Just remember that rear-end gearing has a significant effect on quarter-mile times. If you take two identical cars, one with a (typical) 3.36 rear gear, and the other with 4.11 gearing, the 4.11 equipped car will usually beat the 3.36 car to the finish line.

@danmyers9372

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Cap.

@johnnysalazar5399

10 күн бұрын

The skinny biasply tires plagued these cars potential which gave the quarter mile times they had

@blackwaterdogs4256

10 күн бұрын

@@johnnysalazar5399 Absolutely....big blocks, with 500+ ft./lb. of torque, would annihilate the stock tires, even the Wide Ovals, PolyGlas, and Tiger Paw "performance tires" of that era. The solution was typically some version of "cheater slicks" from Mickey Thompson or a similar company. There was no VHT in those days, most guys resorted to using Clorox bleach to heat the tires. Traction-limiting was the main reason why virtually all muscle cars of that era only ran in the 14s. Slicks, open headers, optimum ignition curve and Sunoco 260 would get you bottom 13s, maybe high 12s on a good day. I miss those days....

@johnnysalazar5399

10 күн бұрын

@blackwaterdogs4256 come to think of it, they did all without help of superchargers (small engines excepted) no twin turbos, DOHC, force fed injection, not even 32 valves, that's impressive

@markmccarty9793

9 күн бұрын

@blackwaterdogs4256 The question wasn't what was the quickest personality modified car of the 60s! Stick to the script. Besides, a fairer assessment would be what was the quickest mass-produced American muscle car of the 60s ! Not these cherry-picked individuals who were cherry-picked of line modified cars!

What hurt us the most back then was tire tech.back in the seventies i threw on some slicks for the street ..helped 100 percent..12 second cars all became ten second cars .

@bobc8649

13 күн бұрын

Tires then left a lot to be desired unless you were doing burnouts !

@JoeStill-un9gp

10 күн бұрын

Transmissions disintegrated😂

@MikeSuperH

9 сағат бұрын

I call 100% bs😅😅

@seanof30306

7 сағат бұрын

No. On factory tires, muscle cars ran 14s, sometimes 13s. Bolting slicks on would get many into the 12s, but that was it. Restrictive factory intake and exhaust manifolds limited power severely. You saw NHRA Stock Eliminator cars getting into the 11s, but that was with expert tuning, long duration camshafts and expert driving techniques

@MikeSuperH

5 сағат бұрын

@@chrisrobertson1929 Guys, you all are caught up in nostalgia concerning old school muscle cars. Trust me I adore these cars, however, in all honesty, they just were not that fast even with a tire compared to todays performance standards. My father had a 1970 383 4bbl Roadrunner that supposedly made 335 "gross" hp. Back in late 1999, I bought a brand new 2000 Camaro Z28 LS1 A4 with 305 "net" hp. Absolutely bone stock with less than a 1000 miles on the odo, I took it down to Houston Raceway Park back in the day and ran a first pass of 13.57@105 on stock tires during spring time. Aint no way in hell my old man Roadrunner could run those times. The best that car could manage if lucky would be around 14.3@93

My stock 4200 pound '96 Impala SS (LT1 5.7 liter) ran a consistent 15.3 at Pomona Drag Strip. Then I replaced the stock mufflers with 2 chamber Flowmasters, added an "H" pipe, and upgraded the air box for better breathing. That got the ET down to 14.7. I still have the Impala - I bought it new. It's a garage queen now.

@danielduvall4154

6 күн бұрын

I’ve always loved them cars and the lt1s. My favorite sports car I’ve ever owned was the 96 Z28 6 speed with T-Tops. 95 Mustang GT was a great car too just took a little bit more to get it going

@joe-p7o

6 күн бұрын

garbage

@GregSr

5 күн бұрын

@@joe-p7o Can you be a little more specific?

@joe-p7o

5 күн бұрын

@@GregSr you know TRASH.

@joe-p7o

5 күн бұрын

@@GregSrdo you know what a big trash bin looks like. belongs in there

68 Hemi Dart

My buddy had a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 340 in it. SUPER fast. R.I.P. Manny

@user-bj3zz4ul7z

12 күн бұрын

@@BOURBON-BANDIT I got out run by a Plymouth fury with the 440 mag. From a rolling 60 mph. I was in my 72 heavy Chevy 402. On the horseshoe straight . Near jacksonboro, s.c. good ole days!

