Cars that punched above their weight
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Could you list the make/model/year as well? Some context would be good too (like, bang for your buck, etc)?
88 Acura Integra 3-door. Pop up headlights, 8000 rpm redline, smooth as silk 5-speed, and 30+ mpg.
Favorite car I ever owned.
Favorite car I ever owned.
I figured car guys would know. The Sunbeam Tiger was called the "poor man's Cobra" THey were small Brit sports cars with either a 260 or a 289 Ford small block stuffed into them- fast, light and a ton of fun to drive.
The Dodge Dart 340 was a handful for pricier (and bigger) Chevelles and GTOs
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I grew up in the 70’s. This was one of THE cars to own.
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I owned one as well. Sold it because of too many speeding tickets.
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1000 Ft/lbs of torque
1-2 million BTUs
no transmission
held speed records in its day
1-2 million BTUs
no transmission
held speed records in its day
I get what you are saying, but I doubt anyone with a Chevelle or GTO would have traded them for the Dart.
Chevelle 396 SS with a shifter kit. Had to sell it to pay my speeding tix also.
I had an early model Prius, 03 I think, that smoked a coworker in his Charger Wagon on the highway doing well over 100. Does that count?
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All the Plymouth Fury were beasts. There was a reason State Police ran them.
I’ll add 60’s and 70’s Chevy Nova SS. All the performance of the Camaro in a slightly smalller, lighter, less expensive model. My dad had 2 different ones and they were pretty fast cars. 350 cu. in. small block with 4 speed on the floor. You can’t go wrong with a Chevy 350.
I'd have to go with the AMC Javelin AMX over the Dart.....first muscle car used by police to run down speeders on interstates.
91 GMC Syclone, 0-60, 4.3 sec. Test drove one back in the day. About as quick as you could go back then, and this was in a truck.
1929-30 Bentley 6 sp. It was actually a racing edition, but if you look at one in person quite large and long. Top speed was 125 mph. got to see quite a few grouped together at a vintage race in Cali. Didn't price one, but on my google click listed at $49 million. Take that Veyron ! Cool thing was some had a cigar ashtray just outside the drivers side of the car.
The car that brought power to the modern day larger Euro coupes and sedans
circa 1990 AMG 500 Hammer V8
circa 1990 AMG 500 Hammer V8
My dad had a Chevy S-10 truck that he put a 350 in it. Fast little truck.91 GMC Syclone, 0-60, 4.3 sec. Test drove one back in the day. About as quick as you could go back then, and this was in a truck.
How do you build this beauty, and then build a Gremlin ?do I have to do everything?
Trying to find a way to take Dad’s silver ‘69 1-title I grew up with off his hands. It’s only a 350 (383), but now has the SS hood due to a little incident. The first car I ever drove.
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The original big block killer- a1963 289 Shelby Cobra
Any idea where this price stands compared to other muscle cars in the late 60’s? My dad’s favorite car has always been a ‘69 Yenko Camaro. I read someone paid $4,410 for one that came with:
Ouch! Mine was $4410.00 with T&L in May '69. Orange RS SS parchment top, both spoilers, Endura bumper, 8 track, Light group, console gages, 375hp 396, TH400 and 4:10 Posi. First thing I wrote down on the order sheet was posi. Almost bought the J8 brakes,,,damn!
I also saw Chevy reintroduced the Yenko a couple of years ago - 1050 HP!!
Ouch! Mine was $4410.00 with T&L in May '69. Orange RS SS parchment top, both spoilers, Endura bumper, 8 track, Light group, console gages, 375hp 396, TH400 and 4:10 Posi. First thing I wrote down on the order sheet was posi. Almost bought the J8 brakes,,,damn!
I also saw Chevy reintroduced the Yenko a couple of years ago - 1050 HP!!
‘69 Camaros are at the top of the muscle car price range. They were everybody’s favorite. Add in the Yenko package and you are talking big bucks.Any idea where this price stands compared to other muscle cars in the late 60’s? My dad’s favorite car has always been a ‘69 Yenko Camaro. I read someone paid $4,410 for one that came with:
Ouch! Mine was $4410.00 with T&L in May '69. Orange RS SS parchment top, both spoilers, Endura bumper, 8 track, Light group, console gages, 375hp 396, TH400 and 4:10 Posi. First thing I wrote down on the order sheet was posi. Almost bought the J8 brakes,,,damn!
I also saw Chevy reintroduced the Yenko a couple of years ago - 1050 HP!!
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I just sold my 2018 SS with the 1LE Track Package. Very nice, fun car. Wicked fast. Tough to handle on cooler days when the tires were cold. Way faster than the C5 Corvette I had before that. I miss them both.
Just checked the price on a ‘69 Vette and they were slightly higher at retail but only by a couple hundred dollars.
@laKavosiey-st lion Drove by Katie’s this morning and all the beasts are out…
My buddy had a frame off restoration on a 69 Camaro Z28. Sweet.
Any idea where this price stands compared to other muscle cars in the late 60’s? My dad’s favorite car has always been a ‘69 Yenko Camaro. I read someone paid $4,410 for one that came with:
Ouch! Mine was $4410.00 with T&L in May '69. Orange RS SS parchment top, both spoilers, Endura bumper, 8 track, Light group, console gages, 375hp 396, TH400 and 4:10 Posi. First thing I wrote down on the order sheet was posi. Almost bought the J8 brakes,,,damn!
I also saw Chevy reintroduced the Yenko a couple of years ago - 1050 HP!!
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