Muscle Cars
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The first Chevrolet Camaro ever built will be put on display on the sidelines of the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise taking place late this summer in Detroit. Serial number 100001 will be displayed in a glass cube in Detroit as part of a program by the Historical Vehicle Association. CHECK OUT: GM performance cars likely to get carbon fiber wheels It's set to join the HVA's register, following guidelines set up by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Heritage Documentation and the Historic American Engineering Record. The car will join a handful of other registered vehicles, material on...
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Here’s the first NHRA Funny Car based on the 6th-gen CamaroChevrolet has unveiled its NHRA Funny Car based on the sixth-generation Camaro. The bright blue example was unveiled by 16-time NHRA champion John Force and daughters Brittany and Courtney. Both daughters are drag racers themselves, and some readers will recall Courtney helped introduce the 2016...
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Is this 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 a modern barn find?When we think about automotive barn finds, we normally envision a dusty car tucked away in storage after something went wrong on it many years ago. Usually, someone had intentions of fixing it up—or at least saving it until the market supported restoration of it. This 2010 Ford Motor Company...
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Will the new Camaro Z/28 come with a 7.0-liter V-8?Chevrolet has been out testing a new version of its Camaro on the Nürburgring. The car is clearly a track-focused model of some sort, leading most, including us, to believe it’s a new Camaro Z/28. While it was previously thought the car was running the 640-horsepower supercharged...
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Serious Mopar madness is heading to Mecum auctionIf you're a fan of the classic muscle car, you are mostly like aligned with one of the three main spiritual camps. You can be a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] guy or gal. There's the massive appeal of the General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] catalog. Finally, you can be a Mopar person. ALSO SEE: Aston...
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2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes on the ‘RingChevrolet this week started testing a prototype for a new version of its Camaro, one even more hardcore than the recently revealed ZL1. Believed to be for a new generation of the Z/28, the prototype was seen testing on the Nürburgring and some of the surrounding streets. Unfortunately, just...
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This week, Jay Leno straps in and tests out a car that would have made headlines 50 years ago if only it had been made. The vehicle in question is a 1966 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Fairlane 500, but not all is as appears. It doesn't take long for Jay to get to the bottom of things with Stephen Stope of Pure Vision Designs. Once a stock, highly-pedestrian Fairlane, the car is now mechanically what Ford very well might have thrown together in a back room of a workshop during the muscle-crazed 1960s. DON'T MISS: Your engine also acts like a brake and here's how With a heavily breathed-upon 427...
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Camaro ZL1’s 10-speed auto quicker than dual-clutch ‘boxes, says ChevyThe 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 goes on sale later this year featuring an available 10-speed automatic. The new transmission was developed by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] in partnership with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], which plans to offer the unit in its 2017 F-150 range, including in the new...
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Ohio dealer selling 727-hp Ford Mustangs for $39,997A Ford dealership in Lebanon, Ohio may just be offering the deal of the century. Lebanon Ford is currently offering new Mustang GTs equipped with a 727-horsepower Roush Phase 2 supercharger upgrade all for just $39,997. DON'T MISS: 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes on the ‘Ring...
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2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 spy shotsWe’re still coming to grips with the ballistic missile Chevrolet sent our way in the form of the 2017 Camaro ZL1, but the Bowtie brand is already out testing an even more extreme version of its sixth-gen muscle icon. The prototype looks to have the same wide-mouth intake and quad-exhaust...
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Rare "barn find" Shelby GT350 headed to auctionIt's not very often that a true barn find—a desirable one, at least—comes up for auction, but that's just what you get with this well-patinaed 1966 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT350. The classic Ford will be offered by Bonhams at the auctioneer's annual event on the sidelines of...
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One-off Hemi Cuda worth $1.4 million stolenMuscle car enthusiasts can talk for hours (no, make that days) about how rare their cars are because of a certain option or color combination, but few are as distinctive as this one. This one-of-one 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda with a special flower pattern vinyl top has been taken from its owner's...
