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This Aircraft-Hauling Peterbilt Has a Custom ARI Sleeper and Is Up for Grabs for $220K
This Aircraft-Hauling Peterbilt Has a Custom ARI Sleeper and Is Up for Grabs for $220K

3 Apr 2024, 09:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This 18-wheeler rig is completed by none other than America's ARI Legacy Sleepers, a crew known for their complete OEM home-living solutions

 
Owner-Operators, Transform Your Sleeper or Rig Into the Most Feature-Ready Home With Bolt
Owner-Operators, Transform Your Sleeper or Rig Into the Most Feature-Ready Home With Bolt

30 Mar 2024, 11:46 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This custom big rig shop from Indiana has been whipping up some of America's most attractive haulers, and this time, expedite trucks are the subject

 
Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar Looks Like a Barn Find, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar Looks Like a Barn Find, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

28 Dec 2023, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only 394 GT-E models built in 1968, this Mercury Cougar is also one of 357 examples equipped with the 427 side-oiler V8.

 
1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7-Litre: One of the Muscle Car Era's Most Underrated Sleepers
1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7-Litre: One of the Muscle Car Era's Most Underrated Sleepers

28 Dec 2023, 14:59 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it wasn't a thoroughbred muscle car, the underrated Galaxie 500 7-Litre was one of the era's most impressive performance-oriented full-size models

 
1961 Chevrolet Impala SS: Remembering the Icon That Kicked Off the Muscle Car Era
1961 Chevrolet Impala SS: Remembering the Icon That Kicked Off the Muscle Car Era

20 Dec 2023, 14:04 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in February 1961, this legendary model was the first SS-badged Chevrolet and arguably the first true muscle car

 
1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Is Dressed To Impress, Packs Rare Max Wedge Setup
1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Is Dressed To Impress, Packs Rare Max Wedge Setup

8 Dec 2023, 16:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The result of a comprehensive restoration, this two-door hardtop looks the part inside and out and rocks a 426 Max Wedge powerhouse.

 
One-Owner 1963 Plymouth Savoy Shows Off Super Stock Heritage, Max Wedge V8
One-Owner 1963 Plymouth Savoy Shows Off Super Stock Heritage, Max Wedge V8

7 Dec 2023, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The predecessor to the more iconic HEMI, the Max Wedge found its way into Mopars from 1962 to 1964. Only 18 1963 Savoys got this mill.

 
1967 Chevrolet Impala SS "Fat Rat" Is a Bench-Seat Sleeper With a Big-Block Surprise
1967 Chevrolet Impala SS "Fat Rat" Is a Bench-Seat Sleeper With a Big-Block Surprise

3 Dec 2023, 11:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While this two-door land yacht may smoke range-topping muscle cars over the quarter-mile, it still looks like your grandpa's grocery-getter.

 
1950 Oldsmobile "Rocket" 88 Is an Unassuming Sleeper With a Big-Block Surprise
1950 Oldsmobile "Rocket" 88 Is an Unassuming Sleeper With a Big-Block Surprise

29 Nov 2023, 15:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forget about the Pontiac GTO, the Oldsmobile "Rocket" 88 was America's first muscle car. This one's 455-powered hot rod too.

 
1962 Grand Prix 421 Super Duty: A Look Back at Pontiac's Ultra-Rare Heavy Hitter
1962 Grand Prix 421 Super Duty: A Look Back at Pontiac's Ultra-Rare Heavy Hitter

29 Nov 2023, 13:35 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Extremely rare and prohibitively expensive, the 405-hp Pontiac Grand Prix 421 Super Duty was one of the fastest full-size models of its era

 
David Burton's K24-Swapped AWD Ford Escort Humbles GTRs and Gaps Hellcats
David Burton's K24-Swapped AWD Ford Escort Humbles GTRs and Gaps Hellcats

24 Nov 2023, 21:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Using the transmission and rear differential out of an early-model Honda CRV, Burton was able to convert his Escort GT into a fully functional all-wheel-drive.

 
1967 Chevrolet C10 Is the Sleeper Pickup No One Can See Coming
1967 Chevrolet C10 Is the Sleeper Pickup No One Can See Coming

7 Sep 2023, 10:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A 1967 Chevrolet C10 pickup truck has enough patina on it to perfectly hide the hundreds of horsepower it is capable of.

 
1968 Plymouth Road Runner Is the Perfect Sleeper, Hides Rare V8 Under the Hood
1968 Plymouth Road Runner Is the Perfect Sleeper, Hides Rare V8 Under the Hood

6 Sep 2023, 12:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The HEMI Road Runner is more than just a rare and expensive collectible. It's also a cool sleeper in certain color combinations.

 
Unassuming 1960 Ford Starliner Is a Rare Sleeper With a Hi-Po V8
Unassuming 1960 Ford Starliner Is a Rare Sleeper With a Hi-Po V8

18 Aug 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A short-lived nameplate based on the Galaxie, the Starliner was sold with three V8 engines. The 352 Hi-Po is the rarest.

 
Plain-Looking 1964 Plymouth Fury Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
Plain-Looking 1964 Plymouth Fury Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

23 Jul 2023, 10:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sure, it's not entirely original and lacks the appeal of a numbers-matching rig, but it's a solid alternative to a real Street Wedge and Max Wedge car.

 
Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG: The Rare Sleeper That Shared a Massive V12 with the Pagani Zonda
Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG: The Rare Sleeper That Shared a Massive V12 with the Pagani Zonda

22 Jul 2023, 21:30 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most outrageous drop-top sleepers developed during the 1990s, the SL 73 AMG was powered by the largest-displacement V12 ever fitted into a Merc

 
Stock-Appearing 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie Hides Modern Goodies, and It's Insanely Loud
Stock-Appearing 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie Hides Modern Goodies, and It's Insanely Loud

13 Jun 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a Q-code 427 V8 engine, this Ford Galaxie hits the pavement with 410 horsepower and 476 pound-feet of torque.

 
Unassuming 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty V8
Unassuming 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty V8

31 May 2023, 19:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 409-cubic-inch big-block was Chevrolet's range-topping performance engine in the early 1960s. And this Bel Air packs the 409-horsepower version

 
5 Awesome American-Built Factory Sleepers You Probably Forgot All About
5 Awesome American-Built Factory Sleepers You Probably Forgot All About

13 May 2023, 22:03 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / While European icons like AMG Mercs and Alpina BMWs might be the most renown factory sleepers, these forgotten sedans prove that America can also build them

 
Perfectly Restored 1970 AMC Javelin SST Mark Donohue Edition Is Pure Eye Candy
Perfectly Restored 1970 AMC Javelin SST Mark Donohue Edition Is Pure Eye Candy

28 Apr 2023, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This perfectly restored 1970 AMC Javelin Mark Donohue Edition may look factory stock but it comes with a nice surprise under the hood