The other night on Speedvision they had a 1969 era top muscle car show down. The cars were tested for for accereration, braking, cornering, but the 1/4 mile times were what I cared about.
Im 52 years old, and was a freshman in high school when these car's were new. Back then I would have been lucky to have a model car like these!
Here is the list of cars that were tested, and every one by the same driver. Each car has just freshly been compleatly restored to original and they all ran on the stock type tires.
Each car is a 4 speed, and they all had either 3:91 or 4:11 gears.
69 Shelby GT 500 with the Super Cobra Drag Pack, 428 CI Super Cobra Jet:
14.08 @ 91 MPH
69 GTO specially built by Royal Bobcat Pontiac with the 400 ram air IV:
13.04 @ 106 mph
69 AMC Scrambler 390 CI: 13.87 @ 101 mph
69 " super rare" Yenko Nova "Yenko say's it all" 427 CI:
13.41 @ 106 mph
69 Yenko Camero 427 CI:
13.41 @ 106 mph
69 Grand Spalding Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pac:
13.83 @ 102 mph
So I feel just great about my 07 GT with a tiny 281 CI engine. My car with only a Brenspeed 93 octane tune, and C&L CAI, is right with all of these cars, and in front of some of them. The Shelby was a real "dog". It was a beautiful car, but they said it was too heavy, and too loaded with comfort options etc.
All of those cars could have done better or worse on any givin day, but my 07 GT is in good company.
Im 52 years old, and was a freshman in high school when these car's were new. Back then I would have been lucky to have a model car like these!
Here is the list of cars that were tested, and every one by the same driver. Each car has just freshly been compleatly restored to original and they all ran on the stock type tires.
Each car is a 4 speed, and they all had either 3:91 or 4:11 gears.
69 Shelby GT 500 with the Super Cobra Drag Pack, 428 CI Super Cobra Jet:
14.08 @ 91 MPH
69 GTO specially built by Royal Bobcat Pontiac with the 400 ram air IV:
13.04 @ 106 mph
69 AMC Scrambler 390 CI: 13.87 @ 101 mph
69 " super rare" Yenko Nova "Yenko say's it all" 427 CI:
13.41 @ 106 mph
69 Yenko Camero 427 CI:
13.41 @ 106 mph
69 Grand Spalding Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pac:
13.83 @ 102 mph
So I feel just great about my 07 GT with a tiny 281 CI engine. My car with only a Brenspeed 93 octane tune, and C&L CAI, is right with all of these cars, and in front of some of them. The Shelby was a real "dog". It was a beautiful car, but they said it was too heavy, and too loaded with comfort options etc.
All of those cars could have done better or worse on any givin day, but my 07 GT is in good company.