I was happy to break into the 14s with the old '68 goat I had (Chevy 402... it's all I had and it fit). Was even more ecstatic every time the car actually stopped from relatively high speed without killing me (four drums).
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there are a few cars, that DID run insane speeds like the 427 ZL1 and other specialty engines that GM & Ford snuck out the doors for homologation.
It's just so fucking assanine to hear old fucks talk about fast cars.... Our old man driver has done 60s chevelle, some 289 ci or something. Sware to fuck its fast
Told him to bring a neck brace in and I'd take him for a ride in the camaro
One of my all time favorite cars.70 Buick gs stage 1
Those cars didn't do any better. They just made more power/torque and spun the tires harder. lol
Turns out 50+ years of tech makes a big difference. Those same engines are out there running single digits now and driving to and from the track still which I find impressive still. The Buick board is full of those guys.One of my all time favorite cars.
Motor Trend (Janurary 1970) tested a Stage 1 to a 13.38-second ET at 105.50 MPH.
One of the quickest of it's day. But still not very impressive compared to today's cars.
I would still love to own one. haha Heck, I would love a 1969 Buick Riviera GS to go along with it. haha
No, some of them were legitamately scarily fast considering tire tech at the time. Bias Ply tires and trapping 116mph sounds scary as hell. Sure 116mph is common today among mass production cars.
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Turns out 50+ years of tech makes a big difference. Those same engines are out there running single digits now and driving to and from the track still which I find impressive still. The Buick board is full of those guys.
I’m always impressed by how over built they were. The blocks (BBC,bbf,hemi) can all hold 4 digit hp. Turbo 400’s and big end 9”, 12 bolts and Dana 60’s. Tons of potential and with modern day performance parts, can still hang with modern cars while staying n/a.
I don't know.. I just look at and see big cam thumping old school muscle cars on the road and think they are all pigs
Old cars feel faster. That’s it. You’re surrounded by metal and glass while wearing a lap belt. You feel the speed.
A friend went from a 97 camaro to a 98 firebird and that’s exactly how it felt. Lt1 felt way quicker but was a 14.0 car bone stock. The ls1 I think ran a 13.6 bone stock but felt slooowI will add, that many of those with Big Blocks, also made their torque at a much lower portion of the RPM band, so that gives the "illusion" that they're stronger/faster/more burly... They pull harder at lower RPM's.
This sort of played out when the LS1 first came out and the LT1 guys always commmented on how their LT1's "felt" faster vs. the new LS motor, but the ET's and MPH on the track and of course the dyno curved proved different. The old school SBC make it's torque much sooner, giving it that feeling of being faster whereas the LS motor built it's mountain in the mid-range and higher.
Old timers really do think their slow ass old cars are fast, it cracks me up. The stories some of them tell at car shows are absurd. Back when cruise nights were a thing it was super common to hear how factory cars from the 60's and early 70's could "pull the tires right off the showroom floor" or something ridiculous like that.And they were steel tanks
Just to add on to this. My 06 Charger with a cam and bolt ons ran high 12's/low 13's on good days. I was in staging lane at GLD and was airing my tires down. Couple of old timers in a 67 Vette with a 427 starting talking shit to me in a fun way. "Hey Dave look at this guy, he really thinks thats gonna help against your vette blah blah blah". Well I gapped the fuck out of him and returned to the staging lanes as they were closing so was gonna hot lap it to get another pass in. These guys came back to the staging lanes and lost their shit, like I really hurt their feelings. Started accusing me of spraying, one guy said "I've driven one of these piece of shits, they arent that fast". I lol and told them its 100% stock, OMG were they pissed. Told them I'd run them again and give the the hit, but lets do it for $100, they werent game.
I think when the boomer era starts to die off....the muscle car prices are going to plummet. The majority of car guys I know 40 and under have no desire to ever own a car from before ~1985.
My dad went from a ‘95 Z28 to a ‘98 TA and we noticed it was much smoother. After I raced his Z28 with my Dakota and beat him he bought the TA...lolA friend went from a 97 camaro to a 98 firebird and that’s exactly how it felt. Lt1 felt way quicker but was a 14.0 car bone stock. The ls1 I think ran a 13.6 bone stock but felt slooow
I think when the boomer era starts to die off....the muscle car prices are going to plummet. The majority of car guys I know 40 and under have no desire to ever own a car from before ~1985.