12 Classic Muscle Cars that Shocked Test Drivers

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  1. SRT-Tom

    SRT-Tom Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Article Writer

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    Very cool video showing the top twelve 13-second street cars of the classic muscle car era. I would love to own any one of these fantastic cars.

    It's amazing that, even with today's tough emissions regulations, the modern HEMIs perform, as good, or much better than these cars.


    1. 1970 Chevelle SS 454
    2. 1970 HEMI 'Cuda 426
    3. 1969 Charger Daytona 426
    4. 1969 Camaro ZL-1 COPO 427
    5. 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet 428
    6. 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 455
    7. 1970 Olds W30 455
    8. 1971 AMC AMX 401
    9. 1967 Corvette L88 427
    10. 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV 400
    11. 1968 Dodge Dart 426
    12. 1969 AMX Super Stock 390

     
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    Ok, just watched this, and yeah, it is a cool video, but…

    I hafta ask, who puts this stuff together?
    #11, the ‘68 Dodge Dart HEMI - who calls it an H. E. M. I.? Then further into that segment, the text on the screen says “HEMI V8” and the narrator’s voice says “Hemi five eight”. Huh???
    #10, the ‘67 corvette, the first shot shows a Corvette on the drag strip, but it’s not a’67. o_O
    #9, the Javelin 401, most of the cars shown are either 360s or 390s.
    #8, Olds 442. Who calls it a “four forty two”?
    #4, a Camaro. Video shows a 1969, narrator says 1969, title text says 1971. ???
     
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    SRT-Tom Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Article Writer

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    The video uses AI. I saw another one where they called a Chevelle SS 396, a 39-6.