It was hate at first sight. Like having your marriage arranged with an ugly chick, Steve Yoder Jr.'s parents bought him a '76 Laguna when he turned 16. They figured that forcing their boy into a turd of a first car would keep him out of trouble, but the sinister ploy failed miserably. After 23 years and several iterations, Steve has yet to dump the Laguna. And why would he? Pretty she ain't, but the big-block-powered ogre rips the quarter-mile to the tune of 10.96 at 122 mph on a slim budget of $25,000. In a world infested with aesthetically blessed but athletically inept muscle cars, this Laguna has no interest in contributing to the problem.

His name is Lang Paciulli, but his buddies call him Langenfelter. Obviously, the clever nickname is inspired by the late John Lingenfelter, a man legendary for his wickedly fast yet docile street cars. The real question is, however, whether Lang's handle is merely a cheap rip-off spawned from a lack of creativity, or a genuine tribute to the modern automotive icon based on peerless car-building talents. Granted, Lang's got a long way to go until his resumè can stack up against the prolific accomplishments of his namesake, but he's certainly jumping onto the big stage in a rather flamboyant fashion. The '67 Camaro presented here packs a twin-turbo 385ci small-block that belches out 1,174 hp and 1,000 lb-ft at just 10 psi of boost. Surprisingly, that's not the impressive part. Neither is the fact that the car gets the job done on 91-octane gas and rips the quarter-mile in 9.40 seconds at 150 mph on drag radials and a primitive leaf-spring rear suspension. What we dig the most is that this could very well be the most streetable 1,000-plus horsepower street machine in existence.