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A high-powered car performing a burnout with 2400 HP.

2400hp Unicorn Vette!

by Wes

This twin-turbo, nitrous-fed Corvette showed up to Texas Invitational wearing two 88mm turbochargers that punch straight through the hood, backed by a 2,400-horsepower rating that its own team hasn’t even been able to confirm yet. A dead fuel pump capped boost at roughly 1,500 horsepower on this outing, leaving another 1,000 horsepower and a promised 200 mph pass still on the table. Fans can’t agree whether to call it a unicorn or a bull. Watch to see just how much of that power actually made it to the ground.

He Sells Semi Trucks in Small-Town Tennessee – And Quietly Owns More Than 1,000 Cars, Including 25 Hellcats

by Jack Harmon

Don Baskin’s name never comes up when enthusiasts argue about America’s greatest private car collections. It probably should. The Covington, Tennessee truck dealer has filled roughly 400,000 square feet of warehouses with more than a thousand vehicles – somewhere around 20 Novas, about 25 Hellcats, and a multi-time NMCA championship racing career almost nobody outside West Tennessee knew about.

Chevy Built Fewer Than 60 Aluminum-Nosed 427 Impalas in 1963 – Then Walked Away From Racing Weeks Later

by Jack Harmon

RPO Z11 gave roughly fifty 1963 Impalas an aluminum front end and a 430-horsepower 427 that never appeared in a single Chevrolet brochure. The very first one built went to Dave Strickler, tuned by Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins. Here is what the option actually included, why its 427 has nothing to do with the famous Mystery Motor, and how the whole program died in a matter of weeks.

Inside the ‘No Trailers Allowed’ Street Race Where Only Pre-1972 Muscle Cars Get to Play

by Jack Harmon

At 6Sixty Street’s Pre-72 class, there’s one rule that never bends: if your muscle car wasn’t built before 1972, it doesn’t line up — and if it can’t drive itself to the start line, it doesn’t race at all. No trailers, no tow rigs, no exceptions. It’s a throwback that turned a grassroots meetup into 44 minutes of Nova-on-Nova rematches and one Ford truck nobody saw coming.

This Nova Got ‘Fired Out of a Slingshot’ at the Drag Strip — And a Nervous ’67 Firebird Nearly Went Airborne

by Jack Harmon

A grassroots drag strip reel from the channel Wheels captures classic Dodge Chargers, Chevy Camaros, Novas, and Cudas making real, unscripted passes — including a 1967 Firebird whose nose lifts dramatically off the line before settling back down. With nearly 95,000 views, it’s become a favorite for viewers who’d rather watch these cars run hard than sit static at auction. Watch to see which car actually gets fired out of the slingshot.

1968 blue Shelby Mustang GT500 parked on pavement with a V8 engine.

1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 KR in Acapulco Blue & 428 Engine Sound

by Wes

A 1968 Shelby GT500KR in Acapulco Blue sits inside a Phoenix restoration shop with its original body and interior intact, but its 428 Cobra Jet engine has a story of its own — the factory motor was destroyed drag racing decades ago. Owner Tony Arme of American Legends Hot Rods is bringing it back to 1968 condition piece by piece. Find out why collectors still call this one of the most significant KR builds on the shop floor.

1968 Chevrolet Impala SS in metallic green with custom wheels on display.

1968 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro in Green & 427 Engine Sound

by Wes

George and Carol Edwards spent part of their honeymoon drag racing this 1968 Yenko Super Camaro — and more than fifty-one years later, George still owns it. Lou Costabile caught up with the original owner and his numbers-matching 427 at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Illinois. Watch to hear the engine run and find out how a Camaro became part of a marriage.

49 Cars Chased a $12,000 Purse at Ohio’s King of Columbus Backside Battle — And the No-Prep Racing Got Wild

by Jack Harmon

Forty-nine of the fastest small-tire cars in the country lined up at Darana Raceway chasing a $12,000 purse, and the results didn’t go the way anyone expected. ProTreeVideos captured the entire King of Columbus Backside Battle from the pit walk through the finals, including an upset that had the comment section arguing for days. No-prep racing rewards driver skill over raw horsepower, and this event proved exactly why. Watch to see which cars actually made it to the winner’s circle.

The Cameraman Was Wrenching on a Pro Stock Engine When These Muscle Cars Started Popping Wheelies

by Jack Harmon

A cameraman working pit crew for a Mountain Motor Pro Stock entry at a 2026 IHRA event in Virginia only grabbed his camera between wrenching sessions — and ended up capturing the day’s biggest reaction. A field of bone-stock, four-speed muscle cars, including a Plymouth Duster running against much larger competition, launched hard enough to send their front wheels off the ground. The near 2,000-horsepower Pro Stock cars still stole plenty of attention, but it is the sportsman-class wheelies that had commenters talking.

The Nearly-Abandoned Indiana Dragstrip Where Old-School Muscle Cars Still Rule the Quarter Mile

by Jack Harmon

A 74-year-old viewer says this old-school drag racing footage from Indiana’s US41 Dragstrip brought back memories of the 1970 Plymouth Duster he bought at 21 — and the jade-green ’56 Chevy that replaced it a year later. No purse, no sponsors, just a quarter mile and cars that launch the way they did decades ago. Watch to see which car earns an instant, confident prediction from the comments before the run even finishes.

No Trailers Allowed: Inside the Muscle Car Street Race That Still Plays by 1960s Rules

by Jack Harmon

No trailers allowed means exactly what it says: every car racing in this 405 street event drove itself there and will drive itself home, which rules out trailer queens and modern Fox-body Mustangs alike. A stripped-down ’65 F-100 steals scenes from the muscle cars, and the finale nobody called becomes the night’s real talking point. Watch to see old-school drag-and-drive racing run the way it was in the 1960s.

He Bought a Burned-Out Dodge Demon at a Vegas Salvage Auction — Then Gave It the Manual Transmission Dodge Never Built

by Jack Harmon

Lee bought a burned-out Dodge Demon at a Las Vegas salvage auction with no idea what he was getting into — then decided to give it something Dodge never offered on any Demon: a manual transmission. The full build video covers every setback along the way, from fire damage to the wiring fights that came with it. The ScrapLife family documents the whole thing in detail.

A 3,500-HP Chevelle Named Yeti Just Terrorized Alberta’s Biggest Drag Strip — And It Wasn’t Even the Scariest Car There

by Jack Harmon

At the 2026 NHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, the 3,500-horsepower Yeti Chevelle went head-to-head with Mike Gondziola’s Terminator and Sander Spelt’s Bunker Junker through a full weekend of Pro Modified eliminations. The coverage runs from Thursday test-and-tune through Saturday’s final round. It’s proof that regional Pro Mod racing delivers just as much spectacle as any national event.

Wild Bunch vs. The World: Inside New Zealand’s Outlaw Doorslammer Tradition That Refuses to Play It Safe

by Jack Harmon

Musclecars Universe returned to Masterton Motorplex for Wild Bunch NZ vs. The World, an outlaw doorslammer showcase running old-school drag cars and hotrods head-to-head for bragging rights. An hour of footage covers everything from rotary-powered underdogs to Top Alcohol cars chasing five-second passes. It’s proof New Zealand’s grassroots drag scene rivals anything happening stateside.

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