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Don Yenko Sold a Teenager an Unconverted Leftover Camaro in 1968 — It Became One of the Rarest Yenkos on Earth

A Pennsylvania teenager bought a 1967 Camaro that Yenko’s shop hadn’t even converted yet — then repainted it before it had 7,000 miles on the clock. Decades later, restorers spent 14 months undoing his paint job and uncovered one of the most original Yenko Camaros left standing.

A Man Sold His GTO Judge to Get Married in 1978 — Decades Later He Found One of Only 12 Left in Its Color

by Jack Harmon

A rare Warwick Blue 1969 GTO Judge, one of roughly a dozen known survivors in that color, still runs its factory four-wheel drum brakes and numbers-matching Ram Air III V8. Owner Frank Szymkowski Sr. sold his first Judge to get married back in 1978 — and this one just won Goodguys’ 2024 Muscle Car of the Year.

Ford Killed the Shelby GT500 — Then Built a Mustang With 35 More Horsepower to Replace It

by Jack Harmon

The 2026 Dark Horse SC borrows the GT500’s supercharged V8, bolts on a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and quietly outguns the car Ford retired in 2022. Here is what separates it from the six-figure GTD, and why early reviewers can’t stop talking about the sound.

Dodge Built the 1969 Super Bee With Drum Brakes and No Power Steering – Owners Still Call It the Scariest Muscle Car Ever Sold

by Jack Harmon

The 1969 Dodge Super Bee packed up to 425 horsepower into a car with drum brakes, no power steering, and bias-ply tires — no safety net included. Here’s why owners who drove it still call it the scariest muscle car Dodge ever built.

AMC Demoted the Javelin AMX to a Trim Level in 1971 – It Won the Trans-Am Title Anyway

by Jack Harmon

The 1971 Javelin AMX wasn’t even supposed to be its own model anymore — AMC folded it into a trim badge the same year Penske and Mark Donohue drove the redesigned car to a Trans-Am championship. Here’s the real story behind the 401 V8, the Donohue-requested grille, and the designer interior myth that doesn’t actually belong on a ’71.

Mercury Sold Fewer Than 7,500 Comet Cyclones in 1964 — The Ford-Powered Muscle Car That Was Almost an Edsel Is Still a Bargain

by Jack Harmon

The 1964 Comet Cyclone squeezed a 210-hp 289 into a compact that was originally drawn up as an Edsel, then proved itself by lapping Daytona for 40 days straight. Hemmings put one on the road to explain what a buyer needs to know before writing a check for the muscle car everyone forgets.

This 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Spent Decades Buried in Grime — Then One Detailing Shop Gave Its Owner the Surprise of a Lifetime

by Jack Harmon

A 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme had been buried in grime for years before a detailing crew brought it back to life — and gave its owner a reaction nobody saw coming. See how the G-body that reinvented a sales champion still means this much decades later.

Buick Underrated Its Own Muscle Car by 90 Horsepower – The GSX Stage 1 Still Ran With Chevy’s Best

by Jack Harmon

Buick’s 1970 GSX Stage 1 carried a factory rating 90 horsepower below Chevrolet’s LS6 Chevelle, and still kept pace with it at the strip. Period road tests show how misleading GM’s own paperwork could be. Here is what really separated two of GM’s biggest big-block muscle cars.

Five Muscle Car Engines That Still Sound Better Than Anything Detroit Builds Today

by Jack Harmon

Looks fade at a stoplight, but sound is what actually sticks with people — and five specific muscle car engines, from Pontiac’s GTO to Dodge’s Challenger R/T, are widely considered to have never been matched by anything Detroit builds today. Watch to hear what made the GTO, 442, Road Runner, Chevelle, and Challenger R/T sound different from everything that came after them.

Ford Built the Torino Cobra to Beat the GTO and Chevelle — Then Let It Become the Forgotten Ford

by Jack Harmon

The 1971 Ford Torino Cobra packed a 370-horsepower 429 Cobra Jet V8 and a blacked-out hood meant to intimidate — yet it never earned the household-name status of its GTO and Road Runner rivals. Here’s why this factory big-block muscle car still slips under most collectors’ radar.

Pontiac Never Offered a 455 in the 1970 Trans Am — So Why Do So Many Restored Survivors Have One?

by Jack Harmon

The 1970 Trans Am’s engine lineup stopped at 400 cubic inches — the 455 wouldn’t arrive for another year. Here’s how that one-year gap still trips up collectors restoring survivors today.

This 1970 Chevelle’s Backyard-Built Supercharged LSX Doubles What Chevrolet’s Own LS6 Ever Made

by Jack Harmon

A 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle built by a shop called Backyard Specialties runs a supercharged Kong Performance LSX rated anywhere from 750 to 900 horsepower — nearly double the factory LS6’s 450. The build rides on a Speedtech Performance chassis engineered decades after the body ever left Chevrolet’s factory.

A Vietnam Veteran Bought This 1967 Plymouth GTX Fresh From the Factory — His Nephew Still Has It 60 Years Later

by Jack Harmon

A 1967 Plymouth GTX has stayed in one family since a soldier bought it new coming home from Vietnam. Here’s why Plymouth’s 375-hp ‘gentleman’s muscle car’ only wore this body for a single model year — and why that makes a survivor like this one worth chasing.

Chevrolet Built Fewer Than 4,500 Real LS6 Chevelles in 1970 — Then Watched Decades of Fakes Flood the Market

by Jack Harmon

The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 is one of Chevrolet’s rarest muscle cars, but incomplete factory records made it one of the easiest to fake. Here’s what separates a documented original from an expensive imitation — and why the paperwork matters more than the badges.

This 1968 Mustang Fastback Hides a 347 Stroker Under the Hood — The Factory Shifter and Seatbelts Never Left

by Jack Harmon

A Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang Fastback trades its factory small-block for a 347-cubic-inch stroker crate engine, then keeps the original shifter, bucket seats, and factory seat belts exactly as built. Commenters noticed something else entirely.

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