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That Time Pontiac Made a Corvette With Gullwing Doors and a Space Age Rear End
That Time Pontiac Made a Corvette With Gullwing Doors and a Space Age Rear End

27 Nov 2021, 21:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The vehicle was conceived by renowned designer Harley J. Earl, who oversaw the creation of the Buick Y-Job, the industry's first concept car

 
Huge Junkyard Is Home to Hundreds of Classics and Muscle Cars
Huge Junkyard Is Home to Hundreds of Classics and Muscle Cars

26 Nov 2021, 17:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Among these cars, there's a big collection of first-generation Mustangs. Most of them are from the 1960s, so clearly a few gems in there

 
Rare 1974 Bricklin SV-1 Has Been Abandoned in a Barn, Gets First Wash in 24 Years
Rare 1974 Bricklin SV-1 Has Been Abandoned in a Barn, Gets First Wash in 24 Years

26 Nov 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed by Malcolm Bricklin, the guy who created Subaru of America and imported the ill-fated Yugo to the U.S., the SV-1 was a rather strange car for its time

 
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Drag Races 1971 Duster, It's Closer Than You Think
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Drag Races 1971 Duster, It's Closer Than You Think

25 Nov 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The drag race you're about to see below is proof that the Duster isn't as slow as its power figures suggest. Even when running against the mighty Road Runner

 
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Has a Mysterious Drag Racing Past, It's a Sad Sight
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Has a Mysterious Drag Racing Past, It's a Sad Sight

24 Nov 2021, 21:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The late first-gen Corvette is a sad sight, but what's left of its livery suggests it used to be someone's pride and joy at the drag strip

 
This Ford Model B Is 117 Years Old, Still Runs and Drives
This Ford Model B Is 117 Years Old, Still Runs and Drives

24 Nov 2021, 19:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not to be confused with the 1932 Model B that replaced the Model A, the early Model B was marketed as a luxury vehicle and was quite expensive

 
Here's a Tour of the 2021 MCACN Barn Find Display, Packed With Rare Muscle Cars
Here's a Tour of the 2021 MCACN Barn Find Display, Packed With Rare Muscle Cars

24 Nov 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This year's edition includes quite a few gems, including a mysterious Chevelle Z16 and a Ranchero race car built by Bill Stroppe

 
1963 Studebaker Avanti Flexes Rare Gray Paint, Looks Ready to Win Beauty Contests
1963 Studebaker Avanti Flexes Rare Gray Paint, Looks Ready to Win Beauty Contests

24 Nov 2021, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With only 426 units built, gray is the third rarest Studebaker Avanti color. And this one appears to be in nice condition

 
Widebody AMC Javelin Feels More Suiting of Muscle Car Legacy in Quick Rendering
Widebody AMC Javelin Feels More Suiting of Muscle Car Legacy in Quick Rendering

24 Nov 2021, 10:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rostislav Prokop, the Czech artist behind the “rostislav_prokop” account on social media, delivers a fast single-POV take on AMC's classic pony/muscle car

 
1964 Amphicar 770 Emerges From Storage, Wants To Be Your Next Project Car (and Boat)
1964 Amphicar 770 Emerges From Storage, Wants To Be Your Next Project Car (and Boat)

24 Nov 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bought as a restoration project, this Amphicar was placed in storage for 30 years. Now it’s someone else’s turn to enjoy bringing it back to life

 
Massive Junkyard Hidden from Civilization Is Packed with Rare Cars and Dragsters
Massive Junkyard Hidden from Civilization Is Packed with Rare Cars and Dragsters

23 Nov 2021, 19:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of the coolest junkyard finds yet, this place is home to an impressive number of classic cars, hot rods, and dragsters, including a few rare gems

 
Jay Leno Shows Off His Rare 1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge, Takes It for a Spin
Jay Leno Shows Off His Rare 1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge, Takes It for a Spin

23 Nov 2021, 16:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The red, chrome-laden two-door sedan you're looking at hides a Max Wedge engine under the hood. It's the mill that led to the birth of the 426 Hemi

 
Restored 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Shows Feisty Muscle Car Royalty Traits
Restored 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Shows Feisty Muscle Car Royalty Traits

23 Nov 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Up for grabs from the inventory lot of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Garage Kept Motors, this Chevelle SS with the 396ci V8 looks and presumably drives superb

 
1971 Dodge Charger R/T Drag Races 1973 Buick Riviera, Results are Surprising
1971 Dodge Charger R/T Drag Races 1973 Buick Riviera, Results are Surprising

23 Nov 2021, 14:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 1973 Buick Riviera is both slower and heavier than the 1971 Dodge Charger 440, but this drag races sees the GM-built muscle car score a lucky win

 
1976 Ford Bronco Rust Bucket Saved After Sitting for Decades, 302 V8 Still Runs
1976 Ford Bronco Rust Bucket Saved After Sitting for Decades, 302 V8 Still Runs

22 Nov 2021, 21:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1976 Bronco came really close to spending the rest of its life as a rust bucket, but it was saved after sitting for 21 years

 
1966 Ford Mustang Spent 20 Years Under a House, Stuck Engine Agrees to Run
1966 Ford Mustang Spent 20 Years Under a House, Stuck Engine Agrees to Run

22 Nov 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This first-gen Mustang looks fantastic for a 55-year-old car, but it is still a lot of work away from becoming road-worthy again. A cool find nonetheless

 
This 1966 Shelby GT350H Is the Coolest Rent-a-Racer in Existence, Sounds Menacing
This 1966 Shelby GT350H Is the Coolest Rent-a-Racer in Existence, Sounds Menacing

21 Nov 2021, 15:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Hertz saw a lot of racing action back in the day, spending quite a few good years at the drag strip and on hillclimbing courses

 
The Story of the Pontiac Catalina Super Duty, GM's Barely-Legal 1960s Sleeper
The Story of the Pontiac Catalina Super Duty, GM's Barely-Legal 1960s Sleeper

21 Nov 2021, 13:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The GTO is often considered America's first muscle car, but Pontiac built Catalinas with more than 400 horsepower on tap as early as 1961

 
Custom 1979 Chevy Corvette Forgets to Get Rid of Its Nasty Secret Under the Hood
Custom 1979 Chevy Corvette Forgets to Get Rid of Its Nasty Secret Under the Hood

21 Nov 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, up for grabs on Hemmings, the bespoke C3 cleverly rides the nostalgia wave but fails to address the puny 350ci V8 engine's 195-hp output

 
Five Malaise-Era Muscle Cars that Are Worth Collecting
Five Malaise-Era Muscle Cars that Are Worth Collecting

20 Nov 2021, 18:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forget the Mustang SVO and Buick GNX, this one's about the so-called "one-year wonders" that spent a very limited amount of time in dealerships