Most Impressive Stock Muscle Car

[king_midas]

Lots of cars, lots of memories. A buddy's '73 SD-455, auto w/3.42 ran fairly well, but there are two that stand out. First was a friend's '70 1/2 Z-28, 4-speed w/4.10's. Cortez silver/black. Sweet Jesus, that car flew-- Many have said it, but it was a "kiss the ground" moment when exiting that thing. Of course, it was totaled...

As in the last post, the fastest car I've been in was my uncle's '69 SC/Rambler. Not entirely stock (Torker, Holley, solid cam, 4.44's, but exhaust manifolds(?))-- That thing was such a beast. You couldn't shift it fast enough, and man did that thing hook up. The simple physics of a favorible power to weight ratio I guess...

The way I look at that SC/Rambler, it had aftermarket parts on it that the GM products came stock with. If only AMC had the money for warranty repairs...

[77Z28]

Not factory stock, but appeared it, was a friends 1971 Corvette with a stroked 350 (383) auto. That thing was not known for laying much drag, but being brutal fast off the start and snagging rubber in every gear. He was a constant winner in the night street racing scene. His car made such an impression with me and my brother that my brother had him build a 383 for his 70 Camaro.

Todd

[camL78]

Bought a new 70/442/W30. 2 door post car,M22, manual steering,disc brakes(not power) came with 12 bolt posi 3:91 gear. Warranty replace it with a 4:33 gear. The car would pull the front wheels off the ground.

[TMagda]

I grew up in Norwalk CT and turned 16 years old in 1975. I had worked the 2 following summers in a local car wash and doing odd jobs so when the time came I would have the cash to get a car. My choice - Cortez Silver 1969 Z/28 Camaro. The car had headers on it when I bought it and occasionally I would drive it with them open. Maybe it was just the noise, but it seemed to run so much better that way. There were many, many, muscle cars around my neighborhood including a black COPO Camaro and a Blue (Dusk, Fathom?)Yenko Deuce. I would say that my Z pulled at least as hard as the Deuce. Unfortunately I never got a ride in the COPO.

[COPO_Anders]

Could that have been the black COPO Camaro from Valenti in Wallingford ? But I guess it´s to far from Norwalk.

[TMagda]

Anders,

Not sure where the COPO came from - it may have even been repainted. Back then it had the same value as any other used Camaro. The only thing anyone knew about it that made is special was the 427. It was owned by a guy named Burley Mears who owned the local pool hall (called Lad's and Lasses). I remember the cowl and the back panel were painted orange with the lace and pinstripe stencil detail that was so popular back then. Wallingford is about an hour from Norwalk. Burley may have picked it up used - this was around 1975. I know for sure the Yenko came from W.R. Austin Chevrolet in Norwalk because I sat in it when it was in the showroom. I went with my Dad to get a new car and I was sitting in the Deuce pretending I was driving it (I was about 10) while my Dad was doing the paperwork with the salesman. Another salesman yelled at me for shifting the gears - he said it would damage the trans.

[COPO_Anders]

Tom,
I like the story about the Deuce in the showroom. And your member# is a good one !