@BOURBON-BANDIT

12 күн бұрын

@@user-bj3zz4ul7z the 340 that he had in there came from a Dodge Demon

What 4 speed automatic fid that old 440 Cuda use? 727 Torque flights were only 3 speeds to the best of my knowledge.

And I remember when all of these were new. Thanks for the memories. Worked at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership when I was young and the Road Runner and GTX listed for around $3500 new.

Hurst made shifters, not transmissions Also, you've missed so many cars! 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet, 1969 Mustang 428 Super Cobra Jet, 1968 AMX 390 Go Package, 1968 Camaro 396 and many others all ran in the low 13s.

It's not how fast you get going, it's how quick you get going fast

@blackwaterdogs4256

13 күн бұрын

Agreed....reaction time, and 60-foot time often determine the winner of a race. Hundredths of a second make a difference.

@toddricketts9498

12 күн бұрын

EXACTLY 👍

@rastus666

2 күн бұрын

Dumping excess fuel out of the exhaust while putting excess wear and tear on the drivetrain was never my thing. I was more impressed with cars that could cruise at triple digit speeds all day, and still get halfway decent mpg. The same monster motors in these cars, when geared with a low-ratio rearend, made some of these cars pretty good highway flyers.

Holy cow that roadrunner is just so amazing now when you talk about beast it don’t get any better

RS was a trim package for the Camaro, and not an actual model. The Shelby WAS a model, as it has unique engines as well as bodywork.

how come u don't have the 64 gto with a 389 tri powered setup which held the record for years as the fastest 1/4 mile car

Great video! Love these. Maybe along with horse power & tork pounds next time you could remind us of the (then) "sticker price". That would be the cherry on the sundae...

when it comes to American Muscle. Ill have mine lean please. 64 Thunderbolt. 68 Hemi Dart. 63 Z11 427 Impala.

@pb68slab18

12 күн бұрын

'63 Z11 Impala was the first 12sec 'production' car. 57 made IIRC. Most went to dealerships owned by racers, or dealerships that sponsored them.

My summer daily driver CLK 550 runs low 13's all day long. Completely stock, all season tires, in Drive, in comfort mode with stability trak on. Starts out in 2nd. 13.3's at 108 mph, full tank and stuff in the trunk.

No Buicks? 1970 Buick GS/GSXStage1 was the “Hemi Killer” back in the day! Should’ve been on the List!!!!

@l.l.c.

7 күн бұрын

Yes sir, those GSX’s were some bad sumbitches.

@bradhardy2629

4 күн бұрын

68 hemi Darts and Barracudas ate it for lunch

@l.l.c.

4 күн бұрын

@@bradhardy2629 oh. But of course they did sir.

@douglasfarina4729

3 күн бұрын

1960's Buicks were so fast, they had to move them to the 1970's.

@seanof30306

7 сағат бұрын

I believe there were definitely cars left off the list, but this list was musclecars from the 60s, not 70s. Hence no 1970 Chevelle LS6, which would eat the GS for breakfast

Should be , 10 QUICKEST 1960s muscle cars. Yes, there is a difference.

What No Ramblers.(American Motors) Cars ,SC/Rambler , AMX

@CORNDODGER

13 күн бұрын

They ran FORD 390s in them

@danmyers9372

13 күн бұрын

@@CORNDODGER- No they didn’t. AMC had their own 390 that was totally unrelated to the Ford FE 390.

@stickman-1

2 сағат бұрын

They only ran in the 14's.

I don't think that 69 Cuda really had a 4 speed automatic do you?

@burtvincent1278

12 күн бұрын

I just asked the same question before I read your post.

My cousin had bought a new 1970 RT charger weather 440 it came with an automatic that car was undefeated in New Orleans drag strip quarter mile time would a set of slicks 12 seconds. NEW Orleans the pad ✌️

76 Gremlin 400 XR under 12 seconds from the dealer

Not even close. You left out the 1966/7 427 Tri power Corvette at 12.8 and the 1966/7 427 Shelby Cobra SE at 12.4. You left out the 1968 428 CJ Mustangs and Cougars both at 13.20. You left out the Buick GSX 13.2. You left out the 1969 428 SCJ Mach 1 13.5. There were also some early 1960's 421 Pontiac SD that ran 13's we well but that might have been on the cheater slicks, I don't have the full article on that one. Oh yea the 1969/70 Boss 429 Mustang at 13.5. I also recall a mid 13 second Dodge Dart small block.

you know those horse power ratings were given by the auto makers and were under rated and were incorrect... says a retired Master Goodwrench.

