What else you wish you drove

Anonymous Poster · Mar 31, 2002

I have always wondered about that song- there's no way a fuel injected stingray is going to beat that 413 , especially on top end!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff396 · Mar 31, 2002

I don't know, remember how much of a weight advantage the Vettes have. I have the '65 Big Block which is the same year the fuelie took a dive. My car is supposed to go 0 - 60 in under 5 seconds and the fuelie was pretty close to that. Of course that depends on gearing....mine goes 4000 rpm at about 70 mph with a 3.70 gear. I figure it would go about 120 or so before red lining. Never tried it though, I got it up to 100 once and the front end gets all light and scary....makes you wonder how they did it on bias plys/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I'm a huge Chrysler fan but I'm bettin' this is the view that 413 would see of my Vette.

Jeff

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kbarrett · Apr 1, 2002

Nice Shot Jeff. I don't know about the guy's view in a 413, but that would certainly be a Camry driver's perspective.

However, I would compete with you in only one area. Range in miles on one tank of fuel. So far, I've gone over 550 miles on a tank. Maybe could've gone further, but I didn't feel like walking that day.

How far will your '65 go on a tank?

Regardless, let's just say you probably have more smiles per gallon than I /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Anonymous Poster · Apr 2, 2002

That has got to be one of my favorite songs of all time, I have been singing it since as far back as I can remember. I am not so sure that there was such a weight advantage, were'nt those superstock dodges bare bones street race cars: you could'nt even get a radio, they came with van seats, the whole front end was aluminum. I am not positive, or ,am from that era but I think they were also called MAX WEDGE cars. Man I missed all the good stuff, I found it hard to get excited about the 80's cars./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

RobertN · Apr 2, 2002

There were cars available that were just that; factory race cars. Most were not street legal, but were ready for the drag strip. Aluminum bumpers, fenders, and rims. No heater, back seat, , radio, nor any window crank assemblies.

Chevy did it too. SS409 and 427 aluminum front end Impala's were out there... I don't know if Ford had any similar offerings.

You could still get a race Barracuda Hemi car by '69...

Jeff396 · Apr 6, 2002

I can't tell you how many peoply have asked me that question. Truth is it has never occured to me to check the gas mileage on either of my cars. I just make sure they're full!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif What I can tell you is that if you look down the throat of the carb and goose it hard....it looks like four VERY large squirt guns having a Texas showdown.

Jeff

Jeff396 · Apr 6, 2002

I didn't know the Super Stock Dodge was their race offering. Sure would like to know if that is true. Corvette had the L88 which came out in '67. The engine was supposed to have somewhere close to 600 hp at the flywheel. It was available to the general public but in an effort to discourage them from buying them they intentionally rated it at 10 hp lower than the 427 ci 435 hp car with the tri power set up. It was also not available with a heater or radio. There weren't very many built that first year and I have heard sales prices in the 1 million dollar area for an excellent example....amazing!

Jeff