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Garage Fresh 1968 Shelby GT500 Proves Ultra Rare Project Cars Are Still Out There [Found On EBay]
Stories of ultra-rare muscle cars sitting in barns are truly the car person’s equivalent of “the fish that got away”. A few years, a hazy memory or just a desire for a good story have all too often put a Hemi under the hood of a dusty small block Barracuda or turned an average...
A Tribute to Carroll Shelby – Legendary Entrepreneur and Automotive Icon
On May 10, 2012 heaven received an Angel and the World lost an automotive legend, Carroll Hall Shelby. Carroll Shelby was much more than just an automotive pioneer, he was an overcomer. During his childhood years, doctors took note of a heart valve leakage issue that would place Shelby in...
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 rated at 662 hp, Chevrolet Camaro drivers weep
There is always a risk in announcing estimated horsepower or fuel economy figures before final certification has been completed. Miss the mark and the car’s reputation is tainted at launch, potentially turning off consumers. Of course, sometimes a manufacturer low-balls the estimate, such as the...
Big Muscle Runs To The Coast: Video
The very spirit of hot rodding is this: take what you have, and make it faster. When you’re done, drive it like you stole it, preferably in competition against other similarly-built cars. That formula has been the basis of street racing for nearly 100 years; what’s changed in recent years is that...
March Muscle Car Madness Winner: 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 [March Muscle Car Madness]
It’s done. We did it. Find someone around you and give them a big hug and a high-five. We’ve picked an ultimate Muscle Car in our March Muscle Car Madness bracket, and it’s the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429. For those of you without any strong religious convictions, you may wish to try...
March Muscle Car Madness: Battle Of The Bosses [Video]
It’s here. The final Round of our March Muscle Car Madness . We’re down to our last two contenders, and, of course, There Can Be Only One, though I bet many would argue there only is one already. That’s because our two finalists are essentially brothers — only one year apart:...
2012 Dodge Challenger Rally Redline Preview
There’s no shortage of truly impressive, incredible stuff going on in the muscle car world these days–just look to the 2012 Camaro ZL1 and 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500. But that’s at the ridiculous (and ridiculously fun) end of the spectrum. What about more ordinary, everyday muscle cars?...
March Muscle Car Madness: Round Two, Day Two [March Muscle Car Madness]
We’re in the thick of March Muscle Car Madness now, with the secret Jalopnik underground muscle car proving ground a haze of thick exhaust and littered with the greasy parts of the losers. Yesterday had some great matches, and we’ve got more good ones today — the end is far from certain...
The 1970 Plymouth Superbird that Helped the EPA Clear the Air Heads to Auction
Imagine you’re aboard a commercial jet as it waits in the queue for takeoff. You look out the window and see a car pull up behind a passenger jet that’s already on the runway. Not just any car, but a rare 1970 Plymouth Superbird. The Superbird was a homologation special, built in limited numbers...
AMG A-Class Hot Hatch To Boast Of Class-Leading Horsepower
AMG A-Class Hot Hatch To Boast Of Class-Leading Horsepower
With today’s hot hatches offering searing performance, any entrant to this segment had better have a worthy offering that will catch the attention of picky buyers. Originally designed as compact cars, these hot little numbers now have outputs that used to be the domain of the so-called V8-engined...
1970 Plymouth Superbird formerly owned by the EPA going to auction [Car Auctions]
The Environmental Protection Agency are certainly an unlikely owners for one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made, but that is exactly who purchased this 1970 Plymouth Superbird in 1972. The EPA decided they needed a car for emissions testing and purchased this car—then an Alpine White example...
1970 Plymouth Superbird formerly owned by the EPA going to auction [Car Auctions]
The Environmental Protection Agency are certainly an unlikely owners for one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made, but that is exactly who purchased this 1970 Plymouth Superbird in 1972. The EPA decided they needed a car for emissions testing and purchased this car—then an Alpine White example...
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tested! The Most Powerful Camaro Ever Packs More Than Just Engine
Midway down the main straight at Inde Motor­sports Ranch outside ­Tucson, Arizona, the shift lights on the head-up display flash. At 106 mph, we grab fourth gear, and another wave of ferocious acceleration propels the car forward. We graze 130 mph before hitting the brakes and downshifting for Turn...
2012 Detroit auto show: After 75 years, Mopar, we have lift off
Automakers are constantly mining their past glory for new products: Special edition this; anniversary model that…sometimes it’s no more than a tape stripe or special numbered badge. But the current Dodge Charger, in all its V8 glory, really looks like the real deal. The car on display to...
Ford SVT: Raptor on the Rocks and Celebrating 20 Years
Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor is no longer an unknown entity; we’ve grown to love its high-flying antics, the 100-mph blasts through the desert, and the ability to tear through just about any type of muck imaginable all in the comfort of a $44,000 street truck with a warranty. That hasn’t stopped Ford...
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