Q Ships

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Car & Track,

1966 Pontiac 2 + 2, with the 421 H.O. / 376 HP (Tri-Power)

Top Speed,,,,,, 137 MPH,,,,,,

Paul -

For years after C&D's test of this car, it remained at the top of their list for quickest 0-60 time, even faster than an LS6 Chevelle and a Hemi Barracuda. I'm not claiming anything revolutionary, because I am well aware of all the factors involved in magazine testing, but it is a testimony to this being a significant "Q-ship".

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

1965 Chev Impala SS 409/400 horse, 4 speed, 3.31 12 bolt RE. Something like 792 400 horse 409's built that year, total 409 production around 2812. Serious road monsters. I went to church when I was around 19 or 20 with a couple, he was a few years older then myself, he claimed to have had a robin's egg blue 409 400 4speed '65 SS hardtop with a white interior. I still worked at a gas station in the area, a customer came in with a light blue '65 Chevy, white interior, it was a Super Sport, 4 speed, and he needed a can of 30 wt Pennzoil put in it. I opened the hood, here was a 409, aluminum high rise, etc.I put in his oil, off they went, and later when I found out how rare that car was I suspected that it probably was the same car. He traded it in in 1968 for a new Caprice, I waited on it in 1975.Hope it still exists!

A very rare and unusual page in Chevrolet's performance history. It was not as fast as the 396-425hp option that replaced it, though.

[Dan Bennett]

I agree with all the previous examples but I'll throw in one from far out in left field.

In 1970 only, the Eldorado was powered by a 500 cubic inch, 400 horsepower engine.

Of course it was a turtle off the line but I embarrassed a bunch of performance cars when they couldn't catch (or shake) me from a 20 mph punch.

It was an absolute barrel of monkeys on the interstate.

[Chris Barnes]

Deep in the rule book--1964--4 door Mopar B-bodies w/aluminum nose and Max Wedge...

'66 Hemi wagons...

'78-80(?) Dodge 360 4 bbl wagons

My wife won't let me build one.

Chris Barnes
Wagons of Steel
Stock 6621

[GTX JOHN]

I think (as much as my fuzzy memory allows) that the 57 Adventurer
had a 341 Hemi with two fours although the 57 300 had 392 with
two fours.

I think the 64 300 had inline fours and the last year of long ram or mid ram
was 62.

My kid ran a 78 aspen 360 wagon in K/SA and L/SA until it was factored up to
289 while the sedans were 270 making it impossible to compete with
sedans! It ran in Mid 11's back then about five years ago and won class
even when it was 245 Lbs. than a Sedan occasionally.

[Dwight Southerland]

[QUOTE=GTX JOHN;295570]I think (as much as my fuzzy memory allows) that the 57 Adventurer
had a 341 Hemi with two fours although the 57 300 had 392 with
two fours.
[QUOTE]

I think you are right. The Desoto was limited to a 345 ci hemi with 2-4s rated at 345 hp. (One hp per cubic inch, just like the FI Chevy.)

[Paul Ceasrine]

Alex,,,,,

1966 Buick Wildcat '465', Sport Coupe
425/380 HP 'Y48 Option' (465 lbs. of torque)

Y48 Option (Cost $381)
included;
* a Dual-quad intake w/twin Carter 625 CFM AFB's (in the trunk)
* High-rate Valve-springs
* Special Chrome Air-cleaner
* Cast-aluminum valve covers
* Posi-Traction w/3.42 Gears
* Dual-exhaust
* 'GS Handling Package'
(incl; Heavy-Duty Shocks, Variable-rate Suspension-springs, Heavy-Duty Front & Rear Sway-bars,
Quick-ratio Steering-box, 15" x 7" Rallye Road-wheels and 8.45 x 15" performance tires)

Option; Super-Turbine Switch-Pitch Turbo-Hydramtic 400 Transmission (cost $236)

Car weight; 4003 lbs.
Not a favorable weight/horsepower break in 1966 (10.54 wt/hp),,(C/SA = 9.50 - 10.59 wt/hp)

Performance;
0-to-60,,,,,,,,,,,,,7.4 seconds
1/4 Mile,,,,,,,,,,,15.20 @ 93 MPH
Top Speed,,,,,132 MPH

Performance Test, with 4.45 Optional Gears, Belanger Headers and 7" slicks.
13.97 @ 102.3 MPH

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

A very rare and unusual page in Chevrolet's performance history. It was not as fast as the 396-425hp option that replaced it, though.

Any idea how many 425 horse 396's were built? That was an awfully late car. 396's came out in Mid February'65.

[Hemi Moose]

Always liked the looks of this 1960 Chrysler 300F 2-Door Hardtop 413/375 HP.

[jackarnew]

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko

Next: Ford

Everyone knows about the 63-64 427 Galaxie lightweights as those were mostly true race cars but the 65-66 cars were much more stealth and rare.

Here is a survivor 66 427-425 4 speed sleeper car

http://www.stangtv.com/news/ebay-fin...axie-survivor/

Around 1965, the time I owned a T- bolt I also owned a 64 A/S 2 door hardtop galaxie. It had the same engine and suspenion set up as the T-Bolt (fresh air intake, fiberglass hood , traction bars 427 hi-rise and top loader 4 speed).Gotta tell you that was some kind of a ride with the 6 inch tires on 4 inch rims, 6 to 9 pounds of air, as that was the rear tire rule at that time.