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This Rotted-Out Plymouth Barracuda Sat Outside for Decades — Then Someone Finally Gave It a Second Chance

by Jack Harmon

A first-generation Plymouth Barracuda that sat outside for years, its signature wraparound rear glass shattered and its tires flat, gets a second chance in this restoration. Built on a Valiant platform and launched two weeks before the Ford Mustang in April 1964, the Barracuda rarely gets credit for beating Ford to the pony car segment. What the restoration crew found underneath the rust — and one small, rust-prone engine part buried near the carburetor — explains why Mopar collectors still chase clean survivors of this overlooked original.

A Blue 1967 Shelby GT500 Rolled Across the Mecum Auction Block — And Started a Debate That’s Haunted This Model for 50 Years

by Jack Harmon

A blue 1967 Shelby GT500 crossing the block at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction reignited a debate collectors have argued for fifty years — whether cars built before Ford shifted Shelby production to Michigan in 1968 deserve a different level of respect than everything that came after. Powered by a 428 Police Interceptor V8 wearing a 427 badge, and built during the final year Shelby American assembled cars at its own Los Angeles shop, the 1967 GT500 sits at the center of an authenticity argument that still shapes what collectors are willing to pay today.

The Cameraman Was Wrenching on a Pro Stock Engine When These Muscle Cars Started Popping Wheelies

by Jack Harmon

A cameraman working pit crew for a Mountain Motor Pro Stock entry at a 2026 IHRA event in Virginia only grabbed his camera between wrenching sessions — and ended up capturing the day’s biggest reaction. A field of bone-stock, four-speed muscle cars, including a Plymouth Duster running against much larger competition, launched hard enough to send their front wheels off the ground. The near 2,000-horsepower Pro Stock cars still stole plenty of attention, but it is the sportsman-class wheelies that had commenters talking.

A 1966 Mustang Fastback Sat Under a Trailer Home for 20 Years — Then One Mechanic Found Out It Might Be a Real GT

by Jack Harmon

Tom’s Refurb pulled a 1966 Mustang fastback out from under a trailer home after twenty years of neglect, and what might be a real GT turns into a rebuild full of honest, unedited mistakes — including one so specific that a retired service manager couldn’t stop laughing while he watched it happen. Between a recurring cameo from a neighbor named Papa John and a T-shirt that doesn’t survive the shoot intact, this is barn-find content built on candor instead of polish. What actually went wrong with that oil pump?

Dodge’s “Entry-Level” 2026 Charger R/T Has No V8 and Costs $50K – It Still Runs a 13-Second Quarter Mile

by Jack Harmon

MotorWeek put the 2026 Dodge Charger R/T through its full road-test treatment, and the numbers it turned in are hard to ignore: a roughly $50,000 price tag, a 13-second quarter mile, and not a single cylinder of V8 under the hood. Host John Davis treats the twin-turbo six-cylinder Charger with the same measured scrutiny he’s applied to Mopars since the 1980s, but the comments section isn’t nearly so calm. Is this really what “entry-level” muscle looks like now, or has Dodge just redefined the term?

Kevin Hart Spent 3 Years Building This 1969 Pontiac GTO — Then Named It After His Rap Alter Ego

by Jack Harmon

Kevin Hart didn’t just buy a 1969 Pontiac GTO — he spent three years working directly with Detroit Speed & Engineering to build one exactly to his standard. It debuted at the 2023 SEMA Show and, according to the builders themselves, still dazzles everyone who sees it. Zach Arlen walks through the subtle details that set this GTO apart. Watch to see what three years and real collaboration actually buys.

No Trailers Allowed: Inside the Muscle Car Street Race That Still Plays by 1960s Rules

by Jack Harmon

No trailers allowed means exactly what it says: every car racing in this 405 street event drove itself there and will drive itself home, which rules out trailer queens and modern Fox-body Mustangs alike. A stripped-down ’65 F-100 steals scenes from the muscle cars, and the finale nobody called becomes the night’s real talking point. Watch to see old-school drag-and-drive racing run the way it was in the 1960s.

A 1968 Dodge Charger Rolled Into Sweden’s Biggest American Car Show — Then Left the Crowd Too Scared to Get Close

by Jack Harmon

At Sweden’s Power Big Meet — the largest gathering of American cars in Europe — a 1968 Dodge Charger doesn’t bother with a quarter mile. It just plants its rear tires and lets a crowd of onlookers decide whether to cheer or step back. Years later, viewers still say they come back to this exact clip just to feel it again. Watch to see why a simple burnout still beats a modern Hellcat’s, according to the comments.

This 1,000-HP Twin-Turbo Mustang Rolled Out of a Car Show — And It Wasn’t Even the Loudest One There

by Jack Harmon

A twin-turbo, supercharged ‘Vicious Mustang 2.0’ claiming 1,003 wheel horsepower headlines this car show sound compilation from 97robin997, but according to the person who filmed it, that Mustang wasn’t even the loudest car to roll through the lot. The footage also captures a Chevelle SS, a 1967 Eleanor-spec Mustang, and a 1951 Mercury coupe running a modern LS3 V8. Watch to hear which build actually stole the show.

He Bought a Burned-Out Dodge Demon at a Vegas Salvage Auction — Then Gave It the Manual Transmission Dodge Never Built

by Jack Harmon

Lee bought a burned-out Dodge Demon at a Las Vegas salvage auction with no idea what he was getting into — then decided to give it something Dodge never offered on any Demon: a manual transmission. The full build video covers every setback along the way, from fire damage to the wiring fights that came with it. The ScrapLife family documents the whole thing in detail.

A 3,500-HP Chevelle Named Yeti Just Terrorized Alberta’s Biggest Drag Strip — And It Wasn’t Even the Scariest Car There

by Jack Harmon

At the 2026 NHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, the 3,500-horsepower Yeti Chevelle went head-to-head with Mike Gondziola’s Terminator and Sander Spelt’s Bunker Junker through a full weekend of Pro Modified eliminations. The coverage runs from Thursday test-and-tune through Saturday’s final round. It’s proof that regional Pro Mod racing delivers just as much spectacle as any national event.

Britain Was Never Supposed to Get the 797-HP Hellcat Redeye — One Dealer Brought It Over Anyway

by Jack Harmon

Autotrader’s Rory imports a 797-horsepower, left-hand-drive Hellcat Redeye to answer one genuinely practical question: can it actually work as a daily driver on British roads? Between narrow lanes, tight roundabouts, and a supercharger bigger than most European engines, the answer isn’t obvious going in. One longtime UK owner says it’s been worth every complication since 2015, and the review explains why.

He Had 580 Horsepower Sitting in His Garage – Then Almost Bought the Slower Camaro Anyway

by Jack Harmon

A supercharged 5th Gen ZL1 and a naturally aspirated 6th Gen SS both land around forty thousand dollars used — so which one is the smarter buy? This guide walks through the fuse-pull exhaust mod, the factory Performance Traction Management most reviewers miss, and the real reason the creator almost picked the “wrong” car anyway. Watch to see which Camaro actually fits your priorities.

A Barn Was About to Collapse on This Family’s 1972 Pontiac LeMans — Twenty Years of Memories Almost Went With It

by Jack Harmon

A 1972 Pontiac LeMans sat buried in a barn that was actively at risk of collapse for twenty years before the Turnin Rust father-and-son team stepped in. This compiled two-part rebuild traces the extraction, the Pontiac 350 under the grime, and a wheel swap viewers say finally revealed the car’s potential — all while keeping the original family involved in its second life. Watch to see how far a true barn find can come back.

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