The devil's in the details. Looking at the photo of this 1969 Camaro, you might not think it's anything too unusual, just a cool resto-modded car with clean paint, a lowered stance, and a nice set of wheels. But as you take a closer look, you'll start to see details that show just how much money has been put into the build: Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, an 800hp LS9 supercharged V8, a custom rollcage, and much more. YouTube channel AutotopiaLA spoke to the builder, Timeless Kustoms, and learned that this car cost approximately $480,000 plus the price of the donor '69 Camaro.

Last week, we wrote an article about the Pontiac Tojan, a Trans-Am-based supercar GM developed in hopes of beating Ferrari to the title of the first automaker to produce a 200mph production car. While the one-of-a-kind Tojan prototype succeeded in that mission, the production version was watered-down dramatically to reduce costs, and it ended as a commercial flop. Around the same time, Ford was developing its own secret supercar intended to target Ferrari. This mid-engine project was called the Ford GN34, and the story of how close it came to reaching production is fascinating.

The early 1980s was a tough time for fans of American muscle cars. With increasing government regulations and high fuel costs, many manufacturers were focusing on small, efficient cars rather than high performance. However, enthusiasts still had an insatiable need for speed, and this led a small custom coachbuilder known as Knudsen Automotive to develop something truly radical. The 1984 Pontiac Tojan was an 800+ horsepower twin-turbo supercar based on the Pontiac Trans Am which hit a staggering top speed of 206 miles per hour. Not only was it faster than the legendary Ferrari F40, it broke the 200mph barrier several years earlier and for a fraction of the cost.

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"Get used to my tail lights, because they're the only thing you'll be able to see in this race." This bit of friendly trash talk has been used in the muscle car community for as long as we can remember, but there's more truth to it than the joke implies. Whether it's in traffic or on the drag strip, the rear of your vehicle is often the first and last thing people see. So, it makes sense to keep it looking good. Knowing this, the guys at All Chevy Performance recently restored the bumper and tail panel on their '77 Nova project car with parts from Classic Industries.

Homologation is a strange word, but one that's associated with some of the rarest and most impressive road cars ever built. In simplest terms, homologation cars are vehicles that were built to comply with specific rules for racing — most notably the rule that a certain number of "race-spec" cars must be built and sold to the general public before that car can be used for racing. In the late '60s, Ford wanted to put its new 429ci V8 engine into racecars, but NASCAR required them to put it into at least 500 road-going cars first. Thus the decision was made to shoehorn it into a Ford Mustang, and the Boss 429 was born.

Barn finds are an exciting prospect for any classic car enthusiast. Right now, there could be an all-original, nicely preserved classic car sitting under a layer of dust in a barn, shed, or garage. And if you're the first one to find it, you might be able to rescue and restore it without spending as much as you would during an auction or typical private-party sale. But what if you found a barn that didn't just contain one or two cars, and instead contained dozens? That's exactly what the team at Hagerty revealed in a recent video of a 90,000 square foot farm they referred to as "barn find heaven."

Putting a big and powerful engine into a small car is a high-performance recipe that's been popular since the earliest days of the automobile. In the 1920s and '30s, racecar builders installed huge aircraft engines into their vehicles, and in the 1940s, hot rodders crammed flathead V8s into their stripped-down "T-buckets." By the late 1960s, the introduction of the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro launched a new era of performance cars. True to form, a handful of enthusiasts began searching for a way to equip them with the most potent engines available. This is how Yenko, Baldwin, Nickey, and others began equipping the first-gen Camaro with the 427ci big-block V8.

"I guarantee you one thing: when I'm gone, he'll drive it. Drive the wheels off of it! That's what it's all about," said Basil Ford as he smiled at his grandson Sawyer. Basil is the owner of this stunning 1970 Dodge Charger 500 SE, which was recently reviewed by Mike Musto as part of Hemmings' TESTED video series. In this episode, Musto takes a closer look at the details of this almost completely stock muscle car and considers how it holds up more than 50 years after it rolled off a Dodge assembly line.

Even for those of us who love to take on DIY restoration projects, there are certain tasks that can seem a little too daunting. Rewiring a car is one such project, since it's all too easy to get tangled up in a rat's nest of loose wires or frustrated while troubleshooting connections. Thankfully, companies such as American Autowire have simplified the process by providing complete wiring harness update kits for classic cars. In a recent issue of All Chevy Performance, the team shows how to rewire a second-gen 1971 Camaro, plus install lights and a new battery.

"It's manual steering, manual brakes, manual transmission. This thing is a riot to drive. You're not texting and driving when you're driving this," said Craig Lopresti with a laugh. Craig, better known by his YouTube channel name TheCraig909, has owned this 1971 Ford F-100 since he was in high school. It started out as a project with his dad, but now it has transformed into a 500-horsepower tire-shredding machine powered by a NASCAR-inspired, carbureted Ford 302ci small block. In a recent episode with AutotopiaLA, Craig discusses the truck's modifications and takes it out on the streets of LA.