Well bye, Mopar

[Axxe55]

Ah. AMC Pacer. Didn't they call that a "Glass Rollerskate" or something? I almost bought one but I was deploying to Europe and decided to buy a VW Type 181 instead.

Nicknamed the "Rolling Fish Bowl"

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Ah. AMC Pacer. Didn't they call that a "Glass Rollerskate" or something? I almost bought one but I was deploying to Europe and decided to buy a VW Type 181 instead.

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[TheDan]

 

[Brains]

The sounds that thing makes are honestly offensive.

 

[Mike_from_Texas]

My friend had a Charger when they first came out 1966, 426 hemi with two 4 barrel carburators. Fastest car I ever rode in, truly pushed you into the seat.

And they are sllloooowwwwww by today’s standards.


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[Axxe55]

And they are sllloooowwwwww by today’s standards.


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And on a good day, they might get 8 or 9 miles to the gallon. Saving grace then, was gas waw under 30 cents a gallon!

 

[Tnhawk]

Loved my Barracuda but haven't been a mopar fan since that time.

 

[Brains]

And they are sllloooowwwwww by today’s standards.

Definitely amazing how far performance has come.
14.16 @ 96.15 mph for the '66 vs. 10.80's @ 124 for a new Hellcat.
Even the base v6 will do a 6.9 second 0-60 and the quarter in the 15's.

 

[PUCKER]

Definitely amazing how far performance has come.
14.16 @ 96.15 mph for the '66 vs. 10.80's @ 124 for a new Hellcat.
Even the base v6 will do a 6.9 second 0-60 and the quarter in the 15's.

For the '66 - was that the time back in '66 or current day? Reason I ask is tires...tires back then were not like they are today as far as grip and such. Just curious. It is absolutely amazing how fast the current cars are though along with the mileage they get along with the comfort!

 

[Axxe55]

For the '66 - was that the time back in '66 or current day? Reason I ask is tires...tires back then were not like they are today as far as grip and such. Just curious. It is absolutely amazing how fast the current cars are though along with the mileage they get along with the comfort!

I think tires in the mid 1960's are no where tire technology is currently. Electronics and fuel injection just didn't exist back then either, that contribute to performance and fuel efficiency that current vehicles have.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Well, there was fuel injection in the 60s.

 

[Axxe55]

Well, there was fuel injection in the 60s.

Fuel injection actually goes back to the late 1930's and early 1940's, but the biggest factor I see that made FI what it is are the electronics and computers

FI in the 1960's was mechanical.

Fuel injection - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Brains]

For the '66 - was that the time back in '66 or current day? Reason I ask is tires...tires back then were not like they are today as far as grip and such. Just curious. It is absolutely amazing how fast the current cars are though along with the mileage they get along with the comfort!

Not sure, but not like it would matter. Look at the MPH.

 

[PUCKER]

Not sure, but not like it would matter. Look at the MPH.

I hear ya but I’m guessing there was a LOT of spinning for that 60’ and probably some more LOL!

 

[striker55]

My buddy would pull his 66 Charger into the garage and power brake it, fill the garage with tire smoke!

 

[Brains]

Wouldn't surprise me if the 60 foot was 2.0 or even a little higher. MPH is the indicator of the power available, ET is the indicator of the ability to use that power. Even spinning you'll end up with a similar, often higher trap speed. Well, unless you try to draw the worlds longest 11 down the 1320' I suppose That ET/MPH is consistent with what I've seen from cars with similar performance (e.g. Stock Fox Mustang 5.0 on radials) so I'm thinking it was legit.

 

[TxStetson]

Seems like the perfect place to put this:

 

[PUCKER]

Wouldn't surprise me if the 60 foot was 2.0 or even a little higher. MPH is the indicator of the power available, ET is the indicator of the ability to use that power. Even spinning you'll end up with a similar, often higher trap speed. Well, unless you try to draw the worlds longest 11 down the 1320' I suppose That ET/MPH is consistent with what I've seen from cars with similar performance (e.g. Stock Fox Mustang 5.0 on radials) so I'm thinking it was legit.

Either way, I say that we do some "scientific testing" and get some slicks (heck, I'll pay for the slicks and track time!!) and see what an old hemi charger can do...now where is that old hemi? LOL!!

 

[Brains]

I'm down for doing research. A LOT of research. Even if I'm going slower, I'd be grinning the whole way.

 

[PUCKER]

I'm down for doing research. A LOT of research. Even if I'm going slower, I'd be grinning the whole way.

That'd be fun, fore sure!! Been years since I've hit the drag strip, used to do it literally every weekend in late high school / early college.