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..
255 cid V-8 engine, 125 HP, three-speed manual transmission, independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 118”
Since the introduction of the Mercury brand in 1939, Ford used it to bridge the gap between its namesake and the upscale Lincoln brand with great success. The 1940s pr..
413 cid OHV V-8 engine rated at 375 HP, three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, torsion bar independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel power-assisted drum brakes; wheelbase: 126"
In the 1960s, nothing said performance louder than a Chrysler V-8. Whether it was on the stock car oval or the quar..
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 ..
2,912 cc OHV inline six-cylinder engine with dual two-inch SU carburetors rated at 150 HP, upgraded five-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with wishbones and coil springs, rigid rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 92"
Austin-Healey got its start in 1952 when the Austin ..
350 cid V-8 engine rated at 325 HP, four-barrel carburetor, Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission, independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, power four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 101”
The production of the Firebird lagged the Camaro by some three months in 1967 because, initially, Pontiac General Manager John DeLor..
RPO 579D 283 cid V-8 engine, Rochester mechanical fuel injection, 290 HP, Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length upper and lower A-arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, trailing radius rods, and anti-roll bar, RPO 687 HD ventilated four-wheel ..
273 cid Chrysler LA-block V-8 engine, Carter four-barrel carburetor, 235 BHP, TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms, torsion bar and anti-roll bar, live Sure-Grip rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, front disc and rear drum hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 106"
By the 1960s, the world’s few re..
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..
327 cid V-8 rated at 350 HP, four-speed transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and shock absorbers, leaf spring rear suspension, power-assisted drum brakes; wheelbase: 110"
One of Chevrolet’s most popular cars in the 1960s was the Nova. There are many reasons for its widespread admiration and perhaps its versatility was one ..