This '73 Mustang Grande spent decades parked in Pennsylvania before hitting auction, armed with a 351 Cleveland—Ford's best small-block that nobody asked for in that era. The car's story matters more than the spec sheet here, but the real question is whether it's a time capsule or a project that'll cost more than it's worth. Prices on clean first-gen Mustangs have softened since 2022; this one's condition will determine if it's a buy or a pass.

Ford's S650 Mustang Dark Horse ran down Dodge's L6.2-powered Charger R/T in a straight line despite giving up 50+ hp—a result that says more about modern engineering and curb weight than marketing copy. The new Coyote 5.0 proves efficiency matters as much as displacement in the bracket racing era.

First-gen Firebird 400 survivors are getting rarer and the market has finally stopped pretending barn finds need concours treatment. This 1967 ragtop sits at the inflection point where authenticity commands more money than a nut-and-bolt restoration—and that shift matters.