First of all, I wonder if this even happens. Have you ever personally witnessed the moment when a car that has only ever idled from show booth to trailer finally got unleashed and driven in earnest? Does it lead to immediate disaster? Is it a glorious symphony of roaring engine and melting tires?
Might not be what your after, but the cars I’ll point you to run well … Until they don’t.
We have an annual car show over here, have a search for “Summernats” for videos. They have a burn out pad where you can melt some tyres.
Some people restore cars and take them there for show. Some have excellent paint jobs , but a typical Summernats one has more horsepower than the original. This usually leads to a few redlining on the pad and exceeding a limit so that they catch fire or can’t be driven home.
Or at least, so I’ve heard…
Never heard of Summernats before, googled, I’ve definitely seen footage from there, that shit is nuts.