What is the fastest vintage car?

Here are some of the fastest road-legal production cars of all time
  • 1894 Benz Velo - 12mph. ...
  • 1949 Jaguar XK120 - 124.6mph. ...
  • 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL - 140mph. ...
  • 1958 Aston Martin DB4 - 141mph. ...
  • 1963 Iso Rivolta Grifo A3/L 327 - 161mph. ...
  • 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 - 171mph. ...
  • 1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona - 174mph.
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What is the fastest vintage car in the world?

15 Fastest Classic Cars We'd Collect Today
  • 5 1976 Kemp Mustang Cobra II Race Car - 0-60 In 4.1 Seconds. ...
  • 4 1968 CR Supercars Villain Mustang - 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds. ...
  • 3 1976 Ford Gran Torino - 0-60 In 5.5 Seconds. ...
  • 2 1987 Lamborghini Countach LP500 QV - 0-60 In 4.7 Seconds. ...
  • 1 1976 Lamborghini Urraco P300 - 0-60 In 5.5 Seconds.
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What's the fastest classic muscle car?

Fastest Classic Muscle Car: 1964 Pontiac GTO

Designed by John DeLorean, Russell Gee, and Bill Collins, it could go from zero to 60 mph in little more than 6.6 seconds. Its light body and massive engine made this possible, resulting in impressive top racing speeds.
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What was the fastest 60s muscle car?

Top 5 Fastest Muscle Cars from the 1960's & 1970's
  • 1964 Pontiac GTO. The 1964 Pontiac GTO had a high level of speed and horsepower for the time and can reach 60 mph in 6.6 seconds. ...
  • 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake. ...
  • 1969 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. ...
  • 1973 De Tomaso Pantera. ...
  • 1968 Dodge Charger R/T.
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What is the most powerful classic car?

Ranking The Most Powerful Classic Muscle Cars
  1. 1 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Via mecum.com.
  2. 2 1969 Dodge Charger R/T. Via motorauthority.com. ...
  3. 3 1967 Chevrolet Corvette. ...
  4. 4 1966 Plymouth Satellite. ...
  5. 5 1968 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds. ...
  6. 6 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500. ...
  7. 7 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. ...
  8. 8 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback. ...
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How to drive the fastest car of the 1950s in 2019 ft. James May's tips



What is the king of all muscle cars?

The Dodge Challenger is King of the Muscle Cars.
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What is the greatest muscle car of all time?

The 10 best muscle cars of all time
  • 1964 Pontiac GTO.
  • 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454.
  • 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird.
  • 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.
  • 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88.
  • 1965 Shelby Mustang GT-350.
  • 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88.
  • 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt.
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How fast is 1969 GTO?

4) in 1969, the model with 2-door hardtop coupe body and V-8 6558 cm3 / 400.2 cui, 273 kW / 371 PS / 366 hp (SAE) offered since December 1968 for North America . According to the ProfessCars™ estimation this Pontiac would accelerate 0-60 mph in 5.2 sec, 0-100 km/h in 5.4 sec and quarter mile time is 13.8 sec.
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What was the fastest car in the 1950s?

Fastest car of the 1950s: Aston Martin DB4 GT

It symbolized both high speed and high class. A lighter, higher-performance version of the DB4 was introduced in September 1959. The newly improved DB4 GT reached a top speed of 153 mph.
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What was the fastest 1/4 mile car in 1970?

15 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda – 14.0 Seconds

This 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda can complete a quarter-mile lap in 14.0 seconds and can run at a top speed of 117 MPH, all thanks to its 426 Hemi engine.
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What car has the most horsepower in the 1960s?

10 Most Powerful Muscle Cars Of The 1960s
  • 8 Buick GSX 455.
  • 7 Oldsmobile Toronado GT Coupe.
  • 6 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air.
  • 5 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet.
  • 4 Plymouth Barracuda 440.
  • 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
  • 2 Chevrolet Corvette L88.
  • 1 Shelby Cobra.
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What was the fastest car in 1970?

1. Porsche 911 turbo – 4.9 secs. Also known as the 930, the Porsche 911 turbo stood proud as the quickest car built in the 1970s.
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How fast can a 1930s car go?

1930s: Duesenberg Model SJ - 140 mph (225 km/h)

This output 320 hp, and enabled the car to achieve 104mph in second gear.
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How fast could 1920s cars go?

Not only was the 1920s a decade of firsts, but it also produced some memorable classic rides that certainly would fulfil the needs of a speed-lover at the time. Top speeds were shy of 120 mph in this decade, but those speeds were only achievable by some cars.
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What was the fastest car in the 1940s?

The 1946 Delahaye 145 takes the honor of the most powerful and fastest production car of the 1940s.
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How fast could cars drive in 1940?

They, too, have shown an increase in top speeds. From 1925, when only the high-priced cars could beat 60, we find that the average 1940 car in the low- priced field can exceed 80 miles per hour, and in the high-priced field it can top 90.
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What was the first car to hit 100 mph?

The first car to break 100mph was a 90hp Napier owned by a chap called S.E. Edge. In the early 20th century, rich petrolheads would race their cars on Ormond Beach in Florida. Edge's Napier was driven by a British man named Arthur MacDonald, who managed 104.65mph over the measured mile in 1905.
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How fast did a Model T go?

It had a 22-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and was made of a new kind of heat-treated steel, pioneered by French race car makers, that made it lighter (it weighed just 1,200 pounds) and stronger than its predecessors had been. It could go as fast as 40 miles per hour and could run on gasoline or hemp-based fuel.
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How much HP did 69 GTO have?

The standard engine option in a Judge for 1969 was a 366-hp, Ram Air III 400-cu-in engine.
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What did GTO stand for?

This ritual is summarized by the three most famous letters ever worn by an automobile: "GTO" stands for "Gran Turismo Omologato," which, loosely translated from the Italian, means homologated (recognized for competition) grand-touring car. Enzo could have christened his car "the ultimate," and we wouldn't quibble.
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How fast is a 1970 GTO?

According to ProfessCars™ estimation this Pontiac is capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 5.4 sec, from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.7 sec, from 0 to 160 km/h (100 mph) in 13.4 sec and the quarter mile drag time is 14 sec.
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What is the baddest muscle car?

10 Most Badass Muscle Cars, Ranked
  • 8 Plymouth AAR-Cuda. ...
  • 7 Pontiac GTO. ...
  • 6 Plymouth Road Runner. ...
  • 5 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454. ...
  • 4 Ford Mustang Mach 1. ...
  • 3 Shelby Mustang. ...
  • 2 Boss 429. ...
  • 1 Dodge Charger R/T. Finally, coming in at first is the Dodge Charger R/T.
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What is the #1 muscle car?

1. The car that put the pony in pony cars, the Ford Mustang. For maximum muscle, I'm going to go with the 760-hp Shelby GT500. The GT500 scorches past the quarter-mile mark in 11.3 seconds and can rip around a road course as quickly as an exotic European sports car.
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What was the fastest muscle car in 1969?

Top 10 Quickest Muscle Cars of 1969 – Muscle Car of the Week (...
  • Plymouth Roadrunner – 107.65 mph, 13.32 sec.
  • Boss 429 Mustang – 107 mph, 13.34 sec.
  • Charger 500 – 109 mph, 13,48 sec.
  • Corvette L88 – 111.10 mph, 13.56 sec.
  • Mustang Mach 1 – 103.44 mph, 13.69 sec.
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