50 Fastest Muscle Cars...

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

So just for conversation, which Muscle Cars would you pick for the "top 3" in your opinion...and yes I would like everyone to give theirs.

This ought to be interesting.

One thing a lot of people have lost track of is how badly cast exhaust manifolds hurt these cars. We can remember a buddy running times back in the day but I bet most of those cars had headers installed. It was a no brainer upgrade.

If we're talking about PURE showroom stock, to me that means stock tires, exhaust, intake and weight. Change the jets if you want and jack with the timing and air pressure. OK, take off the air cleaner and remove the jack and spare. A 14 second car was pretty fast and there weren't that many 13 second cars.

As for ringers, I remember one comparison test where the Fomoco cars arrived at the testing site on the back of a Holman-Moody transporter.

I'll list my top three in no particular order:

69 440 Six Pack Roadrunner or Super Bee
70 LS6 Chevelle
70 Stage 1 Buick

427 Cobras were in a league of their own; besides, I don't consider them a musclecar. Same for Corvettes.