Dodge recently announced the eighth generation Charger, and its Daytona versions changed the V8-powered and RWD muscle cars paradigm with battery-powered and all-wheel drive ideas. Should Chevy and Ford follow suit?

The world is torn apart between the cool styling of the all-new Dodge Charger Daytona and its abandonment of the American muscle car credo, which traditionally says these models should be produced in the United States and equipped with V8s and RWD. Instead, the new Chargers won’t adhere to that – even their build site is in Canada.

So, it’s no wonder that both Ford and Chevrolet are waiting to see what happens with the Charger Daytona EV and Sixpack 3.0-liter inline-six twin-turbo Hurricane pioneers before moving into an EV direction or not. But there’s a problem with that kind of attitude – you don’t have many other options to enjoy the looks of a traditional two-door coupe. Chevrolet abandoned the Camaro without a successor in sight for the ill-received sixth generation, and Ford is the only one offering an alternative in the form of the 2024 Mustang EcoBoost, GT, and Dark Horse.

Well, when such low odds are at play, people usually tend to take matters into their own hands – or rather, at the tip of their CGI brush, as is the case with the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, the virtual artist tucked behind the Carmstyledesign moniker on social media dropped the modern CGI shenanigans a while back for some old-school ideas.

So, instead of his usual roster of things like a Ford Mustang GT1500, the Chevy Camaro ZL1 4×4 all-terrain coupe, Corvette C8, Lambo Urus, or McLaren 765LT and Porsche 911 Turbo S, he went for a classic 1967 Ford Mustang or C5 Corvette ideas – all with a unique restomod twist. More precisely, the pixel master applied his usual CGI design with signature styling on these old-school creations.

Now, the latest of the retro-modern bunch is a member of the Chevrolet Tri-Five, the legendary triple model year from 1950 when Chevrolet created models like the 150, 210, Nomad, or Bel Air. Massively beloved to this day, these vehicles were revolutionary in their day and remain surrounded with love by ultra-devoted enthusiasts even today.

Of course, many of them give them the hot rod or restomod treatment, and this pixel master chose the best of both worlds for his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air project – the Bel Air coupe is tucked as close as possible to the ground without making it a low-rider, features a swooping widebody treatment, and is also imbued with both aerodynamic goodies as well as modern treats like LED lights and humongous concave wheels at the front and especially at the rear. So, do you dig it?