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A red 1966 Pontiac GTO parked beside a vintage gas pump outside an old brick garage.
Muscle Cars

1966 Pontiac GTO: The Loophole That Became the Goat

How a loophole in GM's engine rules turned into the 1966 Pontiac GTO, the record sales year that made "the Goat" a legend.

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AI-generated render of a black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T parked on an empty desert highway at sunset, with mesas in the distance.
Muscle Cars

1968 Dodge Charger R/T: History, Specs, and How to Spot One

The 1968 redesign that gave Dodge its meanest B-body: a flying-buttress roof, hidden headlights, and a 440 Magnum or 426 Hemi under the hood.

A dusty orange 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS sitting inside an old wooden barn, lit by a shaft of sunlight through the doors
Muscle Cars

1969 Camaro SS: SS Package, Engines and Barn Find Basics

What the SS package actually added to a 1969 Camaro, how it differs from the RS and Z/28, and what to check before buying a barn find.

A yellow and black 1970 Buick GSX parked on the grass at a car show, with other muscle cars and spectators in the background.
Muscle Cars

1970 Buick GSX: The Gentleman's Muscle Car Stops Being Polite

The 1970 Buick GSX's Stage 1 455, its two-color-only paint list, and the numbers behind Buick's loudest muscle car.

An orange 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS with black stripes parked at night outside a neon-lit drive-in diner
Muscle Cars

1970 Chevelle SS 454: LS5 vs LS6 and Spotting a Real One

The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 came as the LS5 or the LS6. Here's what separated them, what cowl induction did, and how to spot a clone.

Sunset view through the windshield of a classic semi sleeper cab, with a CB radio mounted overhead and two gear shifters rising from the floor
Big Rigs

1970s Semi Truck Cabs: CB Radios, Twin Sticks and Tuck-and-Roll

Inside the long-haul sleeper cabs of the CB radio era: twin-stick shifting, tuck-and-roll seats, and why truckers loved channel 19.

A black Chevelle SS and an orange Plymouth Road Runner facing off nose-to-nose at a nighttime intersection under a red traffic light.
Muscle Cars

1970 Chevelle SS 454 vs. Plymouth Road Runner: Two Ideas of Cheap Speed

1970 Chevelle SS 454 vs Plymouth Road Runner: engines, prices, and who each budget muscle car was really built for.

AI-generated render of an orange 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 fastback on a rain-slicked city street at night, with neon signs reflected in the wet pavement.
Muscle Cars

Ford Mustang Fastback: From 1967 GT to 1970 Mach 1

Fastback becomes SportsRoof, quad headlights come and go, and the 428 Cobra Jet arrives — how the first-gen Mustang fastback changed year to year.

A white and teal Peterbilt 352 Pacemaker cabover truck with a dry van trailer parked beside two gas pumps at a small roadside station at golden hour.
Big Rigs

Peterbilt 352 Pacemaker: The Cabover Built to Beat the Length Laws

Why Peterbilt built the 352 Pacemaker cabover, how the 352H differs, and why the flat-nose trucks that ruled US highways nearly vanished.

A maroon long-hood Peterbilt 359 day cab parked on a gravel lot at dusk in front of a lit wooden building, with classic cars parked nearby under a cloudy sky.
Big Rigs

Peterbilt 359: History, Engines, and How to Spot One

The 1967-1987 Peterbilt 359, the truck that set the template for the classic American big rig, engines, specs, and how to tell it from a 379.

AI-generated render of a purple 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda staged at a drag strip with '426' chalked on the windows and dust in the air.
Muscle Cars

Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda, 1970-1971: History, Specs, and Rarity

426 Hemi power, a shaker hood, and one of the shortest production runs in muscle car history — how to tell a 1970 'Cuda from a 1971.

A dark blue Peterbilt 379 with chrome stacks and amber cab lights parked at a nighttime truck show, surrounded by other trucks and a crowd.
Big Rigs

Peterbilt 379: History, Engines, and the Long-Hood Legacy

The 1987-2007 Peterbilt 379, what changed from the 359, its engine options, and why drivers still call it the last of the long hoods.

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Lifted, lowered and daily-driven pickups — and every part that went into them.

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American V8 metal, restomods and street builds, broken down part by part.

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Custom semis, show trucks and the owner-operators who build them.

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