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This Dodge Challenger looks like it just rolled off a dealer lot — until you see it launch. Built by Texas Speed Syndicate for their exclusive Quick 30 drag day near Houston, this twin-turbo sleeper cranks out over 1,300 horsepower and has been recognized as holding the modern Mopar speed record. No wide-body kit, no giant wing, just a factory-stock shell hiding serious firepower. Here’s the story behind a build that keeps embarrassing cars that never saw it coming.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon left the factory with 840 horsepower, a front-wheel lift kit, and an NHRA-certified 9.65-second quarter-mile at 140 mph — numbers that made it the quickest production car ever built at the time. Getting the engine’s full power required a separate unlock. Watch to see exactly what Dodge built when the brief was simply: fastest, no compromises.
Did Google just spill the beans on the 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500? It seems like the cat might be out of the bag, as Ford enthusiasts have been spotting camouflaged prototypes zipping around for a while now. Most folks thought this beast would roar into 2018, but surprise—2017 might be the year! Is Google playing Santa with this muscle car secret, or are we all just jumping the gun? Either way, it looks like Ford’s gearing up to unleash something wild pretty soon!
It doesn’t look like much on Nick’s dyno — until the numbers start climbing. This small block Chevy proves you don’t need 600-plus horsepower to earn a following, and the comments underneath prove it. Nick’s Garage built a channel around builds like this one: honest, approachable, and capable of putting up a fight against engines twice its size. Watch to see why viewers keep coming back to this one.
Ford poured a million dollars into redesigning the F1’s cab for 1951, giving it a wider body, bigger windshield, and doors that finally kept the weather out. This Forest green survivor pairs that landmark cab with a fully modernized street drivetrain. Here’s what made the Five-Star Cab such a big deal, and why this build makes the most of it.
A factory mix-up put an SS badge on this 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu convertible — and when it was restored decades later, the family that had owned it since new put the mistake right back on, badge and all. The story was even verified and published in the Grand Rapids Press back in 1996. Watch to find out why a factory error became part of the car’s identity instead of something to correct.
The 1964 Pontiac GTO started life as a loophole in GM’s own corporate rulebook, and the rarest version of it packed three carburetors instead of one. Only a fraction of that first model year’s production carried the Tri-Power option that made the GTO a genuine performance threat. Here’s what separated the base car from the one everyone really wanted, and why a correct restoration is harder than it looks.
Chevy built the 1972 Nova during the leanest years of the muscle car era, when the hottest factory SS you could get made a modest 200 horsepower. This one ignores that history entirely, packing a 408 cubic inch small-block under a stunning orange metallic shell, more than double what Chevrolet ever offered in this body style. It’s a textbook Pro Touring build: vintage Nova looks with a powertrain the factory never dreamed of.
At the Goodguys West Coast Nationals, a fully functional miniature blown V8 — 6.3 cubic inches, 16 horsepower, built by Ken Hurst and Dwight Giles of the Bay Area Engine Modelers — draws a crowd as dedicated as any full-size muscle car. Every system of a real supercharged engine is here, just scaled down. Watch to see it come to life.
A 1972 Plymouth GTX and Road Runner running a modified 318 small block, re-sleeved to accept 340 pistons, takes on a 1994 Impala SS riding on chrome 20s and a factory 260-horsepower LT1. Comments from nearly two decades of viewers confirm the budget build held up long after the cameras stopped rolling. Watch to see why the Impala’s driver stopped smiling by the end of the run.
A Camaro built for over 1,000 horsepower, backed by nitrous, takes on a tuned Nissan GT-R in a straight-line grudge race — and the outcome hinges less on horsepower than on which car can actually put its power to the pavement. Commenters call the GT-R “hell on wheels” while sympathizing with the Camaro’s traction problems. Watch to see whether raw American muscle or all-wheel-drive precision wins the day.
Nate Rider breaks down what it actually costs to turn a classic muscle car into a modern-driving restomod — real numbers, real trade-offs, no vague “it depends.” From drivetrain swaps to suspension upgrades, this cost breakdown functions less like entertainment and more like a planning document for anyone considering a build of their own. Watch to see where the money really goes.
Nobody built cars to disappear quite like Chevrolet built the 1964 Biscayne, the cheapest full-size car in the lineup, yet a rare handful of buyers spec’d it with the same 409 big-block that made the Impala SS famous. Stripped of chrome and drag-strip focused, a 409 Biscayne is arguably the ultimate factory sleeper of its era. Here is why even dedicated Chevrolet historians cannot agree on exactly how many were built.
At the Barrett-Jackson Collection Showroom in Scottsdale, Lou Costabile talks with Showroom Sales Associate Mike Hoye about a 1972 Chevrolet Camaro SS finished in an uncommon Gulf Green paint over a 350 V8. 1972 marked one of the final years for the original SS badge before it disappeared from the Camaro lineup for a decade. See what makes this color and condition combination stand out.