greatest!

[austinreed2]

i did a poll to test the greatest american car!

[megotmea7]

the tomahawk isnt quite a car nor is it in producion or will it probaly ever be, i say S7 bacause there isnt really any other comparison. as far as best car EVER it would have to be the vette

[Batmobile_Turbo]

i'd have to agree about the vette because it has a very rich history and has one of the best sports car values in the world. as for the 'best' it's probably the tomahawk even though it's not really a car.

[Prowl]

GT40 MKII

[DwZX35]

Saleen, sure corvette Z06 is great, but it has no chance to win in any course against an S7

[Egg Nog]

I think this poll has spanned a few classes too many Not a wise thing to do

Chevy Monza -vs- Ford Mustang V6 -vs- Pontiac Trans Am WS6 -vs- Saleen S7R

[Fleet 500]

Greatest American performance car?

My choice... 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona with 426-Hemi (pic below).

Runners-up:

- '68 Hemi Dart and Barracuda (mid-10 sec. 1/4 miles)
- '66 427/425 'Vette
- Yenko s/c 427 Camaro
- '69 L88 427 'Vette (mid 11-sec 1/4 miles)
- '69 Plymouth Road Runner/Dodge Super Bee, 440-6 bbl, 4.10 gears, 4-speed manual. (high 12-/low 13- sec 1/4 miles).
- '64 Ford Thunderbolt 427
- '70 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 (450 hp.)

[NoOne]

Originally posted by Fleet 500
Greatest American performance car?

My choice... 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona with 426-Hemi (pic below).

Runners-up:

- '68 Hemi Dart and Barracuda (mid-10 sec. 1/4 miles)
- '66 427/425 'Vette
- Yenko s/c 427 Camaro
- '69 L88 427 'Vette (mid 11-sec 1/4 miles)
- '69 Plymouth Road Runner/Dodge Super Bee, 440-6 bbl, 4.10 gears, 4-speed manual. (high 12-/low 13- sec 1/4 miles).
- '64 Ford Thunderbolt 427
- '70 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 (450 hp.)

I love all the cars you named there, but they were great accelerating cars not great performance cars. Differance being performance also encompasses braking and handling, all the cars you named with the possible exception of the 'vettes and the Yenko handled like shit and braking power is disgusting compared to the acceleration.


The quarter mile times you posted are fairly accurate with a sticky tire or a 9" slick, times with stock original tires would be at least 1-1.5 seconds slower, "short times" (the 1st 60 ft) would typically be in the 2.2 to 2.6 second range even trying to launch the cars carefully so as to keep wheelspin to a minimum, pedal to the floor-going for broke launches look really cool but are totally ineffective.

I will not claim to be an expert here, but I have had quite a collection of musclecars over the yrs, and I've been taking cars to the drags for almost 16yrs.

The ZO6 is probably the best all round performance car ever , but my personal choice would be for the Viper .... I'm a curb appeal junkie !!!

[Fleet 500]

Originally posted by NoOne
I love all the cars you named there, but they were great accelerating cars not great performance cars. Differance being performance also encompasses braking and handling, all the cars you named with the possible exception of the 'vettes and the Yenko handled like shit and braking power is disgusting compared to the acceleration.


The quarter mile times you posted are fairly accurate with a sticky tire or a 9" slick, times with stock original tires would be at least 1-1.5 seconds slower, "short times" (the 1st 60 ft) would typically be in the 2.2 to 2.6 second range even trying to launch the cars carefully so as to keep wheelspin to a minimum, pedal to the floor-going for broke launches look really cool but are totally ineffective.

For me, performance is how fast a car finishes a quarter-mile.
I prefer acceleration to handling because where I live, there are few curves in the road (except in the mountains which I don't drive in often).
In other words, driving a car that can burn rubber for 400 feet, and blaze up to 100 mph. in 12 seconds can make me forget all about handling.

The times I posted were originally from the '60s, which car mags from the '80s and '90s later generally verified. Yes, they must have had the stickiest tires available, but the '69 Road Runner 440-6 did not have slicks.

Anyway, I wouldn't mind driving around in any of the cars I listed. I would be grinning for the next 5 years!

[deadly-phoenix]

corvette all the way

[P3RG4R3C]

Whoa, my computer crashed because of that big pic!

[Gtek-i]

corvette all the way

S7 twin turbo whoops all! by the way, stop showing the Lingenfelter Vette!