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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donohue
28 Mar 2024, 12:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of Chevrolet's most iconic models, the Impala was born in 1958. Created as a special trim celebrating GM's 50th anniversary, the Impala slotted above the Bel Air, topping the company's full-size range. The nameplate sold 181,469 ...
27 Mar 2024, 22:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If I were to have unlimited funds, I'd probably put together a collection of Plymouth Road Runners. One of each model year from 1968 through 1975. They'd look spectacular parked next to each other, but I wouldn't be the first guy to ...
27 Mar 2024, 15:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Discovering a classic car hidden in a barn is quite exciting, but it gets even better when someone stumbles into a big stash of vintage muscle cars. Especially when the said collection includes all NASCAR "aero warriors" and a 1970 Plymou...
27 Mar 2024, 13:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to WW2 trucks, no American rig is more famous than the GMC CCKW. Built from 1941 to 1945 in more than a half-million units, this 2.5-ton 6x6 hauler saw heavy service in World War 2 and the Korean War (1950-1953). Although many of thes...
26 Mar 2024, 21:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced for the 1961 model year, the Econoline was Ford's first van. Designed to replace the F-Series-based panel truck, the Econoline was aimed at the popular Volkswagen Bus. The latter also prompted Chevrolet to launch the Greenbrier in 1...
26 Mar 2024, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How long is too long for a classic to be sitting in a junkyard or barn? Well, it depends on many factors, including weather conditions or whether it's been protected from the elements or not. However, while a steel vehicle could become a rust ...
26 Mar 2024, 11:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Muscle cars from the golden era are cool and all, but it all becomes much better when the said vehicle is an unassuming sleeper. This Grabber Blue 1970 Ford Mustang is definitely one of those rigs. If you know you're Mustangs, you're p...
25 Mar 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The term "survivor" gets thrown around a lot these days. What should be used to describe a time capsule is often attributed to vehicles with repainted bodies and rebuilt engines. Granted, those rigs are also survivors to a certain degree,...
25 Mar 2024, 13:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1963 to 1970, the Maserati Mistral is a low-production grand tourer that spawned only 953 units. It's not as rare as some contemporary Ferraris, but it's not the kind of classic you'd expect to find in a junkyard. Yet one ...
25 Mar 2024, 11:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1964 to 1967, the Pontiac 2+2 is largely forgotten nowadays. And that's not surprising, given that Pontiac was selling the GTO, Catalina, and Bonneville at the time. The 2+2 was simply overshadowed by long-running nameplates that ar...
24 Mar 2024, 21:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Launched in 1964 as Chevrolet's first midsize car, the Chevelle spawned several impressive rigs during the golden muscle car era. The jury is still out on which one is the coolest, but the SS 454 LS6 is impossible to beat when it comes to perf...
23 Mar 2024, 16:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced for the 1967 model year, the GTX topped Plymouth's midsize car lineup until 1971. But it was more than just a fancied-up two-door Belvedere. The GTX was quite exclusive in the performance department, as engine options were restricte...
22 Mar 2024, 15:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The golden muscle car era was packed with fantastic high-performance rigs, but none were as outlandish as Chrysler's "winged warriors." I'm obviously talking about the Dodge Charger Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird. The Day...
22 Mar 2024, 13:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1949 as a slightly smaller and more affordable alternative to the 98, the Oldsmobile 88 remained in showrooms for a whopping 50 years. But the long production run isn't the only feat the 88 can brag about. It was Oldsmobile...
22 Mar 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in production models for the 1966 model year, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) HEMI V8 is arguably the most iconic Chrysler engine from the golden muscle car era. However, it wasn't the company's first high-performance engin...
21 Mar 2024, 17:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1964, about two weeks before the Ford Mustang, the Plymouth Barracuda wasn't much of a performance car in its first years on the market. But that changed toward the end of the decade thanks to the 383- and 440-cubic-inch (6.3- an...
21 Mar 2024, 13:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in 2020, a viral Instagram post revealed the story of a trio of supercars that had been sitting for years in an abandoned Chinese dealership. Four years have passed, and the exotic vehicles are still locked in the derelict building that once w...
20 Mar 2024, 12:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of Dodge's most iconic nameplates, the Power Wagon can be split into three distinct lines. First, we have the original one-ton hauler based on the company's WC-series military trucks. It arrived in 1945 and soldiered on through the 19...
20 Mar 2024, 10:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A pivotal decade for the American automobile industry, the 1950s saw the introduction of various innovations and a massive sales surge due to the post-WWII economic boom. In 1955, automobile deliveries reached an all-time high of 8.3 million, a 79%...
19 Mar 2024, 18:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1955, the Tri-Five was a very big deal for Chevrolet. A significant evolution over its predecessor, the Tri-Five was not only beautiful, but it also hit showrooms with Chevrolet's first V8 engine in decades. And it sold like hotc...