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Burt Reynolds sold more than one ‘Bandit’ Trans Am over the years, and each auction seemed to top the last. This black tribute car, built around a 600-plus horsepower Butler Performance engine, brought $275,000 at Barrett-Jackson, with Reynolds himself on hand to help push the bidding higher. Later Bandit cars from his collection would sell for even more. Here’s why the price kept climbing.
Real 427 Cobras are so rare that almost nobody actually drives one, they’re locked away in collections. That scarcity built an entire kit car industry, with companies like Factory Five recreating the exact look and feel of Shelby’s most famous car for builders willing to do the work themselves. The side-oiler 427 under this one’s hood is the same engine that made the original a legend. Here’s what goes into building a Cobra when you can’t buy the real thing.
Every muscle car fan has felt exactly what that meme is poking fun at: the gap between loving these cars and actually affording one. A real restoration isn’t a weekend project, it’s a five-figure commitment before the engine even turns over. Shop labor alone can run over $100 an hour, before parts, rust repair, and insurance enter the picture. Here’s what actually stands between admiring a muscle car and owning one.
We’re looking at a 1963 Chevrolet Chevy Nova II Convertible in Atomic Bomb Orange paint. The car’s Owners are Ronson & Teri Burton. Ronson shares he’s had several Nova’s and never seen a Nova built […]
Muscle cars have always been about power, but traction? Not so much. Enter the 2017 Dodge Challenger GT, breaking the mold as the first AWD muscle car. No more blaming the rear-wheel-drive when you fail to impress at the lights—now you can conquer snowy streets with the same gusto as dry asphalt. Who knew muscle could also mean control? It’s like giving a bodybuilder a pair of ballet shoes and watching magic happen.
A 1956 Chevy 210 might look like a straight factory restoration from the outside, but underneath it’s running gear that didn’t exist for another 50 years. Art Morrison’s GT Sport chassis and a modern LS V8 turn a vintage grocery-getter into something that handles like a contemporary sports car. It’s one of the most common upgrade paths in the Tri-Five Chevy world today. Here’s why builders keep reaching for this exact combination.
Factory horsepower ratings from the muscle car era weren’t always straight answers. Some engines were tested without accessories to inflate the number; others were deliberately underrated to dodge insurance men and racing bans. That means a handful of ‘weaker’ cars on paper were the real street fighters of their day. Here’s what those bragging-rights figures were actually hiding.
This 1929 Ford Model A arrived as Henry Ford’s answer to a sales problem, and the answer worked. A million had already sold within its first year on the market, on the way to nearly five million total by 1932. Here’s what made a flathead four-cylinder with a three-speed manual transmission feel genuinely modern to buyers who’d only known the Model T.
First and foremost..This car has a BAD Attitude….You can see it from a mile away….This one doesn’t say GET OUT OF MY WAY…The look it it gives is one of…..Don’t even get close!!!…..This thing looks […]
A one-line caption, sweet fox body, undersells what this car actually did on track. This 1,200-horsepower turbocharged Fox Body Mustang beat a twin-turbo Coyote-swapped competitor at a Street Car Takeover event, running down a car built with a modern factory powertrain.
Ford received more than 6,800 applications for just 500 build slots on the new Ford GT, and it hand-selected every buyer. Jay Leno’s history with Ford’s original 2005 GT helped make his case, and when his ,000 Shadow Black and Competition Orange car finally showed up, he unveiled it himself, camera in hand.
A boosted engine hiding under a completely stock-looking exterior is one of car culture’s favorite tricks, and it isn’t limited to any one brand or era. The best sleeper builds keep the ride height, wheels, and exhaust note untouched while packing serious power underneath.
The Dodge Demon grabbed the headlines at the 2017 New York Auto Show, but it wasn’t competing in a vacuum. Lincoln stripped 200 pounds from a full-size SUV, Honda became the first automaker to offer electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen versions of the same car, and Land Rover introduced an entirely new model tier.
These Dodge Charger Hellcats are impressive! 1,000 horsepower with bolt-ons, E-85, and some tuning..that is MENTAL. Not to mention absurdly comfortable – full leather interior, A/C, and even a couple BABY SEATS in the back! […]
Sitting since atleast 1974, this 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire I would consider a Muscle Car, even though it was before the 1964 Pontiac GTO. It has an aluminum V8 with a factory Turbo and 4-speed manual […]