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The Best Classic Mopar Muscle Car Commercials
Auto manufacturers dump tons of cash into the making of car commercials, and once upon a time, the television and print were the only ways to reach consumers. Big budgets and conference rooms full of creative teams were tasked to make funny, sexy, and witty automotive commercials to grab the attention of the driver, in a short amount of time - the product yielded some of the weirdest, coolest, and most interesting campaigns, like these brilliant classic Mopar commercials.
Elizabeth Puckett
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May 22, 26
1980s Footage Shows Pony Car Legends Hitting The Track
The 1980s were a great time for automotive enthusiasts because of the easy access to drag strips and an abundance of freshly made used muscle cars ready for a new owner to get behind the steering wheel. These incredibly popular V8-powered beasts included the Camaro, Charger, Challenger, and Corvette. However, two pony cars wore the race-car look far better than anything else you could find at the track. Those models were the iconic Ford Mustang and the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, which both had a reputation for high-speed antics back in their day. Someone recently found footage detailing two examples of these influential legends racing in their prime in an ultimate battle of lightweight design and sheer speed.
Elizabeth Puckett
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May 21, 26
Fewer Than Ten Of These Muscle Cars Were Made
The muscle car market has been an interesting beast to track over the last few decades. After the explosion of mainstream popularity of auto auctions, cars that were once disregarded by a clueless owner, are now the most sought after cars around. This has also effectively turned car collectors into treasure hunters, who would appreciate these rare muscle cars, with less than 10 examples that ever made it to the road.
Elizabeth Puckett
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Apr 01, 26
Procharged Chevelle SS Pushes 600-HP
One of the great things about newer restomods is that they make no bones about what they are to the general public. Some in the past have tried to conceal the car’s performance with stock-looking designs and keeping the original lighting. However, for the most part, the car’s we’ve seen from channels like Autotopia LA in the past few years are all proud of their mixture of modern and classic and wear it like a badge on their exteriors. This particular vehicle is a great example of what makes these incredible restomods so appealing to the newest generation of car enthusiasts.
Elizabeth Puckett
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Jul 23, 25
Reader’s Rides: Ultra-Rare Mustang E Restoration
The Ford Mustang, largely regarded as America’s first pony car, has made a name for itself as the nation’s premium performance car and a symbol for the American youth. Combining everything that made the light, nimble, European, sports car great with the powerful American V8s which accompanied virtually every muscle car of the era. This bred a completely new beast deemed the pony car which was essentially a smaller, faster, and overall nimbler muscle car. The aforementioned has led many to follow the Mustang quite religiously and open doors to all sorts of subsections of the Mustang lover’s community. The love of Mustangs was exactly what led to this perfect restoration by two people who were so in love with the car that they sacrificed their dreams of a V8 to retain the history.
Elizabeth Puckett
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Apr 24, 25
