"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
10/24/2015 at 13:35 • Filed to: None
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"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
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Who can name the 3 fastest American-branded cars of the Muscle Car era (i.e., 1964-71)?*
1. Ford-AC Shelby Cobra 427
2. Chevrolet Corvette L88
3. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage 1
Who says Buick doesn’t have a performance heritage?
*According to the publication !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
Bluecold
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10/24/2015 at 03:56 |
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I’ll take a stab but I only know well known cars. I’ll also assume quarter mile times are the yardstick.
Fairlane thunderbolt
429 boss mustang
L88 Corvette
Opposite Locksmith
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10/24/2015 at 03:59 |
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Nissan GTR
Sam
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10/24/2015 at 04:01 |
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Off the top of my head, Fairlaine Thunderbolt, Dodge Dart Super Stock, and Pontiac Super Duty?
Berang
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10/24/2015 at 04:13 |
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Randall 401-XR Gremlin
Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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10/24/2015 at 04:59 |
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Well, it definitely won’t be a mustang.
PS9
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10/24/2015 at 05:28 |
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Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer.
Sneaky Pete
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10/24/2015 at 06:09 |
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68 Hemi Dart
69 Mustang Boss 429
66 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake
davedave1111
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10/24/2015 at 06:28 |
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Ford GT40, P68. And maybe the late 60s US F1 cars like the Eagle Climax?
Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
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10/24/2015 at 08:12 |
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COPO ZL1 Camaro
Buick GS455 stage II
Hemi Dart
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> Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/24/2015 at 14:40 |
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You’re hot on one, warm on another, and cold on the 3rd.
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> davedave1111
10/24/2015 at 14:42 |
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Those are race cars, not muscle cars.
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> Sneaky Pete
10/24/2015 at 14:42 |
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The Ford-AC Shelby Cobra 427 is one. The other two are incorrect.
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> PS9
10/24/2015 at 14:44 |
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> Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/24/2015 at 14:45 |
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Correct. Although one is a Ford.
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> Berang
10/24/2015 at 14:46 |
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Nope. Not a factory-made muscle car. That's a dealer conversion.
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> Sam
10/24/2015 at 14:49 |
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T-Bolt and Super Stock were not made for sale to the general public and weren't street-legal. The SD Pontiacs aren't in the Top 3.
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> Opposite Locksmith
10/24/2015 at 14:50 |
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> Bluecold
10/24/2015 at 14:53 |
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L88 Corvette is one. The T-bolt doesn't count because it's not street legal. And the 429 Mustang isn't on the list.
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Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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10/24/2015 at 16:43 |
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In my opinion, I don’t see the Corvette as a muscle car.
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> Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/24/2015 at 17:02 |
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I think you can make a case against both it and especially the Cobra. They’re both 2-seat sports cars.
However, the massive 7L V8s and general lack of handling prowess because of them pushes these cars into the grey area between sports and muscle cars, I think.
What I found most interesting about the list is that - of the traditional muscle cars - the fastest is a Buick. Not a Chevelle SS, GTO, Hemi, or big-inch Ford intermediate.
I’m a huge Buick guy, a brand that doesn't get a lot of enthusiast love. A brand most people don't associate with performance. But I think it's because of bad memories and bad marketing.
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PS9
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10/24/2015 at 17:06 |
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What? It’s valid. Montezemolo said it himself, Ferrari is ‘American’ now!
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> PS9
10/24/2015 at 17:21 |
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That’s cute.
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davedave1111
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10/24/2015 at 21:52 |
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You didn’t specify muscle cars.