April 2024

Hemmings Muscle Machines

The Ultimate All American Performance Car Magazine.

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Period Pieces
It probably goes without saying that appreciation for muscle cars, particularly the original offerings of the ’60s and early ’70s, stems from the performance those machines offered. But the style and attitude of those cars was also a major part of wh
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Jonathan Shaw, President Matthew Boice, Senior Vice President of Media EDITORIAL Douglas R. Glad, Head of ContentDan Stoner, Creative DirectorTerry McGean, Editor-in-Chief, Hemmings Muscle MachinesJerry Pitt, Managing EditorEvan Perkins, Director o
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2024 Ford Mustang Gt 5.0
In the beginning, there was only the Ford Mustang. Sure, Plymouth’s Barracuda was first to market by 16 days, but it was Mustang that led the pony car segment. It took Detroit years to build competitors; even Ford itself couldn’t spit out an upscale
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Fast Friends
EVER BUY A CAR FROM A FRIEND?Or sell your car to a friend? We’re talking about a real friend — someone you’ve known a long time, with whom you’ve broken bread, whose family members know your family members. Under those circumstances, if the transfer
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Backfire
My father, Paul Sonday Sr., purchased his 1974 Plymouth ’Cuda in November of 1973 at the age of 19 for $4,500 cash. He would spend the next 8-10 years customizing it to the ’70s “Street Machine” era. The exterior paint work was completed in September
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Investing For The Future
TAKE A LONGhard look at this ’70 340 Challenger and it’s hard not to be impressed. It’s also hard not to have a smile break out when you see it, because the car is almost everything we love in a vintage muscle car. It’s the stance that comes from the
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Fox Rehab
IN THE MARCH ISSUE, we revealed a new project vehicle that we’d acquired last summer to serve as the subject of our next Hemmings Garage video series. We’d done a prior series on an ’87 Camaro IROC in 2022, and it just seemed right that we’d do somet
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Muscle Car Mecca
THERE ARE CAR SHOWS, the local community gatherings that celebrate the general cult of automotive interest, and there are automotive events—yearly milestones to anchor your calendar, deplete your time-off balance, and embark on a sacred pilgrimage to
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Power Up (and Down)
DURING THE CORVETTE’S second generation, adding power windows when placing an order added about $60 to the car’s price. That doesn’t sound like much, but adjusted for inflation, that’s the equivalent of about $585 today. For power windows. An upgrade
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Ask Ray
Q: I read your statement about how many people will spend thousands of dollars on speed parts but not hundreds on a dyno session. You raise an excellent point about checking for leaks and issues. This is why engine builders should have a test stand w
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Gear
STEVEN MACY STUDIOS • 847-640-6315 • STEVENMACYSTUDIOS.COM $475 (FRAMED PRINT); $5,900 (FRAMED ORIGINAL PAINTING) At the peak of the original muscle era, you needed a blend of bravado and firepower to take on the big dogs from GM’s Bowtie division. T
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Swap Meet
Q:I want to change the engine in my 2000 Ford Mustang to a 5.3-liter Chevy Vortec engine. The Mustang has a T-5, which I’d like to use with the 5.3 Vortec so that I can retain stock speedometer function. Am I correct in understanding that my Ford T-5
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The Goods
AMERICAN AUTOWIRE • 800-482-9473 • AMERICANAUTOWIRE.COM • $1,299 If you are looking to redo the wiring in your 1968-’70 Mopar B-body, you could take the opportunity to upgrade your electrical system with one of American Autowire’s update kits, which
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Mecum Auctions Las Vegas
L AS VEGAS IN EARLY November is quietly shaping up to be a car lover’s dream. The annual automotive aftermarket extravaganza of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show butts up against Mecum’s auction at the Las Vegas Convention
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Auction News
The Branson Auction concluded with more than $2.4 million in total sales realized. Among those to cross the block was a 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible. It underwent a thorough restoration and had a 389 V-8 with an automatic transmission. The Ivory exte
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site staffed by customer service professionals ready to help bidders and sellers with any questions. A wide variety of classic and specialty vehicles from all eras are up for bid. Auctions run for two weeks, and qualified bidders place their bids ele
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Origin Story
I had an interesting email recently from an HMM reader requesting me to write about buying, owning, and building my ’65 GTO convertible over the years. I remember purchasing it from the original owners in 1984 in totally stock condition. They were a

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