This L405 packs the 5.0 supercharged V8—the last hurrah before turbos and efficiency theater took over. Eight-speed auto, two-speed transfer case, Fuji White over beige leather. It's a no-reserve BaT listing, which means someone's about to discover that big-displacement luxury SUVs don't hold value like they used to.

A ground-up restoration of a genuine '77 Trans Am SE—the peak of second-gen muscle theater—heads to auction with original 400/403 V8 and that specific blend of gold and black that defined an era. These cars sat in the shadow of their own mythology for decades. Now they're finally worth restoring properly.

Buick's Nailhead V8 earned its name from a specific technical detail, not marketing fluff or folk wisdom. Understanding the naming reveals how mid-century Buick engineers thought about valve train design—and why the engine became a staple in hot rods and custom builds for decades.