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..
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..
1,582 cc air-cooled, horizontally opposed OHV four-cylinder engine, 107 HP (SAE rating) at 5,800 rpm, fully-synchronized four-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 82.7"
As the first car bearing the Porsche name, the 356 remains the cornerstone of its continuing lege..
1,897 cc SOHC inline four-cylinder engine, twin sidedraft Weber twin-choke carburetors, 105 HP at 5,700 rpm, four-speed manual gearbox, fully independent suspension with front wishbones and coil springs, rear swing-axle with coil springs, power-assisted four-wheel hydraulic ‘Alfin’ drum brakes; wheelbase: 94.5”
Unveiled at the 1954 New York Intern..
428 Cobra Jet V-8 engine with Ram Air cold-air induction, single 735 CFM Holley four-barrel carburetor, 335 BHP, Ford Top Loader four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs and staggered shock absorbers, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase..
3,781 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine, triple SU carburetors, 265 BHP, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with torsion bars, double wishbones and anti-roll bar, independent rear suspension with coil springs, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 96"
Reporting from the March 1961 Geneva Salon, Autosport magazine’s co..
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 ..
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 ..