Just think, a 2023 Pininfarina Battista got 1/4 mile down to 8.55 sec. Whole lot more money ($2.2 million) for just a few seconds... Think I'll settle for a 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 which can do the quarter in 8.91 seconds for only $96,666! LOL

i have my grandmothers 66 two door post Deluxe Chevelle with a 283 upgrade from 230 from factory. but everything else is the same. drum brakes front and back, two speed power glide, 10 bolt rearend. just heat and power stirring. the engine been upgraded to an LS, manual 6 speed trans and a Ford 9" rearend. 55 to 72 Chevy ruled over Ford and Dodge with most best looking models of cars, and the two truck styles

You forgot the 70 Buick STAGE 1.

@pd8206

13 күн бұрын

Hate it when somebody leaves their foot resting on the clutch pedal good way to wear out your clutch for make it wear uneven

@thomasthurston6656

13 күн бұрын

@pd8206 I don't think they're too worried about it.

@Pro1er

12 күн бұрын

What part of 1960s cars did you not understand?

@thomasthurston6656

11 күн бұрын

@Pro1er They are 60s cars. They made a stage package over the counter. Look it up. 1,256 were made in 1969.

@thomasthurston6656

11 күн бұрын

@Pro1er Who said anything even remotely close to a clutch pedal. I guess if you even had a 60s car or could afford one, you would understand. Don't be such a dick. You might get someplace in life.

wtf? my 74 satellite with a 318 2bbl did very consistent 14 second quarter miles with a recurved distributer 360 manifolds and a 355 gear and sure grip.....

My Suzuki Madura would walk away from all of them and topped out at 150+ mph. I say 150+ because that was as fast as the speedometer went. Actual speed was higher.

I hate when someone rest their foot on the clutch pedal cause that can make your clutch wire out prematurely I'll make it wear uneven

😂😂😂If you really thought these were stock 11 sec cars!!! A newer maxima could beat most of these in the qtr

That is not a 69 Camaro .it's a 68

Thank you very much for sharing. Wonderful video. ❤🎉😊

1964 Ford Fairlane thunderbolt little over 11 sec.

@danmyers9372

13 күн бұрын

That wasn’t a regular production car.

@markmccarty9793

11 күн бұрын

😊

@johnnysalazar5399

10 күн бұрын

'62 Plymouth savoy 440 superstock also ran 11s 😎

@markmccarty9793

10 күн бұрын

@johnnysalazar5399 Now, that was dragracing! Running that fast, on the tires available at that time! With Without the 4 link suspension and drag shocks and front struts we have now! Those mofos could drive! Putting clamps on the leaf springs! Backyard technology! You had to drive those death traps!

@johnnysalazar5399

10 күн бұрын

@@markmccarty9793 death traps that get more attention than what you drive nowadays

The ZL 1 only sold, maybe 69 models, making it nob-production. The exhaust also made it a poor engine in the Camaro. So no, this video isn't honest. The SC Cobra was much faster than even the Corvettes.

67 Barracuda 11.6

No 1963 Tempest Super Duty?

427 Corba was faster than all of them.

I had a friend who had a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 that would do in the low 12s high 11s and a friend who had a 69 charger that would also do low 12s high 11s. You're information is not correct

The 1963 impala ss z/11 ran 11s and 1967 buick gs400 ran 12.8 😮😍😎

@mylanmiller9656

8 күн бұрын

No with street tires not a chance. even cars with slicks had traction problems, there was no Track prep like we see today, and Slicks were poor.

@johnnysalazar5399

8 күн бұрын

@mylanmiller9656 the skinny tires did plagued these cars and the slick at the time weren't as good as today, that being said, these cars will run a lot faster today

@johnnysalazar5399

8 күн бұрын

@mylanmiller9656 you had to be skilled to get the tires to hook, today, we have traction control

@mylanmiller9656

8 күн бұрын

@@johnnysalazar5399 No question about that, the Slicks are a bunch Better, and all the Tracks Spray Glue on the Tracks. this was something that didn't happen in the 1960's and 1970's. I can remember in 1964 Jack Chrisman's Comit with 427 and a blower, couldn't hit the 10 second zone because it spun the tires the full length of the drag strip.

