Muscle Cars
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When the all-new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 goes on sale later this year, a few lucky buyers will be able to get their hands on an ultra-collectible 2015 model year example, which the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is building to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Shelby GT350 launched back in 1965. Just 137 examples bearing a 2015 VIN will be built before production switches over to 2016 model year cars. Of these 137 cars, 100 will be the Shelby GT350 and the remaining 37 cars will be the more hardcore Shelby GT350R. Why such an odd number for the GT350Rs? Because back in the 1960s...
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Burt Reynolds' second Bandit Pontiac Trans Am sells for $170,000
A 1977 Pontiac Trans Am styled like the one in the hit movie Smokey and the Bandit and previously owned by the Bandit himself, Burt Reynolds, has sold at auction for an impressive $170,000 (coming up to $181,900 once you add fees). The car went under the hammer Friday night at the Carlisle Auctions...
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81-Mile Unrestored Hemi Cuda Heads To Auction
Classic car collectors... fire up your wallets! DON'T MISS: Ford Moving Quickly To Ensure Cheap, High-Volume Carbon Fiber Production This May, the Mecum Auction in Indianapolis will see a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda cross its auction block. We've seen plenty of Cudas cross the block before, and they...
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Shelby Will Let You Try It Before You Buy It: Video
When you think about purchasing a car, you go through a lot of Internet detective work to determine your ultimate vehicle. This is something that you're going to live with for a few years at least. It needs to be the right vehicle for you, and want to be happy when you look back upon your choice...
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More 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Tech Secrets Revealed
The all-new sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at a special public event hosted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, and in the lead up Chevy has been dropping small morsels of information on the car. Previously, we learned that the new Camaro will be 28 percent stiffer...
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Hennessey HPE1000 Camaro Z/28 Roars On The Dyno: Video
As you know by know, the Hennessey Performance Engineering team likes to take everything out there that's already fast and powerful... and make it faster and more powerful. Such is the case with the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. This is a highly focused machine with over 500 horsepower and around 470...
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The 2015 Ford Mustang is here, but do you know how it got here? Probably not. But you soon will, thanks to a new video series from Ford. ALSO SEE: Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: Video This first episode goes over some of the Mustang’s history and then talks about the new sixth-generation Mustang’s exterior design and the choices, influences, and goals that led to the final product. More videos will follow in the coming weeks, and we’ll be bringing them to you as they’re released. CHECK OUT: Build Your Ideal 1-Of-1 Dodge Viper SRT With New...
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Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: Video
In stock form, you already know what the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat is capable of achieving when it comes to power. That figure of 707 horsepower is burned into the brains of everyone who's ever read anything about the machine. There's always a collection of people out there though for which...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Track Tested At VIR: Video
Flat-plane crank, magnetic dampers, all of Ford’s performance wizardry: the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is packing a lot of heat. How does it stack up on track? We don’t know yet for ourselves, but from this video, it looks like things are shaping up well. You might remember we were...
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EcoCar 3 Competition Aims To Turn Chevy's 2016 Camaro Into A Mean, Green, Hybrid Machine: Video
When enthusiasts consider Chevrolet's Camaro, classic designs, tire-shredding burnouts, and track-tuned Z/28s spring to readily to mind. Green technology? Not so much. But the Department of Energy and partner General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] have made the iconic piece of American iron the focus of...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro 28 Percent Stiffer Than Current Model
We’re now just a little over a month out from the debut of the all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro but that hasn’t slowed down the pace of Chevy’s teaser campaign for the car. Today we learned that that the car’s structural stiffness will be 28 percent greater than in...
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Ford's Mustang Shelby GT350 To Pack Over 520 HP, Feature Track-Only Variant?
Shelby Mustangs have never been half-hearted efforts, and the version built on the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] six-generation Mustang platform will be no exception. One thing we still don't know? Exactly when the potent new Pony will arrive. But Blue Oval fans should be thrilled with the latest...
