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Super-Rare 1967 Olds 442 With W30 Muscle Smokes Tires Any Day of the Week, Twice on Sunday
Super-Rare 1967 Olds 442 With W30 Muscle Smokes Tires Any Day of the Week, Twice on Sunday

26 Apr 2024, 20:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 500 units of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 442 were sold in 1967, and this example will turn heads and start conversations without giving a damn

 
10k-Mile Family Heirloom 1966 Buick Wildcat Is So Original It Still Rolls On Factory Tires
10k-Mile Family Heirloom 1966 Buick Wildcat Is So Original It Still Rolls On Factory Tires

20 Apr 2024, 16:15 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The car lived most of its life in Alaska, but it looks as if it just rolled off the assembly line; it is at its second owner, the grandson of the original buyer

 
Man Restores 1953 Bel Air Convertible in the 80s, Buys It in 2005, Drives It to This Day
Man Restores 1953 Bel Air Convertible in the 80s, Buys It in 2005, Drives It to This Day

15 Apr 2024, 23:02 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Mostly forgotten due to its 1955 and later brethren, the 1953 model stands out as the inceptor that lit the fire on the Bel Air craze from the ensuing decades

 
Car Nut Supreme: Man Waits 57 Years for His Dream Car, a 1966 Mercury Cyclone GT Survivor
Car Nut Supreme: Man Waits 57 Years for His Dream Car, a 1966 Mercury Cyclone GT Survivor

13 Apr 2024, 10:03 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The owner of this 57k-mile original car has owned over 300 cars in his life, including a Superbird, a Boss 429, and some rare R-code 427-8V 1967 Comets

 
The First Owner of This '69 AMC Ambassador Shot Seven Presidents, Don't Assume a Thing
The First Owner of This '69 AMC Ambassador Shot Seven Presidents, Don't Assume a Thing

8 Apr 2024, 22:20 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The all-original automobile has 125,000 miles, an impeccable service record, and every single option offered by AMC in 1969

 
1960 Chevy Biscayne Would Have Hellcats Running Up Trees With Its 496 V8 and NOS Manners
1960 Chevy Biscayne Would Have Hellcats Running Up Trees With Its 496 V8 and NOS Manners

5 Apr 2024, 21:23 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The most unassuming sleeper ever is a displacement monster that will arm-wrestle itself in the mirror and still win both hands tied in the trunk

 
Name a Better Looking Classic Than This Daily Driver 1967 Thunderbird 429, I'll Wait
Name a Better Looking Classic Than This Daily Driver 1967 Thunderbird 429, I'll Wait

4 Apr 2024, 11:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A true car guy by trade (he is a mechanic), Kelly Castle bought a ’67 T-Bird as his first car in 1980; he now owns five - one 429 is his day-to-day car

 
1956 Hudson Hornet Hollywood V8 With Historic Legacy V8 Engine Was Cheaper Than You Think
1956 Hudson Hornet Hollywood V8 With Historic Legacy V8 Engine Was Cheaper Than You Think

29 Mar 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Only 1,053 Hornets were assembled for the 1956 model year by Hudson, with production being split between Packard-powered and AMC-powered examples

 
19-Year-Old Saved Money for Three Years To Buy a New 1969 Mercury Cyclone GT He Still Owns
19-Year-Old Saved Money for Three Years To Buy a New 1969 Mercury Cyclone GT He Still Owns

27 Mar 2024, 21:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / After buying his dream car and driving it for seven years, the man parked the Mercury and didn’t use it until 2023, following a complete restoration

 
1967 RS/SS Camaro Survivor Is Day-Two Perfection; the 350 V8 Punches Harder Than an SS396
1967 RS/SS Camaro Survivor Is Day-Two Perfection; the 350 V8 Punches Harder Than an SS396

26 Mar 2024, 10:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Every aftermarket part on this car is a bolt-on, and the Camaro can be brought back to its original in no time (the owner has kept all the replaced parts)

 
1972 Gran Torino Sport Boasts Super Rare Treats in Plain Sight, Hidden Gem on the Dash
1972 Gran Torino Sport Boasts Super Rare Treats in Plain Sight, Hidden Gem on the Dash

21 Mar 2024, 22:11 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The restored fastback has had the same owner since 1997, and it is one of the 71 examples fitted with a functional hood scoop; the 8k-RPM tach isn't bad either

 
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand

13 Mar 2024, 20:01 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1976 was the last year for one of Buick’s most famous V8s ever, the notoriously torquey 455 CID dinosaur launched in 1970, at the height of the muscle car age

 
1957 Plymouth Belvedere Drop-Top Flaunts '58 Vibes and Surprise V8 Mods
1957 Plymouth Belvedere Drop-Top Flaunts '58 Vibes and Surprise V8 Mods

12 Mar 2024, 13:53 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One of the low-production-numbers examples of the 1957 Belvedere lineup, the convertible, has a two-four-barrel story to tell

 
Super Rare 1967 Rambler American Rogue 343 V8 Hides Even Rarer Surprise Inside the Cabin
Super Rare 1967 Rambler American Rogue 343 V8 Hides Even Rarer Surprise Inside the Cabin

4 Mar 2024, 22:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 58 Rogues came with the 343-cubic-inch V8 engine from the factory, all with a four-speed manual transmission that was plagued by its slouchy shifter