Old Cars Out and About in Iola, Wisconsin with a 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee. Old Cars hits the road and celebrates the classics while bringing the sights and sounds to you. We spotted this Magnificent MoPar during the 2021 Iola Car Show. This 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee has us lusting for an open stretch of pavement. 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee (; 1:51) If you like stories like these and other classic car features, check out Old Cars magazine. CLICK HERE to subscribe. Have you ever wondered what your classic ride is worth? Old Cars has you covered with the Old Cars Report Price ..read more

A J-code 429 Super Cobra Jet 1971 Mustang convertible in Grabber Lime roars to life after 45 years of slumber. Freeze Frame Image LLC Ed Meyer gets absolutely giddy over assembly-line details found on untouched, low-mileage Ford Mustangs. While Meyer is known for his Boss 429 and Shelby restorations, his knowledge and experience with factory assembly-line procedures and parts also makes him the go-to guy for detailing survivor Mustangs, many of which have spent years, even decades, in hiding. This Grabber Lime 1971 Mustang convertible is a perfect example of what excites Meyer. One of only se ..read more

Old Cars Out and About in Iola, Wisconsin with this "Panther Pink" 1970 Challenger T/A. Old Cars hits the road and celebrates the classics while bringing the sights and sounds to you. We spotted this beautiful example of MoPar muscle at the  2021 Iola Car Show. This striking Dodge is an impressive display of muscle car awesomeness. 1970 Dodge 'Panther Pink' Challenger (; 1:42) If you like stories like these and other classic car features, check out Old Cars magazine. CLICK HERE to subscribe. Want a taste of Old Cars magazine first? Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter and get a ..read more

Old Cars spotlights a reader’s 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Vince Lockyer is doing his civic duty by applying a fresh sealcoat of rubber to the street. Vince’s rear tires never had a chance. The Plymouth is rocking a 408 Magnum stroker and a 904 Torqueflite putting the power to the pavement. If you would like your car featured in Reader Wheels click on the link below and tell us a little bit about your ride. CLICK HERE View the original article to see embedded media. *As an Amazon Associate, Old Cars earns from qualifying purchases.  ..read more

While shopping for a Bowtie a Buick fit the bill. The 1968 Buick GS 400 checked all the boxes for one lucky owner. Rich Quinn was pretty certain he was in the market for a hot Chevrolet of some kind when he was out poking around looking at cars at a local show about three years ago. But things changed quickly when he saw “the magic words.” “I just saw ‘factory 4-speed’ written on the windshield,” recounts Quinn, a native of Scandinavia, Wis. “It was like a magnet. I had to go look at it!” The car in question was not Chevrolet, but a Buick; a 1968 Gran Sport 400 to be exact. Quinn had his hear ..read more

Mecum Auctions to sell Muscle Car City Museum collection in Punta Gorda, Florida After a little more than a decade, Rick Treworgy’s Muscle Car City Museum in Punta Gorda, Fla., is closing. Its 200-plus cars and walls of automobilia will be sold Jan. 22-23 by Mecum Auctions. The sale will come right after Mecum’s gavels have cooled following its giant Kissimmee, Fla., sale, held Jan. 7-16. According to a previously published article in Old Cars (https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/more-muscle-on-thebeach), Rick Treworgy’s Muscle Car City Museum opened on March 1, 2009, following decades of p ..read more

‘First muscle car’ depends on your point of view Some say the ’49 Olds 88 was the first muscle car. Others give that honor to the ’55 Chrysler C-300 or the 1957 Rambler Rebel. Purists of the bucket-seat, four-speed and “fat tire sect” insist that a ’64 Pontiac GTO was the original muscle car. Still there are others who say the 1936 Buick Century was the granddaddy of them all. Those who know cars will see a pattern here. All of these cars were American-made. They were production vehicles, and most were competitively raced. The ’49 Olds ran in the La Carrera Pan Americana, aka Mexican Road Rac ..read more

1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ is still smoking, and still in the same family. Jim Peterson made a deal with his brother Irving back in 1973 that has worked out pretty well. Irv had a beautiful 1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ 428 that Jim wanted, and Jim somehow convinced his sibling that a ’70 Cyclone would be even better. “He bought it almost new. I fell in love with it myself when he had it and he let me drive it, so that’s how it started. I told him if ever wanted to get rid of it, I wanted it and wanted to keep it in the family,” recalls Jim, a resident of Waupaca, Wis. “Well, the ’70 Cyclone was prett ..read more

Old Cars spotlights a reader submitted 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner. Chris Pena has owned this ’68 Plymouth Roadrunner since 1999. This classic example of Plymouth muscle is a bare bones model with no a/c, an AM radio and bench seat. The car originally came with a 383 c.i.d. under the hood, but Chris upped the cubes with a mildly built 440 c.i.d. With all the torque of the 440, Chris decided to “tub” the rear end for spirited drag racing. If you would like your car featured in Reader Wheels click on the link below and tell us a little bit about your ride. CLICK HERE View the original article to ..read more

By John Gunnell; photos by Tom Ostrowski You never know what crazy machines will show up at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. Above: Four Buick “nailhead” V-8s power this insane “TV Tommy” Ivo dragster. Below: As usual, the show featured plenty of classic Corvettes. The 2020 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) will once again return to the Chicago area on November 21-22, 2020 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. If you have never attended a MCACN show and are wondering what to expect; Old Cars was at MCACN 2019. Here are a few highlights to hold you ov ..read more