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Nate Rider put a real number on what it costs to turn a classic Mustang into a modern restomod — starting around $35,000 for a road-ready build with a Coyote swap, updated suspension, and a completely reworked interior. The full breakdown, and the warnings from viewers who’ve done it themselves, might change how you budget your own project. Watch the full cost breakdown above.
Pagani built exactly sixteen examples of the 2009 Zonda R, each one wrapping a 750-horsepower AMG-sourced V12 in a chassis made from aircraft-grade aluminum, titanium, and magnesium. At roughly $750 per pound of curb weight, that works out to around $1.8 million for a car Pagani itself says only really belongs on a racetrack. Read on to find out what that kind of extremity actually buys.
This 1969 Dodge Dart, nicknamed ‘Poison’ by Pennsylvania’s Spuds Garage, wears a Hemi that has nothing in common with what left the factory — and a stance that’s already splitting opinion in the comments. Between wheel debates, tire recommendations, and genuine appreciation for the build’s sound and presence, the reaction says as much about Mopar culture as the car itself. Watch the turnaround and see what all the arguing is about.
A C7 Corvette-bodied Pro Mod once trapped 249.49 mph in 5.73 seconds and earned a “new world record” claim that stood as one of the class’s benchmark runs, even though the record books have since moved well past it. Underneath that recognizable street-car silhouette sits a purpose-built tube chassis carrying an estimated 3,000-plus horsepower. Read on to find out how a Corvette-shaped race car keeps closing the gap with dedicated dragsters.
This 1967 Pontiac GTO started its restoration looking, in one viewer’s words, like it had been dragged out of a swamp — rusted through and barely recognizable. V8 Speed and Resto Shop’s frame-off rebuild brought it back to its factory-correct Tyrol Blue, complete with its original Pontiac 400 four-barrel V8 and every factory comfort option intact, before unveiling it at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. Watch the full transformation from swamp find to show winner.
Buick built the Special as its cheapest model for two decades, but the 322-cubic-inch V8 standard in 1956 still made it a genuine performer, not just an economy choice. The three chrome ventiports on each fender were Buicks own status code, telling buyers exactly where the Special sat below the four-port Super and Roadmaster. With 334,000 built across five body styles, it was anything but unpopular. It also represents one of the last years before the Special name disappeared entirely.
A Shelby GT500 owner claiming roughly 800 horsepower at the wheels decided to call out every Dodge Hellcat he could find for a street race — a bold move given that stock Hellcats already run low-to-mid 11s from the factory. The result did not go the way the callout promised, and the comment section made sure everyone knew it. Between jokes about losing to sedans and suggestions to call out a Prius next time, this one became less about the race and more about what happens when trash talk meets a stopwatch. Watch to see how it actually played out.
The Mistress has been one of the toughest cars on the no-prep circuit for years, but Big Daddy Racing wasn’t satisfied with just being fast. This 1320video feature follows a full ground-up rebuild — a fiberglass, tube-chassis car powered by a Morgan and Son big block and a pair of massive 98mm promod turbos. The result is a car built to intimidate before it even leaves the line. Watch to see how the new combination performs when it counts.
This build video documents a classic Mustang fastback getting the full resto-mod treatment – fabrication work good enough that commenters call the welder “legit,” a roughly $35,000 starting price for a road-ready car, and a Coyote V8 swap penciled in for later. Viewers debate the real cost of a project like this in the comments, torn between admiration for the build and warnings about where restorations quietly go over budget. One comment even imagines the finished car in a Batman movie. Watch to see the full cost breakdown.
Builder johnscudashop documented this 1971 Plymouth Barracuda pro-touring build — complete with a working HEMI Shaker hood — step by step on the Moparts forum. The gloss-and-flat-black paint won over commenters instantly; the visible welds underneath did not. Watch the build and see if you agree with the forum’s mixed verdict.
Somebody built a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette that looks as though it drove out of a horror film, and gave it a name to match. Revenant appeared at the 2016 Detroit Autorama wearing pale silver paint laced with deep violet-maroon, hiding a crate LS7 427, a six-speed manual, a fully custom tube chassis, and rear bodywork widened three inches. The body is nearly all that survived. Read on to find out what it took to build.
A rat rod is supposed to look like it barely runs, which is exactly what makes a genuine 550-horsepower Chevrolet C10 sleeper so satisfying. Underneath the patina sits a drivetrain with nothing in common with the bodywork, most likely an LS swap producing roughly double what the strongest factory engine ever managed. Read on for how a half-ton work truck became one of the most sought-after platforms in the hobby.
This 1934-style Ford coupe hides an outlandish build sheet: three Chevy 350 V8s, 24 exhaust pipes, 16 coats of Imron paint, and Bridge of Weir leather inside. See what the photos confirm about this triple-engine show piece, and why builds this extreme almost never make it past the fabrication stage.
Someone swapped a heavy-duty GM Duramax diesel into a classic Chevelle, and the result sounds less like a muscle car and more like construction equipment. Currently running mid-14-second quarter miles, this build is — according to commenters — barely scratching what a properly built Duramax swap can eventually do. Comparisons to a locally famous Duramax Grand National running 8-second passes set the bar high. Watch to see this unconventional build make its pass.
Behind the orange paint and Confederate flag roof was a genuine 1969 Dodge Charger R/T, one of roughly 300 identical cars destroyed making a single television show. The hero cars carried a 375-horsepower 440 Magnum V8 backed by a four-speed manual, while lesser 318s and 383s handled routine driving scenes. Stunt drivers saved the 440-powered cars for one job only: the jumps.