It’s practically impossible to beat good old American muscle when it comes to cold start badassness, and we’ll continue to stand by that statement. A big block muscle car is the go-to for sheer guttural intensity, however there is a certain allure to the sound of a silky exotic engine starting up and there is always some sort of visceral reaction when a rattling diesel rumbles to life.

Even while it’s evident that this car doesn’t have a standard big block, the owner’s choice of a brutal camshaft and the exhaust system’s terrific sound, which seems to pour under the car right in front of the rear end, only serve to accentuate the effect. This Chevelle sounds just as terrifying as the one GM engineers created.