Remember when this was fast

[sinclair1]

I was a senior in 86 and a friend could borrow moms GN. My street car was faster, but for stock this was screaming.
Hard to believe all the muscle cars are slower than grocery getters today.

 

[NE GA Pappy]

in the day, those were some beast.

I would give a partial private part for one of the new Dodge N170 Demons that are coming out. 1.67 seconds 0-60. approaching 1100 hp from the factory

 

[jdgator]

People buy these monsters so they can idle them in the Walgreens drive through while waiting to pick up their prescriptions.

I cannot think of the last time I’ve seen someone actually flogging their muscle car along the empty stretches of blacktop.

 

[Nicodemus]

Those little fire ant motors they put in them little cars might be faster, but they still sound like a wood rat on acid. All that high pitched whining. Nothing compares to the sound of a big V8 with glass packs.

 

[Big7]

I only had 2 what I call "Muscle Cars"

One was a 68' El Camino SS with a 396 big block. It was my very first vehicle about 1979.

The other was a 72' Z28 with a 350 but it was a four bolt main. That was 81'or 82'. First wife got it and I kept the truck.

And you could actually work on the old cars yourself. Can't do much to them nowadays except take them to a shop.

 

[Nicodemus]

I only had one car in my life and it was a Vanishing Point Challenger with the pistol grip Hurst 4 speed. I financed it for 3 years and traded it in after 2 and a half years for a 4 wd pickup truck. Back then few folks drove trucks. That everlasting car cost me my drivers license for 6 months and astronomical insurance fees for the next 3 years.

 

[livinoutdoors]

People buy these monsters so they can idle them in the Walgreens drive through while waiting to pick up their prescriptions.

I cannot think of the last time I’ve seen someone actually flogging their muscle car along the empty stretches of blacktop.

This has got to be the most creative complaint about a topic i have seen in some time.

 

[livinoutdoors]

Sometimes we make things new and improved, or say faster or easier to use. Sometimes when we do that we lose the soul of the thing.

 

[Danuwoa]

 

[sinclair1]

Those little fire ant motors they put in them little cars might be faster, but they still sound like a wood rat on acid. All that high pitched whining. Nothing compares to the sound of a big V8 with glass packs.

The car mentioned by Pappy has a monster V8 putting over a 1000 hp. It does sound like a bunch of turbo fans though.
The really sad thing is the cars that make the annoying fire ant sounds are not going to be the fast ones either after this year.
The car pappy posted about is the last edition before cafe shuts it all down to 4 cylinder turbos and battery cars.

I am waiting on one of the last v6 tacomas to come off the line now.

 

[sinclair1]

 

[sinclair1]

Sometimes we make things new and improved, or say faster or easier to use. Sometimes when we do that we lose the soul of the thing.

True for sure. You just point and stomp now days. No driving skill needed with traction control

 

[sinclair1]

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Don’t run into the lesbian ladies Subaru

 

[jollyroger]

This has got to be the most creative complaint about a topic i have seen in some time.

Oddly specific you might say

 

[turkeykirk]

Those little fire ant motors they put in them little cars might be faster, but they still sound like a wood rat on acid. All that high pitched whining. Nothing compares to the sound of a big V8 with glass packs.

At least you didn’t hit anybulldozers.

 

[sinclair1]

People buy these monsters so they can idle them in the Walgreens drive through while waiting to pick up their prescriptions.

I cannot think of the last time I’ve seen someone actually flogging their muscle car along the empty stretches of blacktop.

I wish that was true in Savannah. Every urban kid has a Dodge challenger stomped at ever red light.

A lot of $1000 car payments out there in the urban jungle

 

[sinclair1]

Ironically the Buick Grand National is one of the first small turbo muscle car experiments ever produced for mass release.
My favorite go fast experiment was the Chevy Syclone and Typhoon

 

[Gadestroyer74]

Ironically the Buick Grand National is one of the first small turbo muscle car experiments ever produced for mass release.
My favorite go fast experiment was the Chevy Syclone and Typhoon

Those trucks where wicked fast too

 

[Lukikus2]

At least you didn’t hit anybulldozers.

Good movie. Weird though. Reminds me of a few back then. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.
The GN’s were overrated back then as some still are today. Fast always just means more money.

 

[NE GA Pappy]

I took my 65 Ranchero to a church car show tonight. I wasn't really showing my car, I was there to see some really fine sheet metal. Several big block 67 Chevelles were there, a 41 International pickup truck, lots of Tri 5s and 65 to 68 Mustangs. There was a really nice 300 Ford there too.