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A Builder Put an LS, a Hemi, and a Coyote in the Same Plymouth Duster — Only One Engine Won the Crown

One early-’70s Plymouth Duster ran three different V8s in a single year just to settle the ultimate garage argument. Here’s which swap engine actually came out on top — and why the runner-up might still be the smarter buy.

The 2003 Mercury Marauder Looks Like Grandpa’s Sedan — One Builder Made It a 900-Horsepower Sleeper

by Jack Harmon

A black Mercury Marauder built for retirees in 2003 is hiding a Mustang GT500 supercharger and a Coyote V8 under its vinyl-free hood. Fans in the comments call it “Grandpa’s Hellcat” for good reason — the stock version was already Mercury’s most overlooked muscle sedan.

A Street Racer Built This Hellcat to Outrun Texas Cops at 160 MPH — Troopers Now Drive It Instead

by Jack Harmon

A seized 2020 Challenger Hellcat Redeye now wears a Texas DPS badge after a 160 mph chase on I-10 ended with an empty tank. DPS says the modified Hemi makes 1,080 horsepower — here’s how a street racer’s car became one of the fastest patrol cruisers in the state.

A 1971 Dodge Charger R/T Baked in a Las Vegas Driveway for 55 Years — Its Revival Skipped the Restoration Shop Entirely

by Jack Harmon

A 1971 Dodge Charger R/T sat in the same Las Vegas driveway for 55 years before two guys with a YouTube channel brought it back — not with a full restoration, but with a budget revival built to be driven. Here’s the story, and the real rarity of a 1971 R/T.

A 1972 Plymouth Satellite Lost Its V8 to a Tesla — Then Humbled a 700-HP Turbo Dodge Dart

by Jack Harmon

Kevin Erickson spent nearly two years swapping a wrecked Tesla Model S drivetrain into his 1972 Plymouth Satellite — and the 636-horsepower result just put a 700-HP turbo Dodge Dart on notice at the strip. Here’s how a home-garage build called ‘Electrollite’ pulled off one of the most convincing EV muscle car swaps yet.

Pontiac Built a Better-Handling Trans Am Than the Camaro IROC-Z in 1987 – Then Watched Chevy Win the War Anyway

by Jack Harmon

The 1987 Trans Am GTA debuted with gold wheels, Gran Turismo Americano badging, and a stock suspension setup few Camaro buyers could match. See how Pontiac’s underdog actually stacks up against the IROC-Z.

Dodge Copied the Road Runner to Build a Budget Muscle Car — Then Buried a 425-HP Hemi Inside Just 125 of Them

by Jack Harmon

Dodge built the 1968 Super Bee to undercut the Road Runner on price, with a 383 Magnum doing most of the work. A 426 Hemi was quietly on the order sheet too — almost nobody checked the box.

A Barn-Find ‘GTO Judge’ Just Resurfaced After Decades — Pontiac Never Actually Built It

by Jack Harmon

A rusted 1969 Pontiac GTO rolled out of a barn wearing full Judge regalia, Carousel Red paint and all. The numbers tag told a different story: this car started life as something far less special, and someone spent years making it look like Pontiac’s rarest muscle car package.

Chevrolet Discontinued the Camaro to Protect Its Legacy — Resale Values Cratered Anyway

by Jack Harmon

Ten modern muscle cars are losing value fast in 2026, and the reasons go well beyond simple supply and demand. From fleet-history Chargers to a six-figure electric Daytona nobody wanted, here is what the numbers reveal before you buy used.

The 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV Convertible: The Four-Speed Combo Almost No One Ordered

by Jack Harmon

A 1969 Pontiac GTO convertible built with the factory Ram Air IV and a four-speed manual is one of the rarest driveline combinations Pontiac ever offered — quicker than nearly any GTO on the road and scarcer than most Judges. This Champagne-over-black example shows why collectors chase the plain-looking GTOs just as hard as the flashy ones.

Chrysler Built a 200-MPH Street Car in 1969 — Then NASCAR Rewrote Its Rules Just to Stop It

by Jack Harmon

Only 503 Dodge Daytonas and 1,935 Plymouth Superbirds were ever built, and both were sold with a regular factory warranty. Here’s how a wind-tunnel-shaped street car broke NASCAR’s 200-mph barrier — and why the sport changed its own rulebook to make sure it never happened again.

A 1968 Dodge Charger Sat in Storage for 30 Years — Then Strangers Gave a 96-Year-Old Man His Youth Back

by Jack Harmon

Peter’s 1968 Dodge Charger spent three decades buried in a storage unit while its 440 sat silent. A detailing crew and a father-son mechanic duo spent weeks bringing it back to life, not to sell it, but just to watch a 96-year-old man see his car clean and running again.

Mercury Hid the Boss 302 Inside the 1970 Cougar Eliminator – Only 469 Buyers Got One, and This Survivor Is Rotting in Plain Sight

by Jack Harmon

A rare 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator, one of just 469 built with the 302 cubic inch Boss V8, sits exposed outside instead of in a garage. Historian Steve Magnante tracked it down, and the reason nobody will touch it says a lot about how rare muscle cars actually survive.

Roadkill Hid an Illegal Race Car Inside a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo — Then Almost Lost It on the Freeway

by Jack Harmon

A banned oval-track racer with no VIN gets a second life wearing a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo body on MotorTrend’s Roadkill. The fix worked almost too well — right up until something nearly let go at highway speed.

Oldsmobile Brought Back the 442 Name in 1985 — On a Car That Broke Every Rule of the Original

by Jack Harmon

Bob Evans Classics went hunting for a 1985 Oldsmobile 442 G-Body, a car that spent decades as a true sleeper before G-body values started climbing across the board. What they found was a rare survivor with a story of its own, tangled up with rising interest in the whole G-body family — Monte Carlo SS, Buick Grand National, and now this often-overlooked Olds. The chase says as much about the market as the car itself.

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