Back in the mid-1970's there was a used car dealer in North Carolina and every Camaro they had on the lot was a Z/28. It was always a joke that they made more Z/28's than Chevrolet made.
Remember Snake and Mongoose.Don Garlits swamp rat dragsters
This is where the birth of the rear engine dragster was born. He’s a true pioneer in drag racing and these cars are iconic.
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Not iconic outside the CA racing but here's my Uncle Al's t-bucket. This is one of his most sought after cars (by collectors in CA) and come to find out, my Uncle Gene had the car (Uncle on opposite side of family).Kookie T-bucket.
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Saw them race back in early 70's at the Dallas International Motor Speedway just east of Lewisville. Man it was awesome! Mattel had so much stuff set up at the track really promoting the Snake/Mongoose Hot Wheels sets. You've never had a whooping until your momma has beat you with a yellow section of hot wheels track. That shit hurt!Remember Snake and Mongoose.
I haven’t read to the end of the thread yet, but Desmond Llewelyn?Trivia question for the thread.
What does the car in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 have in common?
Funny looking back now how little power they actually had, in these days of 400 hp sedans. A neighbor has one of the DPS notchbacks. 5 speed manual and heavy duty everything.Quite a bit more pedestrian, crazy common, but definitely iconic for its time. Everyone either had one or knows someone who did.
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A lot less power @ 225 gross, but also a LOT less weight. My LX hatchback (the only one I ever put on the scale) was 3105 lbs. Before I started modifying, I ran a 12.84 on street tires. Never did put it down the track after heads, cam, intake, MAF, tune, gears, axles, tires and nitrous but it ran ok.Funny looking back now how little power they actually had, in these days of 400 hp sedans. A neighbor has one of the DPS notchbacks. 5 speed manual and heavy duty everything.
67 Chevelle is also my favorite year. 56 is my favorite tri five.I think you hit all the points, I'll add that some cars are just timeless designs, they don't look dated as the years roll by.
Just a few of my favorites, I think I could fill this entire forum with car porn, lol. I'm admittedly biased toward Chevrolet, love them all though.
Ferrari GTO
Any tri-five Chevy.
E-type Jags.
67-68-69-70 Camaro.
The entire 911 series.
The 67 Chevelle, I just adore this car.
One of the most iconic race cars of all time, the sound of which is unparalleled in my opinion. The Porsche 917K.
BMW 3 series, the older ones are just beauties.
The small block Chevy powered Lola T-70. Modern carbon fiber and plastic race cars just can't hold a candle to vintage race cars that were hand made. I'll quit now before I blow up the thread, lol. I didn't even get to the open wheel cars.
None were factory performance modified that I'm aware of. Upgrades were more for endurance/longevity or equipment needs.The cop car Mustangs were not really that much higher in horsepower than the civilian Mustangs, (maybe 10 to 15 more.) but where they shined was upgraded cooling, braking, suspension and electrical systems. They usually took a stripped LX since they knew they were going to add weight from all the police equipment. With it being a Ford small block, they also were very easily upgraded for more horsepower.
None were factory performance modified that I'm aware of. Upgrades were more for endurance/longevity or equipment needs.
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