The debate between keeping a classic car bone stock and tearing it apart for a resto-mod isn’t really about the car. It’s about what you actually want to do with it.

An electric motor does its job perfectly and leaves you completely unmoved. A big block at idle is doing something else entirely — and I’m not sure that something has a practical name.

Chrysler built the Newport for people who couldn’t quite reach the top shelf. Nobody planned for it to age into something worth chasing. That’s the whole point.

Modern muscle cars are faster, safer, smarter, and somehow less interesting. The 1969 Chevelle SS454 is the reason why, and it doesn’t apologize for any of it.