Muscle Cars

  • 2014 Saleen 351 Mustang Convertible

    Last week Saleen Automotive announced it had finalized the merger of the original Saleen Autosport with founder Steve Saleen’s more recent SMS Signature Cars project. The company also revealed that it was sitting on a pile of $3 million in fresh investment. Part of that investment, Saleen said, would go to fund the development of a new generation of supercars as well as electric cars. While it’s great to see Saleen diversifying into more segments, we’re also glad the company hasn’t forgotten its roots. In a follow-up announcement, Saleen revealed that production of a...

  • Bumblebee’s new Chevrolet Camaro concept on the set of Transformers 4 movie
    Bumblebee Using Striking New Camaro Concept In Transformers 4

    Michael Bay, director of the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, has thrown up another wild card, this time revealing a striking new Chevrolet Camaro concept to be used as the vehicle mode for the Autobot Bumblebee. It was previously thought that Bumblebee in this fourth installment of the Transformers...

  • Classic Recreations’s 1966 Mustang Fastback Shelby GT350CR
    Classic Recreations' 1966 Mustang Fastback Shelby GT350CR Is A Beauty

    Classic Recreations is in the business of building Mustangs that look like the cars of yesteryear, but with modern underpinnings. That means they look just as good but drive much better. The company has a license to build continuation Shelby Mustangs, which means its cars are also recognized by the...

  • U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT
    Ford Rolls Out Custom 2014 Mustang GT In Support Of EAA Young Eagles

    Featured above is the latest custom Mustang developed by Ford’s own design and engineering team for the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. As in past years, the custom Mustang will be auctioned off for charity, with all proceeds going to support the EAA Young Eagles youth education...

  • 2013 Holden Commodore SS V Ute at the Nürburgring
    Holden sets Nürburgring ‘record’ with VF Commodore Ute

    A version of the latest VF-Series Holden Commodore, the high-performance SS V Ute, was recently taken to the Nürburgring in Germany for some final tuning and one very important test. That test was to see how fast the car could lap the famous German track’s full Nordschleife, which Holden...

  • Shelby American Speed Shop - Image: Mustangs Daily
    Shelby American Announces New HQ And Flagship Store In Anticipation Of 2015 Mustang

    Ford tuner extraordinaire Shelby American has announced plans to open a major new facility just one block off the famous Las Vegas Strip to help build the brand’s global presence. The new facility, which will include both the headquarters and a flagship store for Shelby, will officially open...

  • 2014 GTO

    Are you longing for a new Pontiac GTO? If so, Trans Am Depot might have your next mullet mobile muscle car. Pontiac may not exist anymore, but that isn't stopping "The Judge" from coming back to the market for 2014. Trans Am Depot has released a teaser for a new commercial promoting the new 2014 "GTO". All we know is that it's coming soon. The commercial features what it calls the new "GTO," drag-racing a last-generation Ford Mustang GT500. No details have been released regarding the new "GTO's" powertrain, but a post on the Trans Am Depot's Facebook fan page revealed that it has 614...

  • Ford Mustang Concept
    Ford Revisits Early Mustang Concept: Video

    As we approach the upcoming reveal of the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang, the automaker is taking a step back to remember a bit of its own history with the pony car. Ford have dug through their photo archives to find images of the original Mustang concept car, and it's quite a head turner. Not...

  • Takara Tomy Chevrolet Camaro transforming toy
    Meet The Self-Transforming Chevrolet Camaro Toy Robot: Video

    Taking place this week in Japan is the annual Tokyo Toy Show, where we already saw Toyota roll out a wacky sports car concept it hopes will attract a new generation of buyers yet to learn of the advantages of car ownership. We now, surprisingly, have more news coming out of the Tokyo Toy Show, this...

  • 2013 Shelby GT350
    Next Ford Mustang To Feature Shelby GT350 And Mach 1 Models?

    We just learned that the next-generation Ford Mustang, which debuts early next year as a 2015 model, may no longer use the Shelby GT500 moniker for its SVT-engineered performance flagship but would likely stick with something familiar to Ford fans. At the time, we reported that the most likely name...

  • 2015 Ford Mustang spy shots
    Ford To Drop Shelby Name For Range-Topping 2015 Mustang, May Add Cobra: Report

    Right now the hottest Mustang from Ford is the Shelby GT500, which is built by the automaker’s SVT performance division and benefits from a supercharged 5.8-liter V-8 rated at 662-horsepower. A similar range-topping version of the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang is planned, though the new...

  • The 'Need for Speed' Ford Mustang
    Wide-Body Ford Mustang Gets Feature Role In Need For Speed Movie

    A one-off Mustang will star in the new 'Need for Speed' movie, based on the video game.

