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A classic silver sports car parked outdoors on a sunny day.

1978 Pontiac Trans Am 4-Speed WS6 Survivor

This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am checks nearly every box serious collectors look for: the handling-focused WS6 package, the rare four-speed manual, and the big-block-adjacent 400 four-barrel, all still together after more than four decades. Viewers are already piecing together its origin story from small details, including a telling clue about why its interior plastics never baked in the sun. Filmed on a real road test with Rob at Street Machines, not a static show floor. Watch to see how it actually drives.

1964 Dodge 426 Hemi-Charger Concept Car

by Pat C

The first car ever to wear the Dodge Charger name was built to introduce America to the 426 Hemi, but the engine slated for it got pulled at the last minute to save a race team’s season. What actually powered this showcar for years was a secret hiding in plain sight. Decades later, a full restoration finally gave it the Hemi it was always supposed to have, and turned it into a seven-figure piece of Mopar history.

Classic muscle car performing a burnout at a drag strip event.

Rare Yenko Nova vs Supercharged Studebaker Challenger R3 – 1/4 mile Drag Race Video – Road Test TV

by Wes

A rare 1970 Yenko Nova — one of only 175 built with the solid-lifter LT1 350 — lines up against a car most fans would never expect to see at a drag strip: a supercharged 1964 Studebaker Challenger R3 known on the Pure Stock circuit as “plain brown wrapper.” One car carries a legendary tuner’s name. The other carries a Paxton supercharger and a reputation for embarrassing far more famous machinery. Detailed specs, a genuine underdog story, and a finish line that does not care which badge looks better. Watch to see which one gets there first.

A car performing a burnout, creating smoke behind it.

Twin-Turbo Shelby GT350 Mustang Brutalizes Its Rear Tires

by Kiril

Ford built the Shelby GT350’s Voodoo V8 to rev to 8,250 rpm with zero turbochargers anywhere near it. A shop in Martinsville, Indiana had other plans, bolting on twin turbos for staged packages up to 1,400 horsepower. Read on to find out what it takes to nearly triple a purist engine’s output without losing what makes it distinct.

Classic red Dodge Challenger parked outdoors at sunset.

Highest Horsepower Of The 8 Classic Muscle Cars

by Wes

Ranking eight classic muscle cars purely by horsepower sounds simple until you have to correctly identify which engine is actually under each hood — and this silent, subtitle-only countdown ran straight into that problem. One sharp-eyed commenter flagged what looks like a 440-badged Mopar mislabeled as a 426 Hemi. Watch the full ranking and see if you can spot the mix-up yourself.

A camouflaged sports car undergoing testing on a track.

Spy Photos Tease Return of Shelby GT500 Mustang

by Kiril

For five years the Shelby GT500 nameplate sat dormant while rivals kept shipping ever-more-powerful factory monsters. Then camouflaged prototypes started turning up at Virginia International Raceway wearing a roll cage and a leaked oil spec sheet that hinted at serious horsepower. Read on to find out what those spy photos gave away, and how the finished car compared to the speculation.

Close-up of a classic 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS front grille and headlights.

Tribute to Musclecars 1964-1974

by Wes

A four-minute, music-only tribute to the 1964-1974 muscle car era has turned its own comment section into a decade-spanning argument, about when the era actually started, which cars deserved a spot, and whether America ever built anything this good again. See the cars, then see what the community had to say about them.

Classic yellow and black vintage muscle car parked outdoors.

Best of the Disco Era,‘70s Cars and Style at HOT ROD Power Tour 2017

by Kiril

HOT ROD Power Tour has been rolling across America since 1995, when it started as an eight-day dare from a museum parking lot in LA to a fairground in Ohio. By 2017 it had grown into the country’s biggest moving car show, and the cars that stole the spotlight in Kansas City and Iowa weren’t the newest builds. They were the ’70s survivors that almost didn’t make it past the smog era.

Red Buick sedan driving on a road near a wall.

2018 Buick Regal GS Debuts with More Power, Aggressive Styling

by Kiril

The 2018 Buick Regal GS trades the traditional sedan shape for a Sportback liftback body and adds a twin-clutch rear differential more commonly found on sports coupes. A 310-horsepower V6, Brembo brakes, and a HiPer Strut front suspension round out a genuine engineering commitment rather than a badge-only performance package. Read on to see why Buick is chasing a very different kind of buyer with this one.

Classic green Ford Mustang on display indoors with polished chrome wheels.

Ford Mustang 1970 Fastback – Chip Foose’s Gambler 514

by Kiril

Overhaulin’ built its entire premise on secrecy, owners were lured away from their cars under false pretenses while Chip Foose’s crew tore the vehicle down to bare metal and rebuilt it as something unrecognizable. This 1970 Fastback came back wearing a 625-horsepower stroker big-block and a Vegas casino-themed name earned at the 2004 SEMA show. Read on to find out what it actually took to turn a stock Fastback into a high-roller’s garage centerpiece.

Red muscle car drifting with smoke around.

Dodge Plays Hardball to Halt Dealer Markups on Challenger SRT Demon

by Kiril

Dodge built a real consequence into the Demon’s production line: sell at MSRP and your customer’s car rolls off early with a coveted low serial number, mark it up and you go to the back of the queue. One Florida dealer tested that system anyway, and the story spread fast. Read on to find out whether Dodge’s serial-number leverage actually worked.

A blue drag racing car performing a burnout on the track.

Plymouth Superbird Vs Ford Mustang

by Wes

A Plymouth Superbird and a Ford Mustang went head-to-head in the Search For Speed league, but the real story wasn’t horsepower — it was a launch gone wrong. Viewers, including at least one Superbird owner himself, pinned the loss squarely on tire spin rather than the car, while others argued the whole matchup was unfair to begin with since the Superbird was built for Daytona’s high banks, not the quarter-mile.

Engine before and after a professional rebuild and restoration.

Epic MOPAR 440 V8 Rebuild: Vintage Ford Racer Roars Again!

by Jack Harmon

Snowball Bishop’s old Ford coupe dirt-track racer sat behind his barn for decades, its Chrysler 440 V8 silent and its racing days seemingly over. Hagerty’s Redline Rebuild crew took on the full teardown-to-startup rebuild, hitting real delays along the way before finally getting the engine running and the car back on an actual dirt track after a fifty-year hiatus. It’s grassroots racing history, not a garage queen.

Yellow sports car performing a drift with smoke trailing.

BURNOUT WORLD CHAMPION – Killa B Camaro!

by Kiril

At Summernats 30, Killa B Camaro delivered one of the most talked-about burnout performances the event has ever seen, running a massive blower stacked on a big-block V8 that buried the car in blue smoke. Street Outlaws cast member AZN even rode along to see what all the hype was about. Watch the full run that’s racked up millions of views and counting.

Driving the 2025 Toyota GR86, one of Japan's best sports cars.

2025 Nissan Z Review – Nissan has pulled off a true modern classic …

by Jack Harmon

While most of the industry quietly phases out manual transmissions, Nissan doubled down with the 2025 Z — a twin-turbo six-cylinder, rear-wheel-drive fastback that still ships with a clutch pedal. New for this year is Bayside Blue, borrowed straight from the GT-R’s own color palette, plus a starting price under $43,000. Kirk Kreifels makes the case for why that combination still matters. Watch the full review to see what’s changed under the skin.

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