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Originally Posted by acfsambo

Too bad its American other wise I would have said Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III (beats any other muscle car hands down).

Too bad indeed, because the all-round high performance qualities that made our own 1960s & '70s supercars into such effective track weapons, also transposed into a superior (ie faster) machine for road use

Taking one example; when adjudged by the more credible performance data already posted, its hard to believe the fastest version of a 100% stock-standard as-delivered Dodge Challenger (426 V8 Hemi eg) as being any quicker than a corresponding version of our Valiant Charger Hemi - whether judged in a straight line, let alone around a track or indeed for fast road driving. This despite the Valiant not even being a V8!

Could you imagine any big-block US muscle car keeping up with a GT-HO, Six-Pack Charger, or even the little 3.3 litre 6-cyl Torana XU-1, around Bathurst for 500 miles .. I think not