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big dave · 06-12-2015, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Be careful your stories could turn it to a street racing thread and get the whole thing closed or deleted. Just some friendly advice.

Nah, this is a totally mature discussion we're having here, I can't see it heading in that direction

s/c ss · 06-12-2015, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CanadianZL1#992

When I was 16, my 19 year old cousin bought a brand new buick GN. That was the car to have and the car to beat in the late 80's. 'We spent a lot of Friday nights hunting mustangs. Lol

My buddy had a 87 Buick GN. We whipped up on a Ford Torino a few times but we got smoked by a stock Chevy S-10 pick-up on the highway. We were doing roughly 60mph and the S-10 pulled up next to us and we gunned it and got smoked. Embarrassing. LOL.

hotlap · 06-12-2015, 08:29 PM

I was just talking with an older guy I know yesterday that has owned a 65 Vette coupe since 72. It was originally a fuelie but was converted to a 427 in the 70s. He commented how his fastest time ever was 12:18 and how at the limit od safety the car feels. He's contemplating selling it for a new Z06 now.

I also built big cube cars in the past and low 13s were something. Now vintage Chevelle SS 396 owners are going to have to watch out for V6 LT Camaros

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-12-2015, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by brian-nicola

Yep, 88 Mustang 5.0 and 4speed...my first brand new car! I thought man I have arrived!

Come on dude...5spd!!!

rontammy0 · 06-12-2015, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

If you get a chance go on YouTube and search for the Motorweek channel. Look for their retro reviews. Have to believe the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times of some of the Muscle and sports cars they tested...
Also you can search for Car and Track videos, they have a lot of late 60's and early 70's muscle car tests, watching some of them on a road course will make you LOL...

I've watched some vids you have posted....they didn't call them muscle cars..they were super cars "Rocketed to 60 MPH in 7 seconds" I had a laugh when the commentator said that.

rontammy0 · 06-12-2015, 09:22 PM

I also get a laugh when people post that these cars aren't fast.

Angrybird 12 · 06-12-2015, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rontammy0

I've watched some vids you have posted....they didn't call them muscle cars..they were super cars "Rocketed to 60 MPH in 7 seconds" I had a laugh when the commentator said that.

I used the term muscle cars because that is what we call them today, can you imagine if I had called them supercars??? I would get laughed off Camaro5.

Red Jewel RS · 06-12-2015, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

If you get a chance go on YouTube and search for the Motorweek channel. Look for their retro reviews. Have to believe the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times of some of the Muscle and sports cars they tested...
Also you can search for Car and Track videos, they have a lot of late 60's and early 70's muscle car tests, watching some of them on a road course will make you LOL...

I do this quite often!
In high school my friends brother had a Blue Superbird. Another friend had a Olds 442. Another had 70 Camaro which he stuffed a big block in it with side pipes. His brother had a 73 Olds Cutlass. My 3 brothers had a 65 Mustang which we took out the straight 6 and installed a 289 from a 66. 71 Olds Cutlass. My oldest brother had a 68 SS Camaro and he also raced his dragster. I had a 72 Chevelle which I pulled out the 307 and put in a 327 built for drag racing in it and drove it to school.
If we weren't milking cows and doing chores we were going to the local drag track or crusin town on Saturday night.
Miss those days but, thanks to GM, Ford and Dodge, those are back again!

*The_Blur* · 06-12-2015, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I used the term muscle cars because that is what we call them today, can you imagine if I had called them supercars??? I would get laughed off Camaro5.

Anyone who had a Yenko stripe kit knew the sYc was Yenko Super Cars. To call them anything less would disrespect what they were. The same went for Nickey, Berger, and the other classic car builds. Today, the same might apply. Look at how today's Nickey, Lingenfelter, Hennessey, and other beastly Camaros drive, handle, and empty your wallet.

hotlap · 06-12-2015, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

If you get a chance go on YouTube and search for the Motorweek channel. Look for their retro reviews. Have to believe the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times of some of the Muscle and sports cars they tested...
Also you can search for Car and Track videos, they have a lot of late 60's and early 70's muscle car tests, watching some of them on a road course will make you LOL...

I didn't know those old Motorweek retros were out there. I just watched the 82 Vette where they said "there is no want for power in the 82 Corvette"

Angrybird 12 · 06-12-2015, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

Anyone who had a Yenko stripe kit knew the sYc was Yenko Super Cars. To call them anything less would disrespect what they were. The same went for Nickey, Berger, and the other classic car builds. Today, the same might apply. Look at how today's Nickey, Lingenfelter, Hennessey, and other beastly Camaros drive, handle, and empty your wallet.

I'm not talking about those, they called All of them like the SS396, the HEMI Chargers, 440 Road Runners all Supercars...

kevinw · 06-12-2015, 11:30 PM

I had several chevelles and a Camaro when I was younger. the 68 chevelle had a 327 and was pretty fast, my 73 chevelle with a 350 was pathetic my lawnmower could have beat that car.
my Dad had a friend who just bought a new 69 Roadrunner with a 440, and he took us for a ride and scared the hell out of us, that car was incredible, and really fast.!

Angrybird 12 · 06-13-2015, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinw

I had several chevelles and a Camaro when I was younger. the 68 chevelle had a 327 and was pretty fast, my 73 chevelle with a 350 was pathetic my lawnmower could have beat that car.
my Dad had a friend who just bought a new 69 Roadrunner with a 440, and he took us for a ride and scared the hell out of us, that car was incredible, and really fast.!

As I heard someone say they had crap for tires, crap for suspension, and crap for brakes, but one hell of a motor! That is why they were scary back then...
For your enjoyment 69 1/2 Charger 500 HEMI AUTOMATIC!

RedZL1 · 06-13-2015, 08:24 AM

^^^^^ charger 500 video was amusing. commentator states "Car did not have excessive body roll". Looked to me like the car was about to pull the tires right off the rims.

"Panic stops from 65MPH took 178 feet"!

It's fuuny to look back to the good ole days and see how the definition of "performance" has evolved. As others have said, without understanding where we once were, we could not fully appreciate how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to drive/own these great cars of today.

Great thread..... Keep the stories coming.

06-12-2015, 08:29 PM	#31
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,634	I was just talking with an older guy I know yesterday that has owned a 65 Vette coupe since 72. It was originally a fuelie but was converted to a 427 in the 70s. He commented how his fastest time ever was 12:18 and how at the limit od safety the car feels. He's contemplating selling it for a new Z06 now. I also built big cube cars in the past and low 13s were something. Now vintage Chevelle SS 396 owners are going to have to watch out for V6 LT Camaros __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

06-12-2015, 09:22 PM	#34
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	I also get a laugh when people post that these cars aren't fast.

06-12-2015, 11:30 PM	#40
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,764	I had several chevelles and a Camaro when I was younger. the 68 chevelle had a 327 and was pretty fast, my 73 chevelle with a 350 was pathetic my lawnmower could have beat that car. my Dad had a friend who just bought a new 69 Roadrunner with a 440, and he took us for a ride and scared the hell out of us, that car was incredible, and really fast.!

06-13-2015, 08:24 AM	#42
RedZL1 Drives: Victory Red ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fairless Hills PA Posts: 125	^^^^^ charger 500 video was amusing. commentator states "Car did not have excessive body roll". Looked to me like the car was about to pull the tires right off the rims. "Panic stops from 65MPH took 178 feet"! It's fuuny to look back to the good ole days and see how the definition of "performance" has evolved. As others have said, without understanding where we once were, we could not fully appreciate how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to drive/own these great cars of today. Great thread..... Keep the stories coming.