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A C6 Corvette on street tires takes on a purpose-built classic Road Runner drag car riding on slicks, and the mismatch in setup tells you everything about why traction wins races. Leadhoof Productions keeps it honest, admitting the street car gets beaten while still putting up a better fight than anyone expected. It is the modern-versus-classic debate compressed into a single pass down the strip. Watch to see how close a street machine can get.
A red Chevrolet parked beside a vintage military Jeep and fluttering American flags looks like a simple roadside snapshot, but it echoes one of the most successful advertising campaigns in automotive history. A 1948 jingle written for Chevrolet’s ad agency eventually became Dinah Shore’s signature song, sung every Sunday night from behind the wheel of a brand-new Chevy. That six-word promise shaped how an entire generation pictured the open road.
A pole barn near Pennfield holding seven or eight muscle cars caught fire, and stored fuel kept the flames burning for hours after crews arrived. Incidents like this are a stark reminder of how vulnerable collector car storage can be. Pole barns are popular for holding classic cars, but they rarely offer the fire protection of a dedicated garage. Here’s what happened, and what it means for anyone storing a serious collection under one roof.
This mystery concept car offers no easy clues, no badge, no plaque, just a shape that clearly belongs to an era when auto shows were the only place to see a manufacturer’s wildest ideas. Concept cars like this trace back to events such as GM’s legendary Motorama tours of the 1950s. Take a close look at the proportions and styling details before scrolling past. Can you guess the year, make, and model before we reveal it?
A factory 440-equipped 1970 ‘Cuda was already a rare find, with only a few hundred hardtops ever built with that combination. This particular build takes that same big block architecture and adds a supercharger, claiming 550 horsepower in the process. It’s proof that the E-body platform Plymouth engineered over fifty years ago still has plenty of room to grow. Here’s how rare the original combination was, and what it takes to push it this far today.
1982 marked the end of the road for the third-generation Corvette, and Chevrolet sent it off with two genuine firsts. This Collector Edition introduced Cross-Fire fuel injection, the first time injection had appeared on a Corvette since 1965, and became the first Corvette ever priced above $20,000. Only 6,759 were built, each with a distinctive frameless glass hatch and turbine-style wheels. Here’s what made this quiet-looking Corvette such a significant final act for the C3.
The Drive’s /BIG MUSCLE series tackles a question every classic owner secretly wrestles with: can a muscle car keep its brutal character and still be comfortable enough to actually drive? This build refuses the old either-or trade-off, pairing genuine attitude with the kind of livability that keeps a car out of the garage and on the road. It is a look at where the hobby is quietly heading. Watch to see how it pulls off both.
American muscle cars have found an unlikely second home in Japan, thanks largely to one hot rodder’s decades-long effort to bring the culture overseas. The Mooneyes shows in Tokyo and Yokohama now draw tens of thousands of fans to see hundreds of vehicles and motorcycles each year. Wandering through the crowd, though, this video finds something that has nothing to do with Detroit at all. Here’s the story behind the show, and the oddity that stole the spotlight.
Buying a famed Dodge Challenger Hellcat sounds like a dream, but was it a giant mistake for this owner? Street Speed 717 gives a candid, real-world look at living with over 700 supercharged horsepower, including the running costs and second-guessing the highlight reels never show. It is part reality check, part love letter to modern muscle. Watch and decide whether Hellcat ownership is worth it.
Shot from inside a chase car on Interstate 75 in September 1985, this rare home footage captures a 1970 Superbird racing a 1972 Cuda on the open highway, back when winged Mopars were fast cars you drove, not million-dollar museum pieces. The Superbird’s owner narrates the story: a CB-radio challenge during a caravan from Detroit to a Columbus Mopar show. It is a genuine time capsule. Watch this slice of muscle-car history.
Pulled from decades of storage, this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner is not just a rare barn find. Its VIN ending in 00015 points to it being the very first 1970 Road Runner built, a factory pilot car, and one of only 44 coupes ordered with the mighty 426 Hemi and a four-speed. Ultimate engine, first-of-its-kind status, and untouched originality all in one car. What is it worth? Watch and decide for yourself.
Two American exotics, both pushed far past the factory, line up for one of the event’s best runs: a Ford GT quoted at 1,200 horsepower from twin turbos, a supercharger, and nitrous, against a supercharged-and-sprayed Viper making a claimed 1,050. At these levels it is less about who has more power and more about who can actually put it down. Watch the two heavyweights trade blows and see whose recipe wins.
Buick spent decades building its reputation on comfort rather than speed, which makes this 1969 GS Stage 1 all the more surprising. Buick reportedly underrated its horsepower on purpose to keep insurance costs down, even though real-world output landed closer to 400 hp. Only 1,466 GS models got the Stage 1 package that year, and convertibles with a four-speed are rarer still. Here’s why this quiet performer deserves more respect than it usually gets.
Muscle car fans have been arguing about what counts as ‘the future’ of the genre for over a decade, and the answer just got a lot more complicated. Back when the supercharged Hellcat represented peak muscle, collectors were paying top dollar for 1967-71 originals like they might vanish overnight. Now Dodge’s answer is an electric Charger that fakes engine noise through a patented speaker system. Here’s how the debate has evolved from Hemi displacement to decibels.
Overshadowed by the Mustang but arguably the smarter enthusiast’s pick, this 1970 Ford Torino GT hides a fully built 460ci V8 with high-compression heads, a Holley carb, MSD ignition, and a Ford 9-inch rear with 4.11 gears and Posi. Riding on 15-inch Magnum 500s over a solid original frame, it delivers big-block muscle without the collectible-nameplate price tag. Watch the walkaround and see why the Torino deserves a second look.