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A Famous Roadrunner, A Hemi Ute, and a Near Arrest

October 20, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The new owner of Dave Freiburger’s ’71 Roadrunner let a couple fans drive both the ’71 Plymouth and a home-brewed Charger R/T Ute. [More…]
10 Classic Muscle Cars You Can Still Buy Under $10K
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10 Classic Muscle Cars You Can Still Buy Under $10K

September 4, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Not ALL Classic muscle cars are expensive! Join James as he looks at 10 classic yet offbeat muscle cars you can still buy under $10K. [More…]
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Mustang vs Camaro ~ Who Won Each Decade from the 60s to Today

April 18, 2020 Roadkill Customs
The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro are two of the most iconic American Muscle cars of all time, but which one is better? [More…]
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Muscle Car Highlights from SEMA 2019 Performance Hall

November 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Muscle Car Highlights from The SEMA Show 2019 Performance Hall (Central Hall)… [More…]
Checking Out The LA Classic Car Scene
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Checking Out The LA Classic Car Scene

November 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs
From Ben Kahan of Four Speed Films, who’s goal is to draw his generation back into old cars (and the culture that surrounds them) from muscle cars to hot rods. [More…]
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Sacrilege ~ Classic Car Low-Ballers Make Seller Crush ’70 Dodge Charger

October 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Classic Dodge Charger owner willfully crushes his car to send a message to prospective buyers that have just “jerked [him] around” is blowing up across Mopar pages and muscle car enthusiast groups on Facebook. [More…]
Corvette Found and Rescued from River
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River Find ~ Corvette Found and Rescued (kinda) at Boat Launch

October 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs
They have no idea how long the car has been in the river but succeeded in pulling the sunken Chevy Corvette classic car out of the river… [More…]
Most Overlooked and Underappreciated Muscle Cars
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The Most Overlooked and Underappreciated Muscle Cars

May 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Overlooked and underappreciated muscle cars, including the Pontiac Ventura, Dodge Demon/Plymouth Duster, Mercury Cyclone and others. [More…]
5 Top Muscle Car Engines of the 1960s
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5 Top Muscle Car Engines of the 1960s

April 30, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This video features five top muscle car engines of the 1960s… [More…]
A Chevy Impala that Defines Muscle Car
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A Chevy Impala that Defines Muscle Car

February 21, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Mike Musto drives what may be THE quintessential muscle car. [More…]
1968 Pontiac Firebird Pro Touring RestoMod
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Pro Touring RestoMod Build

November 15, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The owner of this 1968 Pontiac Firebird had been collecting for the project over the years, and with this stash of parts, decided to start the build. As with any proper restomod or restoration project, [More…]
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS Project - Full OEM Restoration
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1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS ~ Full OEM Restoration

October 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs
After sitting since 1995, this rare Z28 Chevrolet Camaro arrived at MetalWorks in Eugene, Oregon for a full OEM restoration. The numbers matching LT1 was still present in this amazing survivor that spent its whole [More…]
1970 Dodge Charger Restomod Project - Full Restoration
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Build Watch: 1970 Dodge Charger Restomod

October 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs
This 1970 Dodge Charger Restomod project began as a simple idea: a local customer owned a 1970 Charger in high school, and decided he wanted another one. This clean coupe took 3,000 hours to build [More…]
5 Forgotten V8 Engines From The Muscle Car Era
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5 Forgotten V8 Engines From The Muscle Car Era

September 27, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Here are the 5 best forgotten V8 muscle car engines from the golden era that pack a lot of performance punch and are worthy of honor… [More…]
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1967 Shelby GT500 Found After 50 Years, Could Be Worth Millions

August 20, 2018 Roadkill Customs
A legendary Ford Mustang that many thought was destroyed 50 years ago has been discovered in a Texas field. And it could be worth millions. [More…]

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