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12-23-2002, 07:39 PM
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Re: Fastest Musclecar?
Rob I have to agree with you That it is real hard to say what was the fastest
The hemi dart was not a factory built car. There was a lot of cars built at the factory that Would move . but as far as what was the fastest out of the box ??? Depends on who did the testing. First you could have a killer car and have some one that does not know how to drive it So you would see this car at the track or on the street and think it was a dog I have seen this far to many times. As I all ways see it #1 is the driver #2 how well it was tuned # 3 weather conditions These three factors are just as important as what was under the hood So what was the fastest ?? Today a dodge 440 can beat a camaro 427 Tomorrow the camaro blows off the 440 . The next day it could be a Buick grand sport or Pontiac gto, and so the debate will go on. I have been to a few factory show downs years ago and the end result was never the same. So what was the fastest ALL OF THEM [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Norm 
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12-23-2002, 07:45 PM
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Re: Fastest Musclecar?
You also have to remember that a lot of the press cars were "tweaked" to make them look good to potential buyers. I've heard of 383 Mopars that really had 440s in them for the press to test out. I'm sure it's just a rumor though, we know that everybody was playing by the rules back then. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] It's hard to use magazine tests, but I guess there isn't much else unless you have original owner time slips.
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12-23-2002, 08:12 PM
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Re: Fastest Musclecar?
The manufactures tweaked lots of things, for example, Pontiacs flagship was the GTO, they wanted the public to believe that to be there quickest car, then along comes the 400 Firebird which was quicker due to less weight. Pontiacs answer? They installed a block on the throttle linkage of the Firebird to stop it from opening all the way, thereby giving the GTO the advantage and Pontiac the ability to continue to claim the goat as there premier musclecar. How many of you guys heard that one before? Motown [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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