Most Impressive Stock Muscle Car

[71-LS6]

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. The second memory I have that typifies the definition of a muscle car was when a close friend took me for a ride in his '72 Hemi Road Runner. I know what you're thinking, the Hemi was discontinued after 1971. The car started life as a 340, 4 speed and in 1974 had a dealer exchange Hemi transplant.



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I know this is off the topic, but didn't I read somewhere that 2-3 1972 hemi cars actually got built. I'm thinking they were "B" bodies too.

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. The second memory I have that typifies the definition of a muscle car was when a close friend took me for a ride in his '72 Hemi Road Runner. I know what you're thinking, the Hemi was discontinued after 1971. The car started life as a 340, 4 speed and in 1974 had a dealer exchange Hemi transplant.



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I know this is off the topic, but didn't I read somewhere that 2-3 1972 hemi cars actually got built. I'm thinking they were "B" bodies too.

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In the Mopar world, never say "never". But I don't believe that to be true.


Patrick

[bulletpruf]

Not a true musclecar, but when m

[Postsedan]

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For me it was Hemi anythings...never got the chance to run higher Hp Mk. 1V power in A or F body Chevys but had LOTS of fun in Hemi Runners, Chargers etc...a '71 Cuda 440 V-code car too! .

Not Muscle cars so I know they don't count, but working for a dealer I was always impressed by a lot of Benz products too...had a few good runs in the rare 6.3 and 6.9 sedans also SL's of the day were always great fun especially when the variable valve timing models came out! .

If we start talking fast non-stock cars, bikes or sno-machines...whole different story! .

~ Pete


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Pete,

Hemi anything as long as it was a Post Sedan

Not stock....(I know your thread said stock) However...this car just says in my head after all these years.

It was my buddies 72 Vega with a killer small block. We street raced it every weekend we had a chance....nothing beat that car on the street. The caption on the back of the car read..."SUICIDE IS PAINLESS"

It had an exhaust header on the left side and a factory exhaust manifold on the right side...just not enough room to make it fit in those days.

Dan.

[69RSZ]

I was 12 yrs old and my neighbor bought his son a new 1970 amc hornet when he got out of the army,It was an sc 360 yellow 4 speed, Man that little car pulled so hard,it had headers and im thinking a trac pac option with maybe a 3:90 rear.cool looking car yellow with the black stripe down the side.

[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.

[69SSZL1]

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What is a ZL-1 like to drive??? Say compared to a l-72 in a 69 camaro or a ls-6 chevelle

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Hands down the ZL-1 is the nastiest beast for a stock motor.The L-72, LS-6 and Hemis are street motors and not in the same league for comparison.

[3macs1]

I've driven Ls-6, l-72 and a l-88 vette and hate to say it but the r series 427 Ford would eat them if you could get it to hook up. How would the zl-1 hold up to the 67 427 R Ford. That would be in the league of a Zl-1 would it not.Only 50 of those produced and this thing was no street motor.