Nice cars other than x-fire

[LE BARON]

Everyone knows the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard was a Hemi Orange 1969 Charger R/T. Except none of those facts are actually true. Of the estimated 300 Chargers used during production of the show, only 17 are confirmed to still exist, and the vast majority of them were not R/Ts. Most had nothing bigger than a 318 cubic-inch V8 under the hood. The real R/T is a completely different animal from what television told you it was.

The genuine 1969 Charger R/T came standard with the 440 Magnum V8 producing 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, backed by either a four-speed manual or the 727 TorqueFlite automatic, with the 426 Hemi as the only available upgrade. Total R/T production for 1969 reached 20,057 units, of which 18,344 carried the 440 and just 432 were built with the Hemi.

The 440 was good for zero to sixty in around seven seconds and a 13.9-second quarter mile at 101 miles per hour straight from the factory. In the 1968 film Bullitt, Steve McQueen's Mustang GT390 was the hero car, but the villain drove a Charger R/T. McQueen won because the script said so. Whether the cars agreed is another matter entirely.

 

[LE BARON]

The 1969 Plymouth Road Runner was originally built as a cheap stripped down budget brawler for kids who wanted to go fast without spending a fortune. But the madmen at Nostalgia Hot Rods in Las Vegas completely flipped that script. They took a basic budget muscle car and spent 8 years and over $1 million turning it into the ultimate custom street terror.

They chopped and widened the body stretching the rear fenders 3 inches just to tuck massive 24 inch billet wheels underneath. Then they ditched the ancient carburetor and dropped a modern 392 cubic inch Hemi V8 into the engine bay. They bolted a massive supercharger right on top to push out 700 horsepower through a heavy duty 6 speed manual transmission.

Despite the bespoke Italian leather interior and digital air ride suspension the owner absolutely demanded they keep the original factory front grille. It sits there as a perfect vintage nod hiding a $1 million exotic supercar underneath a classic Detroit disguise. The Roid Runner is a pure heavy metal rebel injected with raw horsepower steroids

 

[LE BARON]

By the late 1950s, Studebaker was fighting for survival against Detroit's Big Three. Instead of playing it safe, legendary designer Brooks Stevens decided to imagine what the future might look like. The result was the astonishing XF-58 "Ice Princess."

Created in 1958 as a full-scale dream car, the Ice Princess combined aircraft-inspired styling, dramatic tailfins, a transparent twin-bubble canopy, and an unusual six-wheel layout that made it look more like a jet-age spacecraft than an automobile. The car was reportedly built using a modified Studebaker chassis and was intended to showcase futuristic styling themes rather than serve as a production proposal.

The Ice Princess was part of a series of Stevens-designed concept vehicles that toured auto shows and exhibitions during an era when Americans were obsessed with rockets, supersonic flight, and the coming Space Age. Every curve, fin, and chrome accent reflected the optimism of the Eisenhower years, when many people genuinely believed families would soon be commuting in vehicles that looked like science-fiction machines.

Unlike many famous concept cars from General Motors and Ford, the Ice Princess never received the publicity it deserved. Studebaker's financial struggles meant projects like this remained fascinating "what if" exercises rather than production realities.

Today, the XF-58 is remembered as one of the most outrageous and imaginative American dream cars ever created. Looking at it now, it's hard to believe this futuristic six-wheeled fantasy was designed nearly seventy years ago. It still looks like it belongs in tomorrow rather than yesterday

 

[LE BARON]

Custom 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle "Doughboy" by Blazin Rodz

Blazin Rodz, a team of young builders pushing the boundaries of innovation in the custom car world, presented Doughboy at the 2024 SEMA Show, fusing the power of a drag racer with the aesthetic of a GT Cup car and the interior luxury of an exotic supercar. Builds of this complexity typically take three to five years. The Blazin Rodz team completed it in twelve months.

The centerpiece is a 540 cubic-inch twin-turbo big block V8 developed by ACE Racing Engines, fed by dual 10-GPM fuel pumps, a custom intake manifold, and an air-to-water intercooler, pushed by Next Gen 8385 turbochargers to 2,800 horsepower. The chassis is a heavily modified Art Morrison Enterprises frame running C7 Corvette independent front suspension geometry, custom CNC 7075-T6 aluminum suspension components, JRI hydraulic coilovers with on-the-fly ride height adjustment, and Wilwood SX6R six-piston brake calipers finished in 24-karat gold.

hand, then 3D-scanned to create precision bucks for duplication into metal. The side-exit exhaust mimics the shape of a rocker panel, with a custom 3D-printed stainless steel tip that pays direct homage to a 1969 Camaro rear quarter gill. Thirty-five individual components across the car were CNC-machined or 3D-printed in-house. The interior features BMW carbon fiber seats, a MoTeC C1812 display, and an Audi R8 steering wheel.

The name Doughboy does not fit the car at all. That is entirely the point

 

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