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The tooth is loose. So loose that the connection between the chewing tool and the child is the mere suggestion of tissue. A quick yank will usually produce the desired result of one less baby tooth for the kid and one less dollar bill in the wallet of the parent. Still, that yank causes anxiety. It causes fear. The child is losing a tooth, and in his or her mind this tooth isn't ready to go until it simply drops to the ground of its own accord. Instead of one's own accord, a better instrument to consider when one is looking to speed up this process is a Camaro. MUST WATCH: Pro Drifter Pranks...
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2016 Chevy Camaro To Be More Than 200 Pounds Lighter Than Current Model
Chevrolet’s all-new, sixth-generation Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, just two weeks before IndyCar’s Belle Isle Grand Prix is held at the site. That means we won’t be seeing the car at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show, but...
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Pennzoil's Hellcat-starring 'Airlift Drift' is obviously fake, awesome anyway
As an enthusiast, sometimes, you almost have to feel bad for oil companies—or at least their marketing departments. Now, tire companies don't exactly have it easy—consumers gravitate toward the cheapest round, black option—but at least tires are visible, and attentive drivers can...
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John Hennessey Talks Details, Drives The Wheels Off Of HPE700 2015 Ford Mustang: Video
If you’re a fan of the new Mustang—or really, cars in general—you’ll find something to love in John Hennessey’s latest video featuring the 646-wheel-horsepower 2015 Ford Mustang HPE700. DON'T MISS: 2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang Hits 195.2 MPH: Video In a very...
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Saleen Shows Off Its 2015 302 Black Label Mustang
If there's any company out there that should know how to tune up a new Mustang, it's the folks at Saleen. Yes, it's been awhile since we've had a true S-badged bruiser roaming the streets. Now though, it looks like the time has come to welcome an all-new super Stang from the house that Steve built...
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Vaughn Gittin Jr Goes Ice Drifting In His New Mustang RTR: Video
Vaughn Gittin Jr and pretty much any Ford Mustang are a match made in tire-shredding heaven. His latest rubber assault vehicle is the 2015 Mustang RTR that he'll use to do battle against others in the upcoming Formula Drift season. It's not quite time for that yet, and there's still a chill in the...
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He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was revealed by Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff during an interview with Germany’s Sport Bild, where the Austrian exec was asked about any contact between Hamilton and the Italian marque. "Sure, Lewis has had contact with Ferrari," Wolff said. "He has just bought a LaFerrari." ALSO SEE: Vaughn...
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New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Details Released
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is still two full months away from its Belle Isle unveiling in Detroit, but it is arriving in bits and pieces, Johnny Cash-style, in the lead-up. Today, Chevy revealed more details about the car’s construction and engine. That’s right, not that anyone doubted...
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Florida’s Revology Builds A Modern 1966 Ford Mustang: Video
There are a number of firms offering replica versions of some classic and much sought-after muscle cars, with one of the most popular candidates for recreation being the original Ford Mustang. One of the finer examples of these replicas is this 1966 Ford Mustang from Revology Cars, based in Winter...
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Hear The 2016 Chevy Camaro’s V-8 Engine Rev & Rumble: Video
The pistons flagellating your eardrums are the octuplets found under the hood of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro, and fortunately, we won’t have much longer to wait until we hear them in real life rather than through a set of speakers. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Shots In just two...
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Dodge Temporarily Restricts Orders Of All SRT Hellcats Due To Crazy Demand
In the realm of problems, this is a good one to have: Dodge has had to restrict new orders of the Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat until it can fill existing orders, because too many people want to buy the 707-horsepower cars. WATCH: 2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro Video...
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2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro Video
The 2016 Chevy Camaro is coming—soon—and GM can hardly wait. They’ve got the sixth-gen Camaro itch so bad, they keep dropping teasers of it everywhere. Here we have the latest: at the tail end of the video celebrating the sale of the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro in the U.S...
Nelson Ireson