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From across the lot it looks gentle: a soft metallic mauve convertible you’d expect to find with a picnic basket in the trunk. But V8TV calls this 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II the Big Bad Wolf in Granny’s nightgown, because a 425-horsepower 426 HEMI lurks under the hood. Plymouth built only ten HEMI drop-tops that year, and this is the sole one wearing color code 661. One of ten becomes one of one. See why the pink is no punchline.
Pulled from the A/V Geeks archive and now past two million views, this stark 1970s safety film uses real crash test footage to prove why shoulder belts beat lap belts. The slow-motion sequences are a sobering counterweight to muscle car romance, a reminder that horsepower once raced far ahead of protection. In it you can trace the origins of nearly every safety feature we now take for granted. Watch a blunt window into how far driving has come.
An orange classic sits on a Midwest showroom floor hiding something the era it was built in never offered: a modern 6.1-liter HEMI under the hood. First developed for the Chrysler 300C and Dodge Challenger SRT8, the engine has become a favorite swap for restomod builders chasing usable power without sacrificing the classic look or the price of a real SRT Demon. Here’s why this particular combination keeps showing up on dealer lots.
This compact 1971 Dodge Dart carried a name so controversial that religious groups protested the Dodge brand over it. Despite costing barely half what a big-block Charger did, the Demon 340 could embarrass larger muscle cars at the strip. Here’s the story behind one of Mopar’s most divisive nameplates.
A carbon-fiber GT350R sheds hundreds of pounds compared to the factory steel version — but the process to get there can cost more than the car itself. Here’s how SpeedKore Performance’s tiered carbon-fiber packages work, and what it actually takes to build a $127,000 featherweight Shelby.
This red Pontiac was dropped into the feed with no year, no trim, and no context — just a dare to call it hot or not. Pontiac’s muscle car era produced some of the most divisive styling in Detroit history, and this photo proves the debate is still very much alive.
Every muscle car owner has pictured this exact moment: lights in the mirror, and nothing but a stall tactic between them and a ticket. This bit of classic car-guy humor taps into a shared fear that’s been part of muscle car culture since the earliest GTOs and Road Runners hit the street.
Enthusiasts wear the word on hats and tattoo it on their arms, but ask them what “Mopar” actually means and most start guessing. Regular Car Reviews sets out to close that gap with its signature blend of real history and deadpan humor. The origin is older and more literal than fans expect, tracing Chrysler’s arc from a maker of canned antifreeze to a full-blown performance icon. Watch and finally learn what you’ve been shouting all along.
This wasn’t just any Pontiac G8 — it was VIN 001, the very first one built, and it spent years in Burt Reynolds’ personal collection wearing barely 800 miles. Discover how Reynolds tied a base-model sedan to his Smokey and the Bandit legacy, and why that connection turned a factory oddity into a collectible.
Richard Sias sculpted the 1968 Dodge Charger’s iconic shape almost by accident — and then watched another designer take credit for it. Discover how an unofficial clay model became one of muscle car history’s most recognizable silhouettes, and why builds like this reimagined Pro Street Charger keep his uncredited legacy alive.
This 1964 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 Mark III sits at the start of the model’s final and most refined chapter — the version many British sports car fans still call the best Big Healey ever built. Discover the camshaft upgrade that boosted horsepower and the cockpit overhaul that made it the most livable Healey of all.
This 1971 Dodge Challenger has worn its Pro Street look for almost twenty years and still turns heads like it was finished yesterday. Discover the drag-strip roots of the Pro Street style — narrowed axles, tubbed rear ends, and skinny front tires — and why builds like this one never really go out of style.
This 1971 Dodge Charger arrives at a genuine turning point in muscle car history — the final year for Chrysler’s workhorse 383 V8 and the debut of a dramatically restyled Charger body. See why this transitional model year matters more than most collectors realize, and what set this particular fuselage-era Charger apart.
V8TV’s Muscle Car Of The Week puts the spotlight on a 1968 Plymouth GTX convertible hiding the most feared engine of the era beneath its hood: the legendary 426 HEMI. Built as a luxurious answer to the stripped-down muscle formula, an open-top HEMI GTX sits at the very pinnacle of Mopar desirability. Plymouth made only a tiny handful, making survivors among the rarest cars in existence. See why this NASCAR-bred elephant motor still commands staggering respect.
The 1983 Oldsmobile 98 Regency looks like an unassuming grandfather’s sedan, but it marked the final chapter of a rear-wheel-drive era at Oldsmobile. Nearly 120,000 buyers chose one that year, drawn to its quiet 5.0L V8 and old-school American luxury. Here’s why this overlooked full-size cruiser deserves a second look from collectors today.