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A California-built 1968 Mustang fastback spent four years getting reborn as a show-winning resto-mod — new 302 small-block, four-wheel disc brakes, and an Orange Glow paint job with matching seatbelts. Automotive historian Steve Magnante walks the build, and the car’s San Jose roots tie it straight back to the Bullitt-era Mustangs that made the fastback famous.
The 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 was not built because buyers wanted one. It existed because SCCA Trans-Am rules capped engines at 305 cubic inches and demanded that Ford sell street versions before it could race. That single requirement shaped the engine, the suspension, and even the name. Read on for the rulebook, the Cleveland-headed 302 underneath, and the championship that finally made it all worthwhile.
A crew called B is for Build stripped a 2019 Mustang GT down to its chassis and wrapped it in reproduction 1967 Fastback panels, racing a two-week deadline to debut it at SEMA as a Shelby GT500 tribute. The real 1967 GT500 was already rare — Ford built only 2,048. This one borrows its look, not its lineage, and viewers can’t stop asking how the crew pulled it off in time.
8-Ball is a 1965 Mustang coupe that has been rebuilt front to back on camera – everything except the engine. When that finally let go, the replacement was a 331 stroker bought off Facebook Marketplace and advertised at 500 horsepower. Here is what a used-parts swap actually looks like when 1.4 million people are watching.
Ford’s DOHC Coyote makes as much as 480 horsepower and weighs less than an iron 302 – but it measures roughly 29 inches across, and a 1965 Mustang’s shock towers were never asked to make room for that. CJ Pony Parts walks through the control packs, clearance calls, and hidden costs that decide whether this swap becomes a weekend win or a two-year money pit.
A professional car buyer put the 2026 Mustang GT and the 2026 Charger SIXPACK Scat Pack back to back and called the result “Not Even Close.” The Dodge has more power, all-wheel drive, and a legendary badge on the fender — and it still lost on the criteria buyers actually care about. That badge turns out to be part of the problem.
This compilation strings together ten vintage television commercials for Ford’s 1970 lineup — Maverick, Thunderbird, Mustang, Torino, and the performance-focused Mustang Grabber — straight from period broadcast masters. Watching them back to back reveals exactly how Ford pitched five very different buyers in a single model year, from budget compacts to muscle car performance. It’s a snapshot no modern retrospective fully replicates. Watch to see 1970 advertising exactly as audiences originally saw it.
Clive Sutton already had a reputation for tuning Mustangs to 700bhp, then his shop decided to go further. The CS800 squeezes as much as 825bhp and 640 lb-ft out of the Mustang’s 5.0-litre V8 using a Stage 2 Whipple supercharger, backing the numbers with a full carbon-fibre body kit and a bespoke interior. Here’s what it takes to build Britain’s answer to the American muscle car.
At a July 2026 classic car auction in Greensboro, North Carolina, a Cross-Fire Injection Camaro Z28 and a modular-V8 Mustang GT both crossed the block for less than $15,000. Two Corvettes joined them in the same price range. Here’s what that says about where affordable muscle car ownership really stands right now.
Donut Media spent sixty years of Mustang-versus-Camaro history breaking it down decade by decade, scoring heritage, performance, and availability rather than just horsepower numbers. The comparisons range from the expected — Shelby’s GT500 against the Camaro ZL1 1LE — to matchups most fans have never considered, like the IROC-Z against Ford’s police-spec Mustang SSP. Host Joey Rassool promised to stay unbiased. The comments section has thoughts about how that went.
Oldsmobile officially rated its 1970 442 W-30 at 370 horsepower — a figure many enthusiasts believe underrated the real output by roughly 30 horsepower. Raiti’s Rides walks through the car’s cold-air hood, upgraded rear axle, and factory performance package, making the case for one of GM’s most overlooked muscle cars. Watch to see what the numbers on paper never fully told you.