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Young woman posing by a classic red Dodge Charger with racing decals.

Dodge Charger General Lee vs. The Blonde

Nobody can agree on the exact specs of any single General Lee because The Dukes of Hazzard chewed through somewhere between 200 and 300 Dodge Chargers over its 1979-to-1985 run, with only about 18 surviving in driveable condition. Stunt coordinator Al Wyatt Sr. built the fleet around lessons learned from an earlier film, and the welded-shut doors that became the character’s signature trait were pure structural necessity. Read on to find out why a genuine survivor is rarer than winning a drag race.

Close-up of a vintage Dodge Challenger grille and badge.

1971 Dodge Challenger 383 – vintage road test

by Wes

This 1971 Dodge Challenger looks almost stock — no R/T badge, no scoop, nothing to give away what’s underneath. That’s exactly the point. Built to dodge 1971’s brutal muscle car insurance surcharges, it hides a 383 four-speed combination with a Hurst pistol-grip shifter under an unassuming exterior, and this vintage road test puts it through real acceleration and braking runs to prove the disguise. Watch to see why some of the smartest muscle car builds were the ones that never announced themselves.

A blue drag racing car performing a burnout on the track.

Plymouth Superbird Vs Ford Mustang

by Wes

A Plymouth Superbird and a Ford Mustang went head-to-head in the Search For Speed league, but the real story wasn’t horsepower — it was a launch gone wrong. Viewers, including at least one Superbird owner himself, pinned the loss squarely on tire spin rather than the car, while others argued the whole matchup was unfair to begin with since the Superbird was built for Daytona’s high banks, not the quarter-mile.

Plymouth RoadRunner 1970 – “440 Six Pack” Cruisin’ The Coast 2015

by Kiril

The 440 Six Barrel gave the 1970 Road Runner three two-barrel carburetors, 390 horsepower, 490 lb-ft of torque, and a Dana 60 rear axle — the same hardware the mid-1969 A12 package introduced with its pinned-down fiberglass hood and hubcap-less steel wheels. Just 1,815 were built for 1970, and it ran the quarter mile in the low thirteens. Read on for why it was the smarter buy than a Hemi.

A classic blue muscle car parked with a crowd around it at an outdoor event.

BABY BLUE 1970 Dodge Charger R/T 440 – Powerslide and V8 Sound!

by Kiril

A 1970 Dodge Charger R/T doesn’t belong on the narrow, orderly streets of Vantaa, Finland, and that’s exactly why this one turns heads every time it shows up. Filmed at a European muscle car cruise thousands of miles from Detroit, this 440-powered Charger proves American iron still commands attention wherever it lands. Watch to see why a simple powerslide had fans asking for a reupload.

Orange 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440 muscle car on display.

Breakdown/Review: 1969 1/2 Plymouth Road Runner A12 Six Barrel

by Wes

Plymouth only offered this exact combination for a few months before moving on, which is precisely why the A12 Road Runner remains one of the most talked-about mid-year muscle cars ever built. Wearing Vitamin C Orange paint straight from The Brothers Collection, this particular 440 Six Barrel car represents a stopgap Chrysler engineered on the fly to answer a very specific rival. Watch to find out what problem this car was actually built to solve.

Person driving a Dodge Dart GT at high speed on a highway.

American Muscle Car Dodge Dart GTS

by Wes

This episode of the long-running documentary series turns its attention to the 1969 Dodge Dart GTS, the compact A-body that Chrysler quietly loaded with 340 and 383 big-block power while keeping curb weight hundreds of pounds under its Charger and Coronet siblings. Overshadowed for decades by its Hemi Dart cousin and the flashier E-body Challenger, the GTS built a devoted following on handling alone. Watch to see why period road testers ranked it Chrysler’s best-driving muscle car of the era.

Classic car participating in a muscle car showdown event.

Best MUSCLE CAR Sounds of 2018

by Wes

Jamboolio’s 2018 muscle car sound reel skips the reviews and interviews entirely, letting eight cars speak for themselves — from a nitrous-fed 1,000-horsepower 1967 Camaro to a supercharged 572 Hemi Challenger. It is pure cold-start-to-redline audio, the kind that racked up more than 4.4 million views without a single word of narration. Viewers call it the best kind of white noise. Watch to hear what all the fuss is about.

Blue Plymouth Superbird with iconic rear wing at a car show.

1970 Plymouth Superbird Petty Blue Survivor

by Wes

This Petty Blue 1970 Plymouth Superbird carries a documented history that few muscle cars can match — matching-numbers drivetrain, original broadcast sheets, and a rarity rating that puts it ahead of plenty of Hemi cars. Read on to see why paperwork, not just horsepower, makes this survivor special.

Man working on a complex engine in a workshop.

1968 Charger 440 on the dyno! (pt.1)

by Wes

Nick Panaritis takes on a build with a deceptively simple goal: 600 horsepower from a 1968 440, on pump gas, reliable enough to drive every day. Part one follows the teardown and reassembly of an engine pulled straight out of a client’s own Charger, with commenters pointing to real-world proof the target is achievable. Watch to see how the build starts.

Classic blue muscle car parked indoors with an open trunk.

1968 Plymouth GTX in B5 Blue Paint

by Kiril

A 1968 Plymouth GTX in B5 Blue with the rare 440+6 Six Pack setup would be notable on its own, but owner Kevin Plummer’s reason for buying it is what turns heads. He spent years chasing down the exact car his father owned when he was a boy, and he’s owned it since 2015. The comment section fills with strangers telling nearly identical stories about their own fathers.

Classic blue muscle car parked outdoors on a sunny day.

1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible in Blue & 440 Engine

by Kiril

Tom Lembeck has owned fourteen 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda convertibles, but this Jamaica Blue example with the 440 Six Pack still holds a specific title: the first big-block ‘Cuda he ever bought, back in 1997. Nearly three decades later, it still looks close to showroom-fresh. Watch to hear why, out of fourteen cars, this is the one Tom keeps coming back to.

A sleek blue 1968 Dodge Charger on a car carrier trailer.

A 1968 DODGE CHARGER ROARS ON THE DYNO

by Wes

A 383-cubic-inch engine putting down almost exactly 383 horsepower is the kind of coincidence that doesn’t happen often enough for anyone to plan around it — but that’s exactly what this blue 1968 Dodge Charger did on the dyno at a Mopar show in Avondale, Arizona. Three pulls, real numbers, and an exhaust note commenters called worth hearing all the way to redline.

Close-up of a 1970 Dodge Super Bee engine with a $100,000 price tag.

1970 Dodge Super Bee $38,900.00

by Wes

A 1970 Dodge Super Bee, brought back through a full rotisserie restoration and finished in Dodge’s factory Vitamin C orange, is listed at $38,900 with a spec sheet deep enough to satisfy a serious Mopar buyer: a built 440 with Holley and Edelbrock parts, a 727 TorqueFlite, an 8-3/4 rear end, and period-correct details down to the Pistol Grip shifter. See exactly what’s under the paint and whether the asking price actually holds up.

Engine before and after a professional rebuild and restoration.

Epic MOPAR 440 V8 Rebuild: Vintage Ford Racer Roars Again!

by Jack Harmon

Snowball Bishop’s old Ford coupe dirt-track racer sat behind his barn for decades, its Chrysler 440 V8 silent and its racing days seemingly over. Hagerty’s Redline Rebuild crew took on the full teardown-to-startup rebuild, hitting real delays along the way before finally getting the engine running and the car back on an actual dirt track after a fifty-year hiatus. It’s grassroots racing history, not a garage queen.

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