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1967 Mustang 289 K-Code convertible in bright green.

1967 Ford Mustang GTA 289 K-Code

by Wes

This 1967 Ford Mustang GTA convertible isn’t just another K-code — Marti Report data confirms it’s one of the last 289 High-Performance convertibles built at Ford’s San Jose plant, and one of only 16 built with an automatic transmission. Finished in a rare Lime Gold over a white top, it packs 271 horsepower, factory disc brakes, and the same high-rpm hardware Ford gave cars built to be raced. V8TV walks through why this Brothers Collection Mustang matters to K-code collectors. Watch to see what made it one of just 50.

Two red muscle cars side by side showcasing their differences.

The Differences Between Muscle And Pony Cars

by Wes

Muscle car. Pony car. Most enthusiasts use the terms interchangeably, and most of the time nobody calls them on it. This breakdown draws an actual line between the two categories — one built around a big engine stuffed into a mid-size body, the other built around an affordable, sporty compact platform that started with the 1964 Ford Mustang. The difference turns out to matter more than you’d think.

1969 Hurst SC/Rambler muscle car in red and white with blue wheels.

Muscle Car Of The Week Video #71: 1969 Hurst SC/Rambler

by Wes

A dressed-up economy car isnt supposed to be a drag strip threat, but the 1969 Hurst SC/Rambler broke that rule on purpose. American Motors partnered with Hurst Performance to drop a genuine V8 into its compact Rambler platform, creating an underdog muscle car most people never saw coming from the smallest of Detroits automakers. A former AMC dealership employee still remembers the shock of watching one leave the showroom for the first time. What was AMCs overlooked drag strip terror really capable of?

A white sports car with a large hood scoop in a garage.

740hp Blown LS3 Corvette vs. 770hp Blown Coyote Mustang

by Wes

A 740-horsepower supercharged LS3 Corvette lines up against a 770-horsepower supercharged Coyote Mustang, and the extra 30 horsepower isnt the whole story. RedmaroProductions captures a tight, hard-fought pass where shift timing and driver execution end up mattering as much as the numbers on paper. Comments erupted over which side needed the driver mod more, keeping the decades-old GM-versus-Ford rivalry alive at the strip. Who actually crossed the stripe first?

A rusty vintage car abandoned under debris and surrounded by overgrown plants.

1970 Chevelle SS454 Rescued From A Collapsed Barn In Rural Ohio

by Wes

Chevelle enthusiasts had swapped rumors for years about a 1970 SS454 sitting untouched inside a collapsed Ohio barn. In May 2017, a grainy cell phone video finally proved the story true — and when the car came out after nearly 40 years, its original buildsheet was still tucked inside the door panel. Read on to find out what that buildsheet revealed about how, and why, this particular Chevelle was built.

Man frustrated with car troubles, caption reads 'More Problems'.

MY NEW $83,000 WIDEBODY HELLCAT CHALLENGER HAS MORE DAMAGE AGAIN

by Wes

John’s widebody Hellcat Challenger cost $83,000, and according to this video, it’s developed damage again — the kind that’s split his comment section between “take it to the dealer immediately” and “that’s just modern Hellcat ownership.” Between an electrical tape debate and a stability control fault viewers are tracing back to the shocks, this is less a build reveal than a real-time look at what owning a heavily modified, six-figure-adjacent Mopar actually involves. Watch to see what breaks next.

A classic blue and silver sports car parked outdoors under a bridge.

Mesmerizing 1966 AC Cobra Supercharged – Test Drive

by Kiril

This 1966-titled Cobra isn’t an original — it’s a Factory Five build, and one commenter’s assumption that it carried a seven-figure original price tag says everything about how thoroughly this replica nails the look. Underneath sits a built, supercharged 302 making roughly 450 horsepower, plus a detail original Cobras never had: power steering. The full walkaround reveals what separates a good kit build from a great one.

Black Ford Mustang GT350 and yellow sports car at a drag strip.

Procharged Shelby GT350 vs C7 Z06

by Wes

A Ford Shelby GT350 built by Cordes Performance Racing runs an F1A Procharger, ARH long tube headers, and E85 fuel to a claimed 923 horsepower at the wheels — on a completely stock bottom end. At Shifts3ctor’s California Airstrip Attack in Coalinga, it lines up against a Chevrolet C7 Corvette Z06 kept close to factory spec. The horsepower gap looks enormous on paper. Watch to see whether launch and traction close it at all.

White Dodge Challenger with racing stripes and red brake calipers.

CRAZIEST CARS AND COFFEE + Viper Crash

by Wes

December 2017’s Houston Cars and Coffee started like any other early-morning meet — until a Dodge Viper owner made a mistake in front of a crowd already filming. RP Productions captured the chaos, the cars, and the moment that split viewers into two very different camps. Watch to see what actually happened.

1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack classic muscle car in black and orange.

Review: 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack

by Wes

Episode 239 of Muscle Car of the Week spotlights a 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T built around the legendary 440 Six Pack, straight from the Brothers Collection. Shot in deep black paint during golden hour, this Mean Machine was built for one purpose: burning up the drag strip. Watch the full walkaround.

Vintage car challenge featuring a classic blue muscle car and two men in retro attire.

1970 Dodge Challenger RT Commercial

by Wes

A vintage 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T commercial has quietly become a cult favorite for reasons that have little to do with horsepower: a blustering, law-enforcement bit built around a Southern sheriff that viewers now recognize as an eerie preview of Buford T. Justice, seven years before Smokey and the Bandit made the archetype famous. Behind the joke sits a genuinely serious muscle car, available with everything from a 383 Magnum up to the 426 Hemi. Watch the full spot to see where the joke started.

Red sports car speeding on a track at sunset.

The Demon’s Tires Are Too Wide For the Challenger’s Assembly Line

by Kiril

Dodge’s Demon shipped on genuine drag radial tires straight from the factory, a first for any production street car, but those tires were too wide for the main assembly line to handle. Read on to find out how Dodge solved a manufacturing problem nobody had ever faced before, and why owning one comes with a strange winter-storage rule.

A bright pink vintage car speeding on a road.

BUD LINDEMANN ROAD TEST 1969 DODGE CHARGER 500 426 HEMI

by Wes

Dodge didn’t build the Charger 500 to win car shows — they built it to win NASCAR races, flush grille and all. Bud Lindemann puts this 426 Hemi example through acceleration, braking, and cornering tests loaded with one-liners that are still quoted decades later. Watch to see why enthusiasts call it the holy grail of Chargers.

Classic blue car parked inside a wooden garage.

Believe it! 1970 Plymouth SuperBird barn find with 10,000 Original miles!

by Wes

Roland Cassidy assumed the pitch was too good to be true: a numbers-matching 426 Hemi Superbird with 10,000 original miles, one owner, and a complete paper trail back to a Maine dealership in 1971. It had been sitting untouched in a Massachusetts barn since 1990. Read on to find out what he had to throw in to close the deal.

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