[clark17357]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Just curious, what do you think about the past would even come close to today's SS?

Todays SS makes 426 HP SAE Net. This is, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, approaching 500 HP gross as reported back in the 60s (which what I think you are saying). The IRS, the Brembo brakes, 6 speed transmissions are all things in the today's world that even a COPO couldn't touch. And that doesn't even come close the weakest link in the old cars..........tires.

This is a great discussion, it's like comparing athletes from different eras as to who is better, but the only thing I see in the older cars is a bit lower mass and that is made up for with the structure and safety hardware required in the modern era.

Seriously, I would like to hear what in old cars a modern Z28 would need to do/be.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the old cars. They just don't hold a candle to todays car other than the mystique that's great to talk about.

I was not clear in my post and, up front, I agree with you that the cars of the past, while special, are not the match for modern ones.

What I was addressing with the weight had to do with my sense that the original Z/28 was a great road course car and for that to be true today, we have to fight the weight monster. It is the reason I went with a Shelby GT (the one he builds at his plant in Las Vegas) rather than a GT500. Too much front end weight with the 5.4 motor.

Today's cars make more horse power in factory trim than we could have ever imagined in the 60's. The SS makes plenty I agree.

In my perfect world, there would be a Z/28 that was small block powered, supercharged, and weighed 3,250 pounds. Maybe that is my fantasy world, huh?

Jim