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A genuine Ford GT-40 doesn’t often leave the show circuit, let alone line up against a modern Dodge Hellcat on an airstrip. At Omega Motorsport’s NoFlyZone Midwest event, that’s exactly what happened, and the result had little to do with which car had more horsepower on paper. The GT-40 was built in the 1960s to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, and some of that engineering still translates six decades later. See how a Le Mans legend handled a fight nobody expected it to win.
Chrysler engineer Gary Romberg spent 1969 and 1970 wind-tunnel testing the shape that became the Dodge Charger Daytona, adding an 18-inch nose cone and a roofline-clearing rear wing that combined for 1,800 pounds of downforce. The result was a 0.28 drag coefficient, a first 200 mph NASCAR lap, and a win at Talladega – all from a car Dodge built only 503 examples of. These photos put that legend side by side with a modern Hellcat.
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?