The Exciting World of Speed & Beauty: Classic & Mean American Muscle Cars

The Pontiac GTO, one of the most famous of American Muscle Cars. Back in the '60s, all you had to do was check the box at the dealer, and you could drive out of the showroom and head straight to the drag strip. Also, see the Buick powered sports car called "Old Yellar." Then, sleek chrome, high style and fine art at the annual "Truck In" for Vans in Los Banos, CA.

The Chevrolet Corvette was not the first sports car built in America, the Stutz bear cat and others came before it. But the corvette was the car that was thought of as America's sports car. We'll follow the evolution of the Corvette, from elegant speedster to high technology road warrior.

Cruising and chrome are still king in Reno, Nevada. Find out why the world famous Hot August Nights Cruise-In brings sell out crowds and hundreds of the finest classic cars in America.

Billed as the fastest street cars in America, they came from all over, some of the baddest and fastest muscle cars ever. The "Cadillac King" and his love of Cadillacs amassed some of the rarest 40s and '50s Cadillacs in the world. The Las Vegas Jeep Club puts on a wild once a year bash.

The spirit of of drag racing's past is alive and still burning rubber at the "March Meets." Why the Viper "Venom" is a Detroit Hot Rod that can burn all the rubber off those $500 tires.

See a tribute to Arlen Kurtis, son of fabled Indycar builder Frank Kurtis. Also watch the first race of NASCAR Ford, Chevy and Dodge pick-up trucks.

In the mid '60s, if you didn't have at least 350 HP under the hood you weren't winning races. In the midst of the storm of force and torque was born cars that ruled the drag strips. The cars of history's movers & shakers were collected at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. It was one of the most impressive collections of antique and classic cars in the world.