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The Mustang Absolutely Destroyed The Camaro In Sales Last Month

Chevrolet’s Camaro beat the Ford Mustang for America’s top-selling muscle car crown in September and October — then lost it right back in November, proof that this decades-old sales rivalry can flip in a single month. The same stretch also saw a lifelong Chevelle SS hunt finally pay off, a new Motor Trend show built entirely around muscle car culture, and a 560-horsepower pro-touring Camaro built by Detroit Speed. Read on for what the whole picture says about the state of muscle cars in the mid-2010s.

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American Aston Martin? ’66 Malibu

by Wes

Enzo Morales took a 1966 Chevrolet Malibu, a trim level Chevrolet never intended to be anything special, and built it into something viewers compare to a Mercedes CL63 or a Bentley Continental GT. The result raises a genuinely odd question: can an American mid-size sedan earn the nickname ‘American Aston Martin’? Watch to see the build, and the burnout, that convinced a crowd of onlookers the answer is yes.

A closer look at the Frame

by Ross Mills

Two muscle cars can look nearly identical and still be built on completely different structural philosophies underneath — one relying on a separate steel frame, the other building strength directly into the body. This guide breaks down body-on-frame and unibody construction, the bolt-on front subframe hybrid used by cars like the Camaro, and why that distinction matters for rust inspection and restoration decisions today. Read on to find out which type your muscle car actually uses.

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1975 Custom Plymouth Duster – Jay Leno’s Garage

by Wes

Master mechanic and racer Paul Annunziata built his 1975 Plymouth Duster around a supercharged 426 Hemi — an engine combination the factory never offered, in a car nobody expected to carry that kind of power. Before he passed away, Paul wanted the car to go somewhere it would actually be driven. Jay Leno took on that responsibility personally. Watch the full story, including a comment from Paul’s own cousin that puts the whole build in perspective.

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Unleash the 2024 Mustang Dark Horse: Heart-Pounding Sounds Revealed

by Jack Harmon

The 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse keeps the naturally aspirated V8 flagship formula alive with a specially tuned 5.0-liter Coyote engine and an active exhaust system offering four distinct sound modes. This video from The Fast Lane Car walks through quiet, normal, sport, and track settings, letting the exhaust note speak for itself. The escalation had commenters cracking jokes about the neighbors. Watch to hear exactly how loud track mode really gets.

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1971 Plymouth Cuda in Sassy Grass Green Paint & 440 Engine

by Kiril

A restorer who wouldn’t hand his own ‘Cuda over to anyone else, a paint color pulled straight from Chrysler’s loudest era, and a 440 that one viewer called “a monster” before the walkaround even finished. Lou Costabile caught up with Tom Benson on the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale floor to find out how a self-restored 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda ended up looking factory-fresh in Sassy Grass Green. The comments reveal an even wilder history hiding behind that color code. What was it actually like to own one of these new?

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The Fastest New American Muscle Cars on the Road

by Kiril

Modern muscle cars like the Hellcat twins hit numbers the original 1960s and 1970s era never touched, but they get there through supercharging and computer control instead of big cubic inches and low compression. Here’s a closer look at how Detroit’s horsepower war came back in the 2010s, and what changed in the engineering between the original muscle car boom and its modern revival.

Rear-side view of a red sports car with black rims indoors.

How I Ruined All My Cars

by Kiril

Every classic muscle car owner has a story about the mistake that cost them an engine, a transmission, or a rear end — and the stories keep repeating because these cars share a handful of very specific weak points. From carburetor floods that can hydro-lock a cylinder to reproduction tires that shock-load a differential, here are the ownership mistakes that quietly ruin more muscle cars than any track day ever could.

Classic black Pontiac Trans Am in a showroom.

Little Known Facts about American Muscle Cars: You Will Love Number 3

by Kiril

Everyone knows the Corvette skipped a model year and the Daytona’s wing was built for speed — but fewer people know that wing height was also a trunk-lid compromise, or that a handful of Dodge dealers once built the only production car to wear factory Cragar wheels. This rundown digs past the four facts every muscle car list repeats to the trivia that actually surprises collectors. Read on to find out which 1970 Super Bee variant was rarer than the Six Pack.

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Which Ford is Best Ford?

by Wes

Regular Car Reviews poses a deliberately unanswerable question at the Carlisle Ford Nationals, wandering a field that spans everything from Model A-era classics to a modern carbon-fiber GT. Host MrRegularCar’s deadpan commentary turns a simple car show walkthrough into a running bit about what ‘best’ even means across nearly a century of the same badge. Watch to see which Ford nearly breaks the host’s trademark cynicism.

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Back To The 50’s 2017—A ’64 Falcon With Sixties Personality Wins Best Ford In A Ford

by Kiril

A 1964 Ford Falcon took home the Best Ford in a Ford award at the Back to the 50’s 2017 car show, an unusual win for a car built as economical transportation rather than a performance machine. Ford’s optional Sprint package added the Fairlane’s 260-cubic-inch V8 and a stiffer suspension, giving select Falcons real personality behind the wheel. The Falcon’s unibody platform also directly influenced the Mustang launched later that same model year. This deep dive covers why the humble Falcon earned its trophy.

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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Model Swerves Best in Corners, labeled as Fastest Muscle Car to date

by Kiril

The sixth-generation Camaro ZL1 was called the fastest muscle car on the market when it debuted at the New York Auto Show, but the number that proved it came a year later on Germany’s Nurburgring. A ZL1 1LE lapped the Nordschleife in 7:16.04, shaving 13.56 seconds off its own sibling without adding a single horsepower. Here is exactly where that time came from, and why it changed how the Camaro is judged.

1969 Chevelle SS for Sale Right Now: 10 Listings Worth a Look (July 2026)

by Jack Harmon

Vanguard Motor Sales took this 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle — stock #5668, documented with over 100 photos and finished in a bold orange that’s winning over commenters — out for a real test drive instead of just a showroom walkaround. It’s a rare, transparent look at how a dealer actually vets a classic before it lists it. See how the Chevelle performs when the pedal goes down.

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700 HP 1969 Camaro 540 BBC Detroit Speed Suspension and Holley EFI At V8 Speed & Resto

by Kiril

This 1969 Camaro already looked finished when its new owner bought it: fresh silver paint, red leather interior, professional build quality throughout. Then he found out what was actually sitting under that hood, and decided a freshly completed car wasn’t nearly finished enough. What came next involved a 540 cubic inch big block, a six-speed manual, and a shop that specializes in exactly this kind of relentless refinement.

1950s classic blue Pontiac Grand Prix car on display.

Great Cars Review and History: GTO

by Wes

Before the Pontiac GTO existed, corporate policy at General Motors made it impossible: no mid-size car could carry an engine over 330 cubic inches, period. John DeLorean and a small team of engineers built one anyway, testing it in nighttime street races before their bosses even knew it existed. This archival documentary traces how that quiet act of rule-breaking, plus a name borrowed from Ferrari, turned into the car that saved Pontiac and launched an entire era of American muscle. Watch to find out how close it came to never happening at all.

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