@johnnysalazar5399

8 күн бұрын

@mylanmiller9656 I always wondered how such powerful cars had bad track times, ad tires and poor tire tech was the answer

All times set on skinny stock tires

~~TO DATE, only seen one person do a legit 60's review. This was like the rest. ~~The '69 Roadrunner 13.0 sec 1/4 just edged out '64 Tempest* 13.1 sec w/stock 389&different story w/421 Super Duty. But w/pair of slicks runs 12.8 sec& 0-60 just under 4. Off the production line though it's 4.6 is the 3rd fastest of 60's production cars behind the '61 Cobra's 4.4sec & '63 Cobra 4.1sec. *So far, I've seen all but one omit it. WHY? IDK, maybe because it makes the usual favorites look bad when you compare the #'s each produced in tests?

1960s dodges were beyond cool.

What is truly strange is that my Lil Red Express was faster than any of them in the 1/4.

And the low compression 73/74 SD firebird ran in the 13's all the other cars on the list had at least 10-1 compression or more ,the Baldwin motion phase 3 camaro's were garented too run in the 11's ,in my mind the GTO shouldnt even make the list the 1970 torino cobra weighed 4.200 pounds and ran in the 13's 500 pounds more then any other muscle car !

No 427 cobra

Your list is so wrong. 1963 galaxy 500 427 sideoiler 12:27, Chevy L-88 horse power unlimited. Can’t believe everything you see on internet. Mopar 440 motors were 15: second 1/4. We tried hard. Chris was so pissed.

Too many cars overlooked from all big 3

STUDABAKER AVANTI SUPER.

No stock z28 ever run the quarter mile in 13.8 I dove a bunch of them and they are a 14.20 car at best.

@markbirchall2060

9 күн бұрын

To do that they used a Z-28 that came with the dual quad carbs. Then it would make over 400 HP!

Hemi wedge 426

If you own all the old Car and Driver, R&T, etc mags, like I do, you know these times are a tad optomistic. A KR500 was more like 14.9. And King of the Road it was not. It was tuna boat of the road. I was at Fremont Drags in c.1988 and a few 427 Corvettes were stuggling to get a 14..... Minute 8:00 see that 14.66@95? that's reality

@chadhaire1711

15 күн бұрын

That is because all engines back then used the fake GROSS dyno method that OVER RATED horsepower by 18-20%. That changed after 1972.

@stickman-1

Сағат бұрын

On all those old rags it was the driver that made the biggest difference. I have the original article on the 1968 428CJ Cougar. The fastest their staff drivers could get with the 4 speed was 13.5. Dyno Don was there and did his thing (same car, just gave it time to cool down after doing doughnuts in the parking lot to put some flex in the sidwalls) and hit 13.20's.

@chadhaire1711

Сағат бұрын

@@stickman-1 Those cars were NOT STOCK....they lied

But the most beautiful of these is the Charger RT...

Lmao talks about the 1969 charger RT hemi running 13.7 (which seems slow to me) tuen to prove it you show a video of one running a 14.66? Didnt really think that through very well huh... Btw all of these cars ran better than all of the times you put on them

Why do so many KZread videos use the exact same AI voice?

I won a lot of races in a 67 SS Camaro with a 283 engine. It was beefed up. Then we built a 327 Corvette motor 202 fully heads. Balance the blueprinted Corvette rev kit and a rock crusher 4 speed. I won a lot of races in that car

@mylanmiller9656

44 минут бұрын

What were you racing VW bugs?

@davidstanworth5543

38 минут бұрын

@@mylanmiller9656 people could not believe the vehicles I beat.

@davidstanworth5543

37 минут бұрын

@@mylanmiller9656 it was so quick off the line with the ladder bars and beefed up suspension I had very few even keep up with me off the line. But the 327 Corvette beefed with rock crusher 4 speed was bad to the bone besides a posi tract for sure

Oh, and the 64 Ford Thunderbolt wasn't #1.......could run 11.61, 124mph (in 1963) when tested by Ford.....and yes it was considered a production automobile......besides that, I have one I purchased from Phil "Daddy Warbucks" Bonner 51 years ago, with an extra fresh built motor by Holman Moody. it's 95% original 4-speed (just some nuts, bolts tires keeping it from 100%) that I now race only once a year at our local nostalgic meet and show......just GRANNY shifting I'm running 11.70s (last year) and I'm in my 70's....this is due to the advancement in tires.......please revise your misleading video so the general public (especially young people) get the truth....advertised 425HP/480 lb-ft torque.....but it wasn't even close, way underrated...try 595/540....I have raced everyone mentioned here and many more in the stock class and for a few years raced the Super Stock class where I did get beat.....occasionally...lol....I can assure you no 60s/70's muscle/street car can even come close.

