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A factory 1972 Chevrolet C10 topped out around 300 horsepower, even with the biggest big-block on the order sheet. This one didn’t stay factory for long. Between the engine swap under the hood, the Satin Orange paint, and the 20-inch black chrome wheels, ‘Orange Crush’ represents one of the most popular ways builders have modernized these square-body trucks — here’s why the formula works so well.
Plymouth’s television advertising for the 1970 GTX offers a window into one of the most interesting challenges facing performance car marketing at the dawn of the seventies — how to sell genuinely serious horsepower to […]
Few matchups in American performance car culture carry the emotional weight of old versus new Mopar muscle, because the Dodge and Plymouth performance history spans such a dramatic range of technical approaches and cultural moments. […]
1969 Dodge Charger R/T SE VIN XS29L9B374975 This beautiful RT has many SE options including Track Pack! The remote and owner’s manual for the radio and decoding information from Galen Glover are included in the […]
Dodge‘s Street and Racing Technology division made a drag strip worthy beast known as the Challenger Demon. We took our test drive in its natural habitat, the racetrack. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon arrived […]
A 1969 GTO Judge with a factory Ram Air III V8 versus a modern custom GTO packing a twin-turbo LS2 pushing 750 horsepower — same badge, two completely different eras of muscle. One was born from a marketing gimmick that became a legend; the other refuses to accept factory limits. Which one would you actually want to drive?
Plymouth’s engineers knew the 440 barely fit in the Barracuda’s engine bay — there wasn’t even room left for power steering. Yet the compromise produced one of the rarest, loudest, and most collectible big-block muscle cars Detroit ever built. This custom two-tone ‘Cuda shows exactly why the combination still turns heads.
I thought you might like a look at this very rare 77 Pontiac Lemans Can Am. Originally, Pontiac had planned to build nearly 5,000 of these cars, but they ran into some problems with the […]
We’re looking at an all original 1971 Buick Riviera in Sandpiper Beige Paint and a Dark Brown Vinyl Top with a 455 CI Engine. The car’s Owner is Tim Hall. Tim’s had this car since […]
Looking to transform your Camaro into a custom Pontiac Trans-Am Hurst Edition? Get ready to stand out with a sleek design featuring a gold logo hood and quad exhaust pipes. At Trans Am Depot, this $29,995 endeavor takes eight weeks, but the retro magic is priceless. The 6.2-liter V8 engine, paired with a supercharger, can hit 575 HP—or go big with 1,100 HP, twin turbo! Add a T-top and this muscle machine tops $100,000. It’s the ultimate blend of nostalgia and horsepower—race lights beware!
Half a century, two engine rebuilds, and one very unusual V8 later, this 1965 Buick Gran Sport is finally running the way its first owner intended. The car’s 401-cubic-inch ‘Nailhead’ engine got its nickname from valves so small the press compared them to nails, yet it powered Buick’s answer to the GTO for over a decade. Here’s what made it tick.
Most 1965 Ford Galaxies were built for comfort, not speed. But buried deep in the order sheet was a code few dealers even mentioned — one that swapped in dual four-barrel carburetors, a race-bred cam, and 425 horsepower under a completely ordinary-looking hood. Here’s why this rare R-code package turned a family sedan into one of the era’s best-kept performance secrets.
Chevrolet’s Corvette from 1984 to 1996 was like a superhero in a sleek suit, returning the convertible in 1986 and breaking speed records with the ZR-1. With digital dashboards and a quirky 4+3 transmission, it kept fans on their toes. By 1992, a revived LT1 engine boosted performance, leading to a 330 hp marvel by 1996. Lotus Engineering even joined the party for the ZR-1, creating an aluminum-block beast with 375 hp. Meanwhile, the Callaway Twin-Turbo became a speed demon on steroids, hitting 254.76 mph!
Drive-by-wire throttle bodies replaced a century of direct mechanical linkage between gas pedal and engine almost overnight after BMW introduced the first one in 1988. An accelerator position sensor and a control module now decide how far the throttle actually opens, enabling everything from traction control to adaptive cruise. It’s more reliable and smoother — but it’s also a trade-off that still divides drivers who grew up on cable-operated throttle bodies.
1967 – 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner & GTX Advertisements Plymouth’s advertising team in the late 1960s and early 1970s had one of the most genuinely entertaining jobs in American marketing — they were tasked with selling […]