What's considered a super car?

**Salvatore** · #1 03-02-2009, 01:14 AM

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In a nut-shell, one of the Dealer modified cars. Yenko, Motion, Berger, and so forth. If it came from the factory with an L78, like my Chevelle, it isn't considered a "Supercar". Others have different opinions, but that is the GENERAL consensus.

[/ QUOTE ]My consensus is that if the car is super to you it is a SuperCar! Whatever the standard may be it is all in what one can afford and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. JMO

Tarrytown SS427s · #2 03-02-2009, 01:31 AM

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My consensus is that if the car is super to you it is a SuperCar! Whatever the standard may be it is all in what one can afford and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. JMO

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Well said! I completely agree.

1969l78 · #3 03-02-2009, 03:52 AM

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In a nut-shell, one of the Dealer modified cars. Yenko, Motion, Berger, and so forth. If it came from the factory with an L78, like my Chevelle, it isn't considered a "Supercar". Others have different opinions, but that is the GENERAL consensus.

[/ QUOTE ]My consensus is that if the car is super to you it is a SuperCar! Whatever the standard may be it is all in what one can afford and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. JMO

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I agree Sam 100%

BJCHEV396 · #4 03-02-2009, 05:36 AM

Thanks for your knowlegeble input gentlemen.I do appreciate it.Bill.

Canada George · #5 03-02-2009, 07:25 AM

By the way Bill, being your L78 Nova was actually bored out to a 402 in 1970 it would meet my declared definition of a SUPERCAR… in fact any L78 Nova (because of their weight/power ratio) would fit this category of SUPER! Hell, any L78 Nova/Camaro/Chevelle is pretty super in my books (their motors are only one rebuild away from the 400 C.I. threshold and this number is simply a rough line I have drawn in this ENTIRELY SUBJECTIVE discussion).

HOWEVER, not so subjective an opinion for me is:
<font color="red"> THE #1 CHEVY SUPERCAR: L88/ZL1 CORVETTE </font>

P.S. Other opinions encouraged.

TDW · #6 03-02-2009, 03:12 PM

From the main page of this site. Not my personal definition.

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**olredalert** · #7 03-02-2009, 05:16 PM

-----Fast+Chevrolet=SUPERCAR........Bill S

sYc · #8 03-02-2009, 06:10 PM

<font color="red"> .....I’ve always felt a SUPERCAR is any intermediate car with over 400 C.I. of high-performance engine, regardless of make.
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Hum...no LT-1s, such as the Yenko Deuce, none of the Z-28s modified by Yenko, Berger, etc, no early Ttans Am cars, which I think are cool.

m22mike · #9 03-02-2009, 11:52 PM

Good point Tom

Mike

JoeG · #10 03-03-2009, 01:39 AM

Back in '69 Cars magazine(Martyn L. Schorr)exec.editor started a annual SuperCars series..They did a SuperCars Annual from '69 to '72...Their definition of a SuperCar went something like this--
"The first supercar was invented by Pontiac with the introduction of the '64 GTO. Since then the basic formula for building a supercar has remained the same:---
------To one intermediate-size two-door hardtop or convertible,add one big engine as standard equipment.Give it a name as short as possible,consisting of a series of letters or numbers don't have to mean anything. Place emblems all over the car to distinguish it from its Plain Jane cousins.Add other image items as standard equipment like racing stripes,mag-type wheels etc, to add furthur image to the car"----
---The Dealer prepped cars like B/M --Yenko/Shelby/Nicky etc were referred to as the Specialty SuperCar Market...but these definitions were at a time when everyboby was just lookin' forward to what muscle next year car models would bring....
*****Please note that this "Supercar" definition is not written in stone and is subject to individual interpertation***

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