TriShield

It's pretty interesting to see all the different classes of muscle cars and how they performed when they were new.

$750 L98

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Or rather how they don't perform (in comparison to today's cars)!

TriShield

A manual Hemi Charger from 1969 is a tenth quicker than today's Hemi Charger with an automatic.

I wonder how much of a difference modern tires make on an otherwise stock classic car running in top condition?

7998

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Neat find.
I would like to see a new Charger try and launch with some 6" Bias plys.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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people think im crazy when i say how a stock ls1 fbody would wreck those old musclecars.


i still want a first gen camaro with an ls7.

riceburnerZ28

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I wish I could buy one of cars now for the prices they were selling for back then!

LEO

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The only thing the old cars have over todays cars is perhaps styling. Modern cars make more power, brake better, handle better, are safer, have far more features and get better fuel economy. Modern muscle wins by a long shot.

gocartone

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X2 on these cars running with newer tires. All that power and torque trying to hook up on the crap rubber they had back then doesn't work to well. That isn't going to help them out brake or handle a modern car though, but they still win by a long shot for looks and badassness compared to the newer "muscle" cars in my book.

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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LULz look how slow a 307 with a 3.0 gear was. I bet it didn't even get 20 MPG for the avg driver. We have come a long way.



Some of them you can... but you'd have to do a frame off just to not be embarrassed to drive it.

Wolfsblut

Cool find.
But why didn't they test the Impala with a 427?

It'llrun

I haven't looked at that kind of list(all those old cars) in several years. Looking over the numbers, I remember why.

They probably did, but didn't add it to that article... A little late to ask 'em though.

It may have also been only about 5200 were built over the 3yr run and maybe only having it for 3yrs played a role as well.

gocartone

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How do these cars do with an overdrive transmission? It's hard to blame the technology when all the cars were geared to top out at what M6s do in 4th.

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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I doubt a factory 307 has the power to top out with similar gearing.

gocartone

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Not talking about top speeds, talking about fuel mileage. Of course a V8 that is revving 3500rpms at 60 compared to ~1500rpm is going to get **** gas mileage.

It'llrun

Economy is the reason for all the added gears. Not for a need to increase mileage, I doubt Detroit would ever have bothered replacing the 3spd. If it ain't broke...

No doubt, with added gears to stretch the ratios, better economy happens. Surely a 67 427 would see increased mileage, though it wouldn't be great anyway. Would it match an LS7 today? ...

Hmm... It would be close, I suspect, but not quite there. It didn't get saddled with all that crapola emissons junk. Big bonus when you don't also have economy robbing trash attached to the engine. Still, todays stuff is good.

Z Fury

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Picturing that made me laugh.

cookba

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wish i could get a poster size of this for the garage haha

badjuju342

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The pricing on those cars . They are worth a bunch more now and when the gas crisis in the 70's + insurance increases came about , you could buy them for next to nothing... Can't do that now...

HioSSilver

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that old stuff is poop. Looks like they they were anti gm by those times. My dads 396 SS chevelle went 14.-14.3 stock tires powerglide and everything. No excuses for that 396 camaro goin a 14.8. Dads 70 1/2 lt1 Z/28 went a 14.1.

TriShield

Well, just like dragging new cars your results may vary.