built with the legendary 440-6 Barrel engine confirmed by the V-code in its VIN, resurfaced after roughly 35 years in storage. Commenters couldn’t agree on what it’s worth, one estimated $150,000 restored, another argued a fully documented example could bring $2.25 to $2.75 million. One viewer even suggested sending it to Graveyard Carz for a factory-correct restoration. Which valuation is closer to what this rare fish will actually bring?
The name on these valve covers has shown up on three completely different Chevrolet engines across five decades, and every single time it’s meant one thing: this is the Camaro that isn’t messing around. Today’s version makes 455 horsepower and spits flames on overrun, but the badge traces straight back to a drag-strip-born small-block from 1970. Read on to find out what actually connects a modern Camaro SS to a Z/28 from half a century earlier.
Most drivers who want to stop shorter go straight to bigger brakes, and for everyday driving that money is often wasted. The brakes on nearly any car can already lock a wheel; what decides where the car actually stops is the grip available at four small patches of rubber. This article breaks down why tires, tread, age, and construction matter more than calipers, when a brake upgrade genuinely earns its keep, and why classic muscle cars are the clearest example of the mismatch. Read on to find out where to spend first.
In 1968 the hottest engine you could order in an Oldsmobile Cutlass was a 400 cubic inch V8 making 350 horsepower, and the only way to get a 455 that year involved a third-party company working around a General Motors rule. Somewhere along the line, this particular Cutlass got something neither option covers: a supercharged 6.2-liter engine that debuted in a Cadillac sedan four decades later. Here is where that swap really comes from.
The 1949 Hudson Super Six hid a genuinely clever piece of engineering under its conservative styling: a lowered unibody shell mounted over a reinforced ladder frame, dropping the cabin floor below the frame rails for a lower center of gravity than most full-size American cars offered. Hudson called it Step-Down construction, and it gave the Super Six handling that outclassed rivals from Buick and Chrysler. Nearly 100,000 were built in 1949 alone — one of the more underappreciated engineering stories in postwar Detroit.
An Ohio Ford dealership figured out what Dearborn never offered: a showroom-fresh Mustang GT that runs consistent ten-second quarter miles, sold with financing and a window sticker. Lebanon Ford’s LFP 10 pairs a Roush supercharger with the drag hardware most owners never bother to install. It costs $60,000 and it comes with a serious catch. Read on to find out what you actually get for the money, and what you give up.
Once a year, a stretch of historic Route 66 running through El Reno, Oklahoma turns into a sanctioned drag strip, complete with a burnout contest, a full car show, and an evening cruise through downtown. Urban Hillbilly Videos captured the Small Town Weekend event in action, documenting a grassroots gathering that bigger automotive media outlets tend to overlook entirely. Take a look at what a legal street racing event actually looks like done right.
Hagerty’s Redline Rebuild team tears down and rebuilds a Ford Flathead V8 pulled from a 1946 Ford pickup, an engine that had already logged more than 4,000 miles as part of the network’s Swap to Street build before earning a proper rebuild. Six days of work and more than 40,000 photographs get compressed into a fast-moving time-lapse that shows exactly what it takes to bring one of the most important engines in American automotive history back to full strength. Watch to see the flathead get the treatment it’s earned.
Craigslist’s reputation for shady deals is well earned, but that does not mean every listing is a scam; it means you need to know exactly what to check before sending a single dollar. From VIN and trim-tag verification and reverse image searches to pre-purchase inspections, title checks, and safe in-person meeting spots, a few simple habits separate buyers who land a great classic from buyers who lose their deposit. Read on for the full checklist.
A 1972 Chevrolet El Camino and a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 convertible, both freshly restored, represent two completely different ideas of what a performance car should be. One is a pickup built on Chevelle bones with a 454 available; the other carried a 455 making 500 lb-ft of torque and paced the Indianapolis 500. Read on to find out why one of these restorations is far harder to get right.
The Mistress has been one of the toughest cars on the no-prep circuit for years, but Big Daddy Racing wasn’t satisfied with just being fast. This 1320video feature follows a full ground-up rebuild — a fiberglass, tube-chassis car powered by a Morgan and Son big block and a pair of massive 98mm promod turbos. The result is a car built to intimidate before it even leaves the line. Watch to see how the new combination performs when it counts.
Chevrolet restyled the Camaro completely for 1969, then retired the body after a single season when the second-generation car arrived. Under the badge, the SS 396 could be ordered in three different states of tune, topping out with a solid-lifter 375-horsepower L78, plus an aluminum-head option that cost more than 700 dollars and added no advertised power at all. Read on to find out why that made sense.
A 1969 Corvette L88 — one of only 116 built, and one of the most underrated engines Chevrolet ever sold — rolls to the line with its door still open and runs an 11.5-second quarter mile on the car’s original poly-glass tires. Against a 1970 Chevelle SS 396 that runs a respectable 13.66, the gap says everything about why L88 Corvettes now sell for well over a million dollars at auction. Zora Arkus-Duntov built this engine for endurance racing, not showroom bragging rights. Watch to see just how much faster “Zora’s monster” really is.
Ford built the 1969 Boss 429 for one reason: to make a NASCAR engine legal. The cylinder heads were so wide that half-built Mustangs had to leave the factory and go to an outside shop where the shock towers were physically cut and moved. Only 859 were built that year, and the car wore almost no badging to announce any of it. Read on for what Ford was really up to.