Born With a 440 V8, This 1969 Plymouth GTX Now Packs More Oomph Than a HEMI
Introduced for the 1967 model year, the GTX topped Plymouth’s midsize car lineup until 1971. But it was more than just a fancied-up two-door Belvedere. The GTX was quite exclusive…
Read more1970 Plymouth HEMI Cuda Has It All: Restored, Low Mileage, Numbers-Matching V8
Introduced in 1964, about two weeks before the Ford Mustang, the Plymouth Barracuda wasn’t much of a performance car in its first years on the market. But that changed toward the end…
Read more1973 Pontiac GTO: Remembering the Most Underrated Iteration of the Muscle Car GOAT
After two outstanding generations, the Pontiac GTO and many other iconic intermediates from the muscle car golden age morphed into underpowered disappointments. But while it lacked its predecessors’ muscular styling…
Read moreSassy Grass 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Hides a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
Introduced in 1968 as Plymouth’s most affordable muscle car, the Road Runner soldiered on through 1980. However, the nameplate lost its stand-alone model status in 1976 when it became a trim package…
Read moreThis 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 Is a One-Year Gem With a Rare Interior
Now an iconic badge, the Boss nameplate was born for homologation purposes. In 1969, Ford homologated an entire car and an engine using this emblem. Ford rolled out the Boss 302 so…
Read moreTrue One-of-One: A Closer Look at the Only 1971 Dodge Charger in FM3 Panther Pink
Mopars from the golden muscle car era are primarily famous for their high-compression V8 engines. Most of them also stand out thanks to their aggressive styling cues. Then there’s the High-Impact…
Read more1957 Chrysler 300C Has the Full Package: Rare, Restored, Big Muscle
Most enthusiasts agree that the muscle car era began in the 1960s. However, the concept can be traced back to the 1950s and cars like the Oldsmobile 88, Studebaker Golden Hawk,…
Read moreAvocado Green 1968 Plymouth GTX Flaunts All-Original Sheet Metal and Rebuilt 440
As much as I love High-Impact colors, there’s something cool about Avocado Green, a hue Plymouth offered during the 1968 model year. This one-year paint looks the part on B-body…
Read more5 Greatest High-Performance Pickups of the Muscle Car Golden Age
Apart from coupes and convertibles, the muscle car era gave us some epic, passenger car-based pickups. During the 1950s, speed-addicted car buyers became more and more interested in factory-built performance….
Read morePerfectly Restored 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Shines in B5 Blue/White Combo
When it comes to early third-generation Plymouth Barracudas, it’s the early HEMI ‘Cuda rigs that take the spotlight. And the reasons are pretty simple: the 426 HEMI is Chrysler’s most iconic engine…
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