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Favorite american muscle car
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I'm not sure I could pick one. I know a lot of people consider pony cars from that era muscle cars, but I've always taken the term to mean "mid-sized car, oversized engine" as first done with the (64?) GTO. To that end, I'm gonna go with the 1969 1/2 440 Super B/Roadrunner. The 1970 Superbird is nice, as well.
The Chevelle looked good for a while, but the first SS396 (again, late 64?) was, in my opinion, probably the best looking. I'm not sure if we're putting a year limit on this, but the early-mid 1980's Buick Gran National/T-Type was nice, too.
Mike
The Chevelle looked good for a while, but the first SS396 (again, late 64?) was, in my opinion, probably the best looking. I'm not sure if we're putting a year limit on this, but the early-mid 1980's Buick Gran National/T-Type was nice, too.
Mike
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. 201 MPH right out of the factory, I'd love to have one of these.
I once met a gentlemen back in NW Indiana that owned two of these, both of them just sitting in his barn collecting dust. He was also in possession of a sweet 1970 Plymouth Superbird that I drooled over at various car shows in that area.
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1967 Chevrolet Camaro z28. There were no z28 badges and the vehicle wasn't advertised or even mentioned sales literature. A purified pony car built for one thing, to race around the track in the SCCA Trans Am series in which 1,000 streetable examples had to be built to qualify. No luxury options, quick ratio manual steering, tweaked suspension and brakes, corvette brakes.
The car received a 302ci v8 to meet TransAm engine displacement ruleset. The engine was a destroked 328 using 283 crankshaft. The engine had a near 8,000RPM redline and made nearly 400hp.
The car received a 302ci v8 to meet TransAm engine displacement ruleset. The engine was a destroked 328 using 283 crankshaft. The engine had a near 8,000RPM redline and made nearly 400hp.
A girl I knew in college back in the '70s had a 1968 Olds 442 convertible. I used to love taking that baby out on the hiway late at night, factory 8-track cranking "Derek and the Dominoes In Concert". Fastest car from 60 - 100 I ever drove.
In 1969 my neighbor had a factory special-order Camaro with a 427 L-88 that had the aluminum heads and a few other tweaks. Bullish, brutal sumbitch it was--got 6 miles per gallon of Sunoco "260" and he drove fifty miles round trip to work. The speedometer in that thing was like a tachometer, it twisted around so fast.
I love reading about the hey day of TransAm racing: Camaro's, Boss Mustangs, even Javelins. Mark Donohue, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, etc. Acid dipped bodies and other hijinks to save weight...manufacturer road racing at its best.
You bet! I remember seeing it all at Mid-Ohio. Loudest racing I can remember--there's nothing like a hairy-arsed V-8 at full chat. With those heavy cars, tires and front wheel bearings were a real factor, especially toward the end of a race in summer heat.
I gotta vote for my old car. Purchased new, right after wrapping up time with the Navy. 1968 Chevy Nova, non-SS, instead equipped with a factory 327 that was rated at 325 hp--though a number of people told me it was actually 375 hp, and rated low for insurance purposes.
Whatever the case, very fast. Street racing Woodward and Telegraph back in Detroit, the only factory models that could give me a hard time were hemis, and the occasional high hp 427 Corvette.
Close ratio 4-speed, dark tinted windows, and a top speed well over 145 mph, we had a lot of fun, met lots of women (including my current wife), and somehow never got busted. Looking back, between that car and my 1968 Norton Commando, I'm surprised I lived to tell about it.
Doc
Whatever the case, very fast. Street racing Woodward and Telegraph back in Detroit, the only factory models that could give me a hard time were hemis, and the occasional high hp 427 Corvette.
Close ratio 4-speed, dark tinted windows, and a top speed well over 145 mph, we had a lot of fun, met lots of women (including my current wife), and somehow never got busted. Looking back, between that car and my 1968 Norton Commando, I'm surprised I lived to tell about it.
Doc
My dream car would most undoubtedly be the 68 charger.
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However, I really super duper love my current car, 68' GTO.
Well, photobucket's not working so... here's what one looks like.
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However, I really super duper love my current car, 68' GTO.
Well, photobucket's not working so... here's what one looks like.
Oh, it truly was. No one guessed what was going on under the hood. Especially after I stuck "307" tags on it. No better feeling than completely wiping out an SS 350 Nova, or an SS 396 Chevelle. They'd never see it coming.
In those days, everything was done from a roll--usually 30-40 mph. Standing starts made too much noise, too much smoke. I was geared high, and could roll that speed in first gear, sitting right on the power band. Passenger's job was to make sure the ashtray was closed, because if it was open when I made the shift to 2nd (about 55 mph) all the butts left the ashtray and flew through the air into the back seat.
My best Detroit Dragway time was only a 13.2, but it could've done much better if geared for the strip, rather than the street.
Doc
That particular 327 was sort of a "secret" engine. Even the dealer didn't know about it, and had to phone in to verify it existed. Much to my surprise, it showed up with chrome rocker covers, air cleaner, dip stick, and all that.
My favorite car, ever...
Doc
My favorite car, ever...
Doc
