You had problems with your nova, those VW's weren't that fast, I destroyed one with my 68 F250 and it ran 15.30's at Palmdale.Nothing from the '60s or '70s holds a candle to anything produced today...but they're fun in different ways.
I remember when I had '71 Nova with a BBC/4spd...I thought that was fast, until I got in my buddy's '91 VW GTI 16V....that VW would pretty much mop the shit outta the Nova. Nothing had 500hp out of the box back then, and if it did...it didn't handle for shit or have any brakes.
Many people don’t know that car existed.69 ZL1 Camaro. Open headers, 10" slicks, ran a 9.96 and consistant low 10's with a professional drag racer driving it for road and track back in the day. I have the article somewhere, it was in a weekly mag called Autoweek.
ZL1 was an all aluminum 427 purely built for drag racing, it was a $5,000 option, making them priced around $7800...crazy expensive back then...they made 69 of them. A few have been tested, they estimated it to make upwards of 600hp.
Does not really stack up to Demon's and the like though, they can rip those numbers off and even faster while running the A/C and cooled seats, listening to your tunes off your phone lol.
Unicorns are real.Many people don’t know that car existed.
It was with a bit of head work, 52mm Weber’s, 306 degree cams and a techtonics header...the one I built to go road racing would break loose hot R compound Hoosiers in 3rd gear.You had problems with your nova, those VW's weren't that fast, I destroyed one with my 68 F250 and it ran 15.30's at Palmdale.
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At my HS the bad boy was a 70 Z28.
there was a slew of Camaros and BB Chevelles. Plus a real Mach 1
(They bussed us poor kids in from the base to the richest HS in Anchorage)
There was also a sick Mazda rotary of some sort.
I had a 71’ Duster 340, 4 speed vertigate shifter, primered grey with side pipes and L60’s...air shocks of course!
The chevelles were scared of it.
But in town there was countless 9-10 second muscle cars. There was no real law enforcement on cruise nights.
You’d have a big block Vega lined up against Vanderheids blown Anglia doing burnouts and backing up to stage at traffic lights.
Today’s cars are engineering marvels. No doubt about that.
But it really took a certain desire and blood sweat and tears to build a standout hot rod in the 70’s and 80’s.
Nowadays, anyone with a checkbook can just go buy a 10 second car and their biggest concern is whether it comes with a Bose stereo...
I’m not sure what that is...the MK3 was a tank, never got a 16V, and wasn’t produced until ‘93. I had one of those too.(along with about 13 MK2s over the years) ..it was a dog. Maybe some Euro market thing...but I doubt it....just a confused writer. That car came with a ABA 2L 8V crossflow and was not by any means fast...You had problems with your nova, those VW's weren't that fast, I destroyed one with my 68 F250 and it ran 15.30's at Palmdale.
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We had lots of 11 sec cars that ran 14's and 15's because no one could launch. I guess because we didn't really drag race nobody spent the money on the suspension set up.
The fastest car I'm aware of on the streets of the I.E. was an El Camino 454 with Nitrous that ran in the mid 7's at Palmdale. Built and tuned by the local Chevy guru Len Roberts.
The newer cars are superior in every way except one. Design and character.
Got damn thats a GORGEOUS Chevelle, those 2 year chevelles and 66/67 Nova’s are my all time favorite cars.Even though today's cars are so much better, I consider it entertainment to ruin guys days (nights) with my 66 sleeper. A guy in a new Z06 pulled in to a Circle K after I hurt his feelings. Just had to know...
Got damn thats a GORGEOUS Chevelle, those 2 year chevelles and 66/67 Nova’s are my all time favorite cars.
with THAT being said you can’t really compare old to new muscle, I had a full bolt on daily driven 2010 cts V that would run 10.89 @131 and could leave the track and drive 3.5 hrs to Vegas or havasu, with cooled seats and the AC blasting that rode like a Cadillac.
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There are some things the old iron does way better though!
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Owned a slew of Hot rod door slammers 56 Belair , 63 Sting ray, 64 SS 409 , Chevelles, Novas , Mustangs, |road runners ... all COOL loud & Hot ... But ... My current Aluminum body 15' F150 (2.7 ecoboost) would have given most all a run for the money 0 to 80 in seconds before the end of most on ramps
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Love my 2011 daily driver, such a blast to drive.Got damn thats a GORGEOUS Chevelle, those 2 year chevelles and 66/67 Nova’s are my all time favorite cars.
with THAT being said you can’t really compare old to new muscle, I had a full bolt on daily driven 2010 cts V that would run 10.89 @131 and could leave the track and drive 3.5 hrs to Vegas or havasu, with cooled seats and the AC blasting that rode like a Cadillac.
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Over the years I've come to appreciate the Javelin. Someday I'd like to own one.
There was a "trailered ride" that would roll into the San Gabriel Valley meetups. BBC with dual quads and a whole bunch of nitrous solenoids. I think the guys name was Lonnie? That Javelin flat hauled ass! Some real nice tube work, both chassis and headers. Really a nice car, not just a flying engine stand.Over the years I've come to appreciate the Javelin. Someday I'd like to own one.
69 ZL1 Camaro. Open headers, 10" slicks, ran a 9.96 and consistant low 10's with a professional drag racer driving it for road and track back in the day. I have the article somewhere, it was in a weekly mag called Autoweek.
ZL1 was an all aluminum 427 purely built for drag racing, it was a $5,000 option, making them priced around $7800...crazy expensive back then...they made 69 of them. A few have been tested, they estimated it to make upwards of 600hp.
Does not really stack up to Demon's and the like though, they can rip those numbers off and even faster while running the A/C and cooled seats, listening to your tunes off your phone lol.
we used to be able to work on the cars of the 60's and 70's.................today unless you are a computer geek with double jointed hands and fingers it isn't going to happen
Used to be that you could recognize what kind of car it was from 1/2 mile away, even at night. Now not so much.
I hope you’re going to provide some details I can’t tell from the pictures what all is going on there?Here's a car you might appreciate. '55 T-bird owned by a family friend. A true 200 + mph car.
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That's me with my back towards the camera.
I hope you’re going to provide some details I can’t tell from the pictures what all is going on there?