68 Hemi Cuda and Dart if the ZL1 Camaro gets mentioned these Mopars were the fastest

I question some of these posted 1/4 mile times. I had a 68 GTX 440 automatic and it ran consistently 13.5 on street tires. Now I have a 2002 Buick Regal GS supercharged that been modded that can run circles around it with only a V6

I beg too differ my legs are faster. At the 1/4 mile.

The 69 camaro that you show wrong photos was rated at 290hp for the 302

@ronaldbertin9455

6 күн бұрын

You FORGOT THE BUICK 455 GSX , TERRIBLE FACTS ARE WRONG

SS Amx was factory stock car and got into upper 10

The A12 Roadrunner smoked the clutch doing a burnout. You can see the smoke coming from the clutch.

UNIQUE VOICES does not mean they are good, in fact most are voices I find irritating

The A12 was bad ass. If your going to throw thunderbolt may as well throw Barracuda and HEMI DART TURNING LOW 10'S

What about the 1968 428 scj mustang? It was quicker than the Shelby

@richardwynkoop3598

13 күн бұрын

Very Much So. I Can Tell You From Pesonal Experience That It Was NOT 335 HP Mine Was More Like 450 At The Wheels. Try To Look It Up And You Will Find That Ford Will Not Come Cleen As To How Much HP It Was Putting Out !!

@CORNDODGER

13 күн бұрын

A FORMAL-ROOF ’69 SCJ 428 TORINO COBRA

@stickman-1

Сағат бұрын

Actually you are wrong. The 1968 was a 428CJ. The 428SCJ did not come out until the 1969. Both were low 13's with 411 or 430 gears and good drivers. (I've owned both.)

Ho hum…my Yamaha RD 350 with expansion chambers and pod intake filters turned 12.8 second quarter. I gapped every muscle car I ever raced by multiple car lengths in 1/8th mile and nobody never ever caught me.

Interesting how many MUCH faster cars aren't listed. Also, loose the stupid computer generated narrative.

MOPAR NO CAR

@Neo-tn1mc

Күн бұрын

Mostly Old Parts And Rust

1963 Chevy Impala Z-11 Package ~10.8 Quarter Mile😃

@scottymoondogjakubin4766

15 күн бұрын

Right on !! That was my pick !

@ryanthompsonthompson820

15 күн бұрын

@@scottymoondogjakubin4766 😃

@chadhaire1711

15 күн бұрын

was not a production car dummy, was for the track

@pb68slab18

12 күн бұрын

@@chadhaire1711 T'was street legal!

@pb68slab18

12 күн бұрын

I seem to remember them running 12-flat from the factory.

You forgot the 1969 Chevy Corvette L88 with a 427 that ran into the 11 second 1/4 mile.

@chadhaire1711

15 күн бұрын

BULLSHIT...never went that quick....was only 365 net horsepower by the way kid

@CORNDODGER

13 күн бұрын

LOL IT WAS A DOG I owned A FORMAL-ROOF ’69 SCJ 428 TORINO COBRA that would eat it for breakfast!!!! A true 12 second STREET CAR from the factory with 4:30 rear gears

@chadhaire1711

13 күн бұрын

@@CORNDODGER No stock 428 SCJ Torino ever ran 12.'s....bullshit alert. Your'e a bigger bullshitter than the other guy....LOL.....

@user-wf4hd4gi4j

13 күн бұрын

Not considered a muscle car to most people, they say it's a sports car. I think it was muscle if you used it that way but that's just me.

1967 Corvette L88 should have been top dog

Not accurate

A.I. sucks.

Can nobody narrate their own videos anymore? Hear AI voice. Click off.

@GregSr

7 күн бұрын

Agree. As soon as I hear a sentence or word butchered, I leave a thumbs down and exit.

All terribly ugly and heavy.... how'd they go around Bathurst, Nurembergring, Laguna Seca ...

Alot of people are writing about cars from the 70s, but this video is about the 60s. I had a car not mentioned, 1969 Dodge Super Bee. 383 High Performance. It wasn't Factory, 500 horses to the ground, ran the quarter mile in 10 flat ....

Terrible voiceover