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Who had the fastest?

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Posted by: 95Marklll(Kingcobra)

I want to know what was the fastest Chrysler,Ford,GM,AMC muscle car. What car was the companies fastest muscle car in general quarter mile, 0-60, top speed, the works. Also Is It true that you could order a 67-68 shelby mustang with a 427 or a 428 with a paxton supercharger, If so is there any still around. One more Is It true in late 69 u could order a camaro with a 454. Theres alot of rumours I hear about stuff like this would appreciate feedback and here some other stories u have heard about secret options in muscle cars. Thanks...

Posted by: Jibit

I'd have to say the cobra 427. There's not many cars back then (stock) that were as powerful and as lite as the cobra. These were the specs I found on the '66.

Top Speed 265.5 kph / 165 mph
0 - 60 mph 4.2 sec.
0 - quarter mile 12.7 sec. @ 112.7 mph
0 - 100 mph 10.3 sec.
Lateral Acceleration 1.04g
EPA City/Hwy 6/9 MPG

Posted by: Jibit

50 FASTEST MUSCLECARS
# YEAR/MODEL ET/MPH ENGINE HP TRANS GEAR SOURCE
1 1966 427 Cobra 12.20@118 427 8V 425 4-Speed 3.54 CC 11/65
2 1966 Corvette 427 12.8@112 L72 427 425 4-Speed 3.36 CD 11/65
3 1969 Road Runner 12.91@111.8 440 Six BBL 390 4-Speed 4.10 SS 6/69
4 1970 Hemi Cuda 13.10@107.12 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 3.54 CC 11/69
5 1970 Chevelle SS454 13.12@107.01 454 LS6 450 4-Speed 3.55 CC 11/69
6 1969 Camaro 13.16@110.21 427 ZL1 430 4-Speed 4.10 HC 6/69
7 1968 Corvette 13.30@108 427 6V 435 4-Speed 3.70 HC 5/68
8 1970 Road Runner 13.34@107.5 426 Hemi 425 automatic 4.10 SS 12/69
9 1970 Buick GS Stage I 13.38@105.5 455 Stage I 360 automatic 3.64 MT 1/70
10 1968 Corvette 427 13.41@109.5 L72 427 425 4-Speed 3.55 CD 6/68
11 1969 Charger 500 13.48@109 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 4.10 HR 2/69
12 1968 Charger 13.50@105 426 Hemi 425 automatic 3.23 CD 11/67
12 1970 Plymouth Superbird 13.50@105 426 Hemi 425 ? ? ?
14 1968 Road Runner 13.54@105.1 426 Hemi 425 automatic 3.55 CD 1/69
15 1973 Trans Am 13.54@104.29 455 SD 310 automatic 3.42 HR 6/73
16 1969 Corvette 13.56@111.1 427 L88 430 automatic 3.36 HR 4/69
17 1969 Super Bee 13.56@105.6 440 Six Pack 390 automatic 4.10 HR 8/69
18 1969 Boss 429 Mustang 13.60@106 Boss 429 375 4-Speed 3.91 HC 9/69
19 1970 Challenger R/T 13.62@104.3 440 Six Pack 390 automatic 3.23 CC 11/69
20 1970 Torino Cobra 13.63@105.9 429 SCJ 370 automatic 3.91 SS 3/70
21 1968 Biscayne 13.65@105 427 L72 425 4-Speed 4.56 SS 4/68
22 1964 Polara 500 13.70@107.37 426 4V 365 4-Speed 3.23 HC 2/64
23 1969 GTX 13.70@102.8 440 4V 375 automatic 4.10 MT 1/69
24 1969 Dart 440 13.71@105 440 4V 375 automatic 3.55 CC 5/69
25 1971 Road Runner 13.71@101.2 440 Six BBL 390 automatic 4.10 CC 1/71
26 1971 Cuda 13.72@106 440 Six BBL 390 automatic 4.10 SS 4/71
27 1971 Corvette 13.72@102.04 454 LS6 450 4-Speed 3.36 CL 8/71
28 1971 Super Bee 13.73@104 426 Hemi 425 automatic 4.10 MT 12/70
29 1968 Hurst/Olds 13.77@103.91 455 W-30 390 automatic 3.91 SS 8/68
30 1970 Hemi 'Cuda 13.78@101.2 426 Hemi 425 automatic 4.10 MT 9/69
31 1968 Firebird 13.79@106 400 HO 335 4-Speed N/A HR 3/68
32 1967 Corvette 13.80@108 427 6V 435 4-Speed 3.55 HR 5/67
33 1965 Catalina 13.80@106 421 6V ? 4-Speed 3.42 CD 3/65
34 1969 Super Bee Six Pack 13.80@104.2 440 Six BBL 390 automatic 4.10 CD 7/69
35 1971 Boss 351 Mustang 13.80@104 Boss 351 330 4-Speed 3.91 MT 1/71
36 1966 Satellite 13.81@104 426 Hemi 425 4-Speed 3.54 CD 4/66
37 1969 Coronet R/T 13.83@102.27 440 4V 375 4-Speed 4.10 SS 4/69
38 1968 Cyclone GT 13.86@101.69 428 CJ 335 automatic 4.11 MT 8/68
39 1969 Nova SS 396 13.87@105.1 396 4V 375 automatic 3.55 HR 7/69
40 1969 Shelby GT-500 13.87@104.52 428 CJ 335 4-Speed 3.91 SS 9/69
41 1969 Cyclone Cobra Jet 13.88@101.7 428 CJ 335 automatic 4.11 MT 1/69
42 1970 Olds 4-4-2 W-30 13.88@95.84 455 W-30 370 automatic 3.42 CC 11/69
43 1962 Corvette 13.89@105.14 327 FI 360 4-Speed 4.10 HR 1/62
44 1969 Barracuda 13.89@103.21 440 4V 375 automatic 4.10 SS 8/69
45 1962 Catalina 13.90@107 421 4V ? 4-Speed 4.30 MT 5/62
46 1969 Mustang Mach I 13.90@103.32 428 CJ 335 automatic 3.50 CL 3/69
47 1967 GTO 13.90@102.8 400 RA 360 automatic 4.33 CL 10/67
48 1970 Trans Am 13.90@102 400 RA 345 4-Speed 3.91 HR 2/70
49 1970 Torino Cobra 13.99@101 429 4V ? 4-Speed 3.91 MT 2/70