  • 2014 Chevrolet SS in Holden's ad for the VF Commodore

    The 2014 Chevrolet SS doesn’t hit showrooms until this fall, where it will wear a pricetag of $44,470, but the car’s Australian cousin, the new VF Holden Commodore, has just launched in its own market. These are two of the television ads for the VF Commodore, both of which make mention of the car’s ties to the Chevy SS. They show a silver version of the new sports sedan driving down one of Manhattan’s busy streets. Importantly, this is our first look at the SS in motion. All SS models will come with the same drivetrain: a 6.2-liter LS3 V-8, mated to a six-speed...

  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 on poster for ‘Getaway’
    Shelby GT500 To Star Alongside Ethan Hawke & Selena Gomez In ‘Getaway’ Movie: Video

    A new movie starring a Ford Mustang hits cinemas this summer. That movie is Getaway, which look like it will feature a Shelby-enhanced Mustang predominantly on screen. The car is the ride of Brent Magna, played by Ethan Hawke, who is out to find his kidnapped wife. Throughout the movie, Magna is...

  • Craven 2009 Dodge Challennger SRT8
    Dodge Challenger SRT8 From Craven Claims Big Power: Video

    Another day, another hugely powerful car is presented on the Internet. We've seen plenty of dyno shenanigans as of late, including a Camaro blowing its tires and a Shelby GT500 blowing up a dyno. Those were powerful cars for sure. The Camaro owner states that the car has about 1,800 horsepower and...

  • 2013 HSV GTS
    Supercharged LSA-powered Commodore heads to UK, is the US next?

    You’re looking at the latest flagship from Holden tuner HSV, the 2013 GTS super sedan, which is based on the Australian VF-series Holden Commodore that’s due to go on sale later this year in U.S. showrooms as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The GTS, which packs a supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8...

  • Chevrolet Performance 1967 Camaro Hot Wheels  concept, 2012 SEMA show
    Chevrolet And Hot Wheels Team Up For Hot Rod Power Tour

    Chevrolet has teamed up with Hot Wheels once again, this time to organize a tour that will see a number of the automaker’s performance cars, including some Hot Wheels specials, take part in a road trip designed to kick off the summer cruising season. Called the Hot Rod Power Tour, the trip...

  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 blows up the dyno
    Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Blows Up The Dyno

    In the world of car tuning, a suitably impressive dyno sheet can be as important as the car itself. It's documentation of your--or at least your car's--awesomeness. But even a 1,000-whp dyno doesn't match this guy's dyno cred. He and his Shelby GT500 blew the dyno right up. On what appears to be a...

  • 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake - image: Mecum Auctions

    While all eyes at last week’s Dana Mecum 26th Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis was on the sale of the ‘Eleanor’ Mustang from 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds, another rare Mustang also went under the hammer and ended up selling for considerably more. That other rare Mustang was a 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake, which ending up selling for a staggering $1.3 million, $300k more than what the Eleanor Mustang sold for. The selling price, according to Mustangs Daily, makes this particular ‘Stang the most expensive ever to be sold at auction. In fact...

  • 1967 Ford Mustang ‘Eleanor’ from Gone In 60 Seconds
    'Gone In 60 Seconds' Eleanor Mustang Sells For $1 Million

    A 1967 Ford Mustang used during filming of 2000’s hit movie Gone in 60 Seconds has sold at auction for a staggering $1 million. This was no ordinary Mustang, however, as the car in question was none other than the famous Eleanor Mustang driven by actor Nicholas Cage in the movie’s...

  • HEMI V-8 engine
    'Hellcat' Supercharged HEMI V-8 Confirmed: Report

    A couple of years ago, we brought you news that Chrysler was planning a supercharged HEMI V-8 engine to lift the performance of its SRT models closer in line with rivals from Chevrolet and Ford. While we’re yet to see such an engine from Chrysler, news of the supercharged HEMI’s...

  • Dubai Police Chevrolet Camaro SS
    Dubai Police Add More Cool To Cop Car Lineup With Camaro SS

    The Dubai Police are amassing quite a stable of amazing rides. They have a Lamborghini Aventador. A Ferrari FF wears the green and white livery. There's even an ultra-rare Aston Martin One-77 that's recently joined the fleet. Both a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and a Bentley Continental GT are said to be...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, 2013 New York Auto Show
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro: Design Detail Video

    The 2014 Chevy Camaro's new look is explained by program engineering manager Mark Dickens.

  • Shinola’s Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary limited-edition watch
    Ford Celebrates 50 Years Of The Mustang With Special Shinola Watch: Video

    Just yesterday we saw Hublot’s new watch commemorating Ferrari’s LaFerrari supercar, and today we have a new watch from Detroit-based Shinola that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. Though the actual anniversary isn’t until April 17, 2014, Shinola is launching...

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