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We'll spoil this one for you before you even watch this short video: Adelbert Engler doesn't actually have 5,500 full-size Mustangs. He has a bunch of those in his "Garage Mahal," yes, but the subject of this brief film released a while back by Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] European operations is more about his scale model Mustangs, of which he has nearly 5,500 (subtracting the real ones, which appear to span just about every generation). DON'T MISS: Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Engler is located in Belgium, which is not exactly native country for Ford Mustangs...
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2016 Holden Commodore ups style with Black Edition trimAustralia’s current Holden Commodore is now in its penultimate year of production, with an all-new, imported version twinned with the next Opel Insignia/Buick Regal due to replace it in 2018. In the meantime, Holden is spicing up the Commodore with Black Edition trim designed to up the style...
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50th Anniversary Camaro SS named official pace car of 2016 Indy 500The Chevrolet Camaro turns 50 this year—the actual anniversary is September 26—and as part of the celebrations a special anniversary version of the current, sixth-generation model will serve as official pace car for the 2016 Indianapolis 500. It will be the ninth time a Camaro has paced...
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2016 Camaro clocked speeding at 171 mphGetting caught speeding is never a good thing, especially when you are cited for triple digits. However, a Minnesota man may have just done Chevrolet a favor by showing the incredible capability of the 2016 Camaro SS. Last Friday night at 6:50 pm, and unidentified man from Lakeside, Minnesota, was...
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Hennessey’s supercharged Chevy SS gets strapped to the dynoHennessey Performance Engineering boss John Hennessey is a big fan of the Chevrolet SS. In fact he has a 2014 example in his personal collection. And his company has a series of upgrades for the sleeper sedan that lifts output well beyond the stock 415 horsepower. ALSO SEE: 1,451-horsepower...
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Germany’s best-selling sports car in March was… the Mustang?The sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has proven a hit in Europe since going on sale last summer. Even in Germany, home to a diverse range of sports models, the Mustang is selling like hotcakes. There, it is priced from 38,000 euros (approximately $43,290) and available only with...
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Joe McMurrey is a Carroll Shelby fan. He appreciates Shelby as the American who made American race cars competitive on the world stage. In fact, he likes the old chicken farmer so much that he has assembled one of the most impressive collections of Shelby cars you'll ever see. After owning most of the cars for a decade or more, McMurrey is making several of them available at the Mecum Auction’s Spring Classic, which is held in Indianapolis May 17-21. ALSO SEE: 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 gets standard Track Package, new colors McMurrey is putting a total of 17 cars up for auction and...
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2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 gets standard Track Package, new colorsWith the arrival of the Camaro’s new 1LE and ZL1 offerings, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] knew the limelight wouldn’t be shining for long on its Mustang Shelby GT350. That’s why the automaker is enhancing the car for the 2017 model that goes on sale this June. ALSO SEE: Dodge...
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Chevrolet will honor your Camaro's warranty if you take it to a racetrackChevrolet stands behind the engineering of the sixth-generation Camaro, so much so, in fact, that it will honor the warranty if you take your Camaro to a track day. "That's pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use," said Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser, in an interview...
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1965 Ford Shelby GT350 among rare muscle headed to Mecum Indianapolis auctionWe’re fast approaching Mecum Auction’s Spring Classic event which once again is taking place in Indianapolis. The event runs May 19-21 and is set to include some very rare muscle including this 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT350. It’s one of the original 100 1965 Shelby...
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Go behind the scenes at Trans Am Depot: VideoWe recently brought you news of a new “Bandit” Trans Am based on the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. The car was developed by a company in Florida by the name of Trans Am Depot and even had some input from the Bandit himself, actor Burt Reynolds. Trans Am Depot uses donor Camaros to...
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Burt Reynolds introduces the new 'Bandit' Trans Am: VideoPontiac may no longer be around but you can still go and buy a new Trans Am. You can even buy one approved by the Bandit himself, actor Burt Reynolds. The folks at Trans Am Depot, which for years have been building new Screaming Chickens based on the bones of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro...
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