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That cloudy, yellowed look on aging headlight lenses isn’t just dirt – it’s UV damage happening at a microscopic level, and a dollar tube of toothpaste can genuinely make it disappear. The fix works because of what’s actually in most toothpaste formulas, but it comes with a catch most quick-tip articles skip entirely. Here’s the full toothpaste method, why it works, and how long the results really last.
This orange muscle car parked on a quiet street hides a surprisingly deep performance pedigree behind an unassuming name. It started life as a trim upgrade before evolving into a genuine big-block muscle car, eventually stepping up to 427 and 428 Cobra Jet power that put it in the same conversation as its more famous rivals. Most fans can spot a Mustang or Camaro instantly, but this Mercury often gets overlooked. Guess the year, make, and model before scrolling down for the answer.
Only 21,000 Corvettes ever wore the split rear window that made the 1963 Sting Ray instantly recognizable, and Chevrolet dropped the feature after just one year. That short production run is part of why builders still chase ’63 coupes as the ultimate Pro Touring donor car. This one wears an LS3, liquid-steel paint, and side pipes on a chassis Chevrolet redesigned from the ground up. Stick around to see what it brought at auction.
The Pontiac GTO exists because three engineers decided a company rule against big engines in small cars was more of a suggestion. That decision at the Milford Proving Grounds turned into nearly 97,000 cars sold in a single year at the GTO’s peak. It also set up one of the steepest sales declines in muscle car history. Here’s how a loophole became a legend, and how a legend became a footnote.
DETAILS YEAR 2003 MAKE Ford MODEL Mustang MILEAGE OR EXEMPT Exempt VIN 1FAFP49Y03F382558 ENGINE & TRANSMISSION ENGINE TYPE — ENGINE SIZE — ENGINE NUMBER — TRANSMISSION TYPE — TRANSMISSION SPEC — EXTERIOR BODY COLOR Black […]
There’s nothing like driving a muscle car, and sometimes, they wear a sedan disguise. These six sedans pack a punch, turning grocery runs into heart-racing adventures. Take the Dodge Durango, for instance—it’s part SUV, part muscle car, like a Clark Kent of vehicles. Or the Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack, offering cheap thrills with its 485 hp V-8. It’s secretly a muscle car in a business suit, ready to unleash a caramel-thick rumble at any moment. Who says practicality can’t have a rebellious streak?
Plymouth bet big on a cartoon bird, paying Warner Bros. $50,000 to license the Road Runner name and another $10,000 just for that unmistakable “beep beep” horn. The gamble was supposed to move 20,000 cars in 1968 – it sold more than double that. Test your knowledge of the muscle car built on a licensing deal and a novelty horn that outlasted most of its rivals.
A modified 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat rolled into the Pigeon Forge Rod Run looking nothing like the stock cars parked around it. Behind that supercharger whine sits 707 horsepower, a dual key-fob power limiter, and a build history at Brampton Assembly that’s barely a year old. The Rod Run itself dates back decades, evolving through several venues before landing in Pigeon Forge. Here’s how a modern Hellcat found its place among generations of hot rods.
Long before algorithm-driven feeds took over, car culture had its own meme economy built on captioned photos and one-liners passed between forums and Facebook groups. This particular joke leans on one of the hobby’s oldest tropes: a breakup where the car is the one thing that’s never on the table. It’s silly, it’s exaggerated, and it says something true about how enthusiasts actually feel about their builds.
Only a handful of cars in the world could reliably hit 200 mph — until Hennessey handed a brand-new Camaro SS a 751-horsepower supercharger package and sent it out for testing. The result: a verified 202.1 mph run that put a mainstream American muscle car in company usually reserved for exotics. Here’s what it took to get there.
Power steering, power brakes, a Corvette-inspired fiberglass bed — this pickup had features nobody expected on a work truck in the 1950s. Chevrolet’s luxury-truck experiment sold well at first, then faded fast as competitors caught up. Can you guess which model and year this pristine example represents?
This photo hides a few clues about the mid-size Chevy redesign that changed the whole Super Sport lineup — new sheet metal, a wider grille, and an engine that became standard across every trim. Think you can guess the year, make, and model before we tell you?
Named for a racing legend who’d already left the brand by the time it hit showrooms, the 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G was a one-year-only oddity built in numbers so small that fewer than 620 ever existed. Here’s what bought on top of an already-loaded XR-7, and why Hertz ended up with a surprising chunk of the production run.
1972 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Recreation VIN: 1X27F2W327050 This ’72 Yenko Recreation is one bad car. Under the hood you’ll find a Built, period correct GM 454ci big block with genuine GM Snowflake aluminum heads, winters […]
Pontiac’s 1968 LeMans redesign brought a bigger V8, a reworked six-cylinder, and styling upgrades that made it a legitimate GTO alternative for buyers watching their budget. This teal example, fully photographed at Gateway Classic Cars, shows off the changes that made 1968 a turning point for the model.