Posted by: JC1994

My dad had a 69 torino gt with a 428 SCJ or a CJ I don't remember which. it was very fast.

Posted by: mespock

Wasn't it the Cuda that holds the fastest 1/4 time?

Posted by: JC1994

The 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 428 CJ 4 speed is the fastest stock production car. one sold for $425,000 at Barret Jackson auction today. they said it's the fastest stock production car.

Posted by: 95Marklll(Kingcobra)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JC1994

The 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 428 CJ 4 speed is the fastest stock production car. one sold for $425,000 at Barret Jackson auction today. they said it's the fastest stock production car.

Wow!!!!!! 425,000 thats awesome. I know the mustang gt 428 cj was fast idk it was the fastest production. I had a old issue of mustang monthly that had the 68 428 cj as th main topic they said it was fast they raced one against a yenko the yenko one but yenkos are not factory at all, It still was close race what the mustang prob was a hard time getting those tires to stop spining and grip, I would luv to have one and put a detroit locker on it then hold on for my life,lol . Now a shelby gt 428 cj, what is that a shelby gt500kr what were they called?

Posted by: JC1994

I thought I seen Shelby on it,it may be a GT500KR but I'm not sure.

Posted by: nobodyspecial

Quote:

Originally Posted by mespock

Wasn't it the Cuda that holds the fastest 1/4 time?

Man...I feel old now....I remember these cars running around.

Anyway, the 440 'Cuda was pretty hot, would run high 13's around 100 MPH pretty consistantly, the Hemi version might beat it if it was driven perfectly, but it had two 4-barrel carbs, would run on the primary of the rear carb under light throttle, then as you opened up the linkage, the front carb would open the primary, then, if you pushed it harder, BOTH carbs would open up the secondaries at the same time. If you did not balance it properly, you would either bog pretty badly or liquify the rear tires. Real hard to drive quickly.

Cobra's were rare, I never, ever saw one on the street. Chrysler/Plymouth really were the ticket for muscle car power. Relatively light with the 440 engines available in a lot of platforms. The '70 GM cars did pretty good. Chevelle with an L78 or an LS6 was about the fastest Chevy. Buick had unbelievable results from the 455 GS cars, Oldsmobile did slightly worse as they had a strange bore/stroke ratio, neither built for torque or horsepower, sorta a mix of the two instead of concentrating on one or the other, never really worked that well. Ford had a knack for taking excellant engine specs and getting really, really crappy results from them. Aside from the 429 CJ engines, any Ford would pretty much get eaten alive on the street.

The AMC 390 cars did very well, but also rare. They were very light.

I would put the LS5/LS6 Chevelle's on top, then the GS Buick's, then the Mopars, then the AMC cars. Most of the 'muscle' cars struggled to get in the high 90's as a trap speed. The good old days weren't that good.

Posted by: 95Marklll(Kingcobra)

Thanks pops,lol. Those cobras that u never seen were fast from what i heard, also the 390 mustangs I was told were fast 2 I bet u seen the movie bullit no special effects there, what was it racing again? lol. My uncle told me from his experience that the plymouths were the best of the bunch he had a 69 road runner 440 six pack tuned with super high octane did qrt in low 12s and smoked hemis he said the six pack was actually faster then the hemis and it was cheaper, wish that part was still around now cheap power and cheap gas, cheap to todays standards atleast,lol. thanks for your knowledge...

Posted by: 04SSHD

my buddy has a 67 Vette stingray vert. 427 with the tri power and a 4 speed. Man that thing hauls ass. I think in 67 it was one of the fastest production cars

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