27 cid Ford V-8 engine, single Holley four-barrel carburetor, 525+ HP (est.), four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel coil spring independent suspension, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 90"
The thundering Shelby Cobra remains quite likely the single most important American performance icon of the 20th Century. Rooted in the brilli..
3,995 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder Vantage engine, triple twin-choke Weber carburetors, 325 BHP at 5,750 rpm, five-speed ZF manual gearbox, independent coil spring front suspension with double wishbones and anti-roll bar, de Dion rear axle with trailing arms, Watts linkage, and coil springs, four-wheel power-assisted hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase..
427 cid Motion Performance built V-8 engine rated at 435 HP, Muncie M21 four-speed transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 98"
Performance cars from the 1960s needed no help in turning in some impressive quarter mile times, but if anyone wanted to truly smash the competition they needed only to contact ..
235 cid inline six-cylinder engine, 135 HP, Turboglide automatic transmission, front independent suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 119”
The 1961 Chevrolet Impala became one of the most memorable Chevrolets of the 1960s by mixing full-size luxury with sporty performance. GM styling was moving faster th..
427 cid V-8, 425 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension, solid rear-axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 108"
In 1969, Chevrolet offered the Camaro with a slew of optional performance equipment but the diamond in the rough was the Central Office Production Order, or COPO, stripped..
454 cid V-8 engine, triple two-barrel Holley carburetors, Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, independent rear suspension with lateral struts, radius rods, and transverse leaf spring, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 98”
While all classic Corvettes never fail to attrac..
1,991 cc air-cooled SOHC flat six-cylinder engine, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 170 HP at 6,800 rpm, five-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel ventilated hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 89.4”
Soon after Porsche began producing the 911 in 1964, the new car’s sporting credentials were confirmed ..
427 cid OHV V-8 engine with dual four-barrel Holley carburetors rated at 425 HP, four-speed “Top Loader” manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil spring over shock absorbers, semi-elliptic rear springs on live axle, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 119”
Before the birth of muscle cars, America’s need for speed was ad..
396 cid big block V-8 rated at 375 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, power front disc brakes and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 108"
In the later 1960s, it was anyone’s guess where the horsepower race would end. Dodge had their mighty 426 cubic-inch Hemi that was powering the Charger, Barr..