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The 1972 Ford Torino strutted in with exaggerated coke bottle curves and an egg crate grille that could make a waffle jealous. This model ditched its vent windows and strutted sleek, frameless glass. While it wasn’t about raw power anymore (RIP Cobra), it offered luxury touches like a posh Grand Torino and a sporty Gran Torino Sport. With a new chassis that could handle speed bumps like a champ, the Torino made riding around feel like a smooth criminal.
The Dodge Charger burst onto the scene in 1966, a sleek, fastback beauty that made its Coronet cousin look like the introverted sibling at a car family reunion. Luxuriously priced at $3,100, it was like a Marlin with a snazzier hat. Boasting hidden headlights and a taillight grin, it packed options from a 318-cubic-inch engine to the roaring 426 Hemi. In 1967, the Charger donned fender signals and a vinyl roof, but sales took a nosedive—guess not everyone wanted a car that could double as a disco.
Oldsmobile completely reengineered the Dynamic 88 for 1961, swapping in a new perimeter frame, coil-spring rear suspension, and a fresh 394 cubic-inch Rocket V8 to replace the outgoing 371. Buyers could step up to the four-barrel Skyrocket version rated at 325 horsepower, turning Oldsmobile’s best-selling full-size sedan into a genuine sleeper years before muscle cars had a name. It’s easy to overlook a car built in such huge numbers, but a well-optioned Skyrocket 88 punches well above its reputation.
Only eight 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am convertibles were ever built, and this one carries the lowest sequence number of the group. Housed today in the Brothers Collection, it wears its factory Ram Air III drivetrain and Cameo White paint scheme almost exactly as it left the Norwood assembly plant. See what made tracking down all eight survivors such a milestone for Pontiac collectors.
Road Test TV lines up a 1970 Chevelle SS396 against a heavily modified 1951 Henry J nicknamed the Green M&M for a quarter-mile grudge match nobody would have predicted. One car was built by GM to be a factory muscle icon; the other was built by Kaiser-Frazer as basic postwar transportation before drag racers got hold of it. Watch to see whether reputation or raw power-to-weight wins the day.
An orange, numbered Dodge Charger R/T wearing General Lee livery gets put sideways by Italian drift specialist Federico Sceriffo in this clip from photographer 19Bozzy92. The result pairs a car built for straight-line muscle with a driving style built for controlled chaos through corners, and the big-block soundtrack is unlike anything else in typical drift content. Watch to hear just how loud a Charger gets losing traction on purpose.
Pulling the valve covers off an engine nobody has opened in years always turns up a story, and this teardown starts that process on a Chevy LS — the small block family that quietly became one of the most respected V8 platforms in modern history. Part 1 of the series focuses on getting the engine down to its core components before any rebuild decisions get made. Watch to see what years of use left behind.
The first-gen Camaro was rushed to market to catch the Mustang, and this 1967 convertible takes that pressure-cooker pony car and adds power Chevy never offered from the factory. A 383 stroker, chassis mods, and Hugger Orange paint turn a rush job into a genuine street brawler. Here is what actually went into building it.
The 1967 Plymouth Belvedere lived a double life — one version chased down traffic violators for the LAPD and starred in Adam-12s pilot episode, while another, ordered with the rare 425 horsepower 426 Hemi option, could out-muscle nearly everything else on the road. Only 720 buyers checked that Hemi box that year, making it one of the most overlooked factory Hemi cars Mopar ever built.
Step back in time to 1959 when the Chevrolet Impala got its own nameplate, shedding its Bel Air disguise. This second-gen beauty was a chameleon, offering a range of body styles with fins that could make a fish jealous. The Impala embraced the ‘bigger is better’ motto with its massive rear deck and tail fins that practically screamed, “Look at me!” For those who liked their cars like their pizza—loaded—the Turbo-Thrust V8 delivered a spicy 315hp. And who could resist the 1960 model’s chrome flair?
Most cars at a drag radial event like Lights Out chase carbon fiber and paint that costs more than the average car payment. Then there is this Mercury Comet, built on a tube chassis with a Ford big block under the hood and a rear wing fabricated from an actual tin barn roof. 1320video tracked it down in the pits at Lights Out 8 in Georgia to find out the story behind it. It might not be the fastest car there — but it might be the most memorable.
Every December, the biggest names in no-prep racing save their reveals for the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis, and this year it was The Reaper’s turn. Street Outlaws fans know exactly what that name carries on the no-prep circuit, and the new Procharged Camaro unveiled at PRI raised expectations before it ever made a single pass. What does a switch to forced induction mean for the season ahead? Watch the reveal and see for yourself.
Coy Harvey wasn’t hunting for classic cars when he opened that garage door in Lubbock, Texas — he was just doing his pest control route. Buried under garden tools, storage baskets and years of forgotten Christmas ornaments sat a genuine 1966 Shelby GT350, and his restoration background told him immediately exactly what he’d found. Watch the full story of an accidental discovery most enthusiasts only dream about.
In the world of fast cars, the Audi R8 V10 MTM 5-liter Biturbo is like a superhero under the hood, boasting a whopping 802hp and zipping from 0-100 km/h in a mere 3 seconds. Meanwhile, its stylish exterior barely changed—because why mess with perfection? The 2011 R8’s chassis features some fancy three-way adjustments and Michelin sport tires, ensuring it grips the road like a toddler clinging to candy. With prices starting at $600,000, this beast is more exclusive than a unicorn at a car show!