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1968 Mustang GT Shelby

 

 

Interesting little side fact. The 1967 Shelby Mustangs used Mercury Cougar tail lamps, but the 1968 models used lamps from the '66 Ford Thunderbird. 67 to '68 GT 500 Shelbys came with 355-hp 428-cubic-inch big-block power under the hood. Car testers of the day saw quarter-mile time slips in the mid-to-low 14-second bracket—quick for the day.

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1968 Dodge Daytona

 

 

 

Side fact- The Daytona's aerodynamic modifications over a those of a standard Charger helped lower the coefficient of drag to 0.28—an excellent figure even by today's standards. But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce? According to legend, no. The reason for the exaggerated height of the wing was so that the trunklid on the production cars could pass underneath it and fully open.

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1977 Oldsmobile 442

 

 

Interesting side fact-Actor James Garner raced a beefed-up 1970 Olds 442 in the NORRA Mexico 1000 (a precursor to the Baja 1000), where it won second in class. The Goodyear Grabber, as it was known, was built by legendary Baja-race-vehicle guru Vic Hickey and sponsored by Goodyear tires. The vehicle was recently restored and put up for sale.

[Cosmonaut]

^^Cool side fact...Liked the Rockford...

[ratpatrol66]

1968 Dodge Daytona

 

 

 

Side fact- The Daytona's aerodynamic modifications over a those of a standard Charger helped lower the coefficient of drag to 0.28—an excellent figure even by today's standards. But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce? According to legend, no. The reason for the exaggerated height of the wing was so that the trunklid on the production cars could pass underneath it and fully open.

Fake fact!!! Daytona was not made in 68!

[oakrun]

Nissan S20

 

[125 CSL]

Fake fact!!! Daytona was not made in 68!

my mistake, I hit the 8 instead of the 9

[Bory]

my mistake, I hit the 8 instead of the 9

[Bory]

Actually they were made in 68, but they were sold as 69's

So if we are going to correct someone lets make sure we are specific

[Bory]

1977 Dodge Monaco Cop Car

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bory]

So cool, the shot of the wheel,

Slotted Mopar wheel only came on police ordered cars, and even has the slotted dog dish, also only equipped on

Police or 'special' the thought was it would help cool the brakes.

[ratpatrol66]

my mistake, I hit the 8 instead of the 9

All is forgiven as I have fat fingers myself!

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Them succker were HEAVY. Like 20lbs each.

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[Jesse C.]

Too bad NASCAR killed the winged cars. This is what the 71 Superbird would have looked like. These are aftermarket kits based on Chrysler research and models. 

 

[ratpatrol66]

Them succker were HEAVY. Like 20lbs each.

My doctor has small fingers but his knuckles are big!

[ratpatrol66]

Too bad NASCAR killed the winged cars. This is what the 71 Superbird would have looked like. These are aftermarket kits based on Chrysler research and models. 

 

This car would have major front lift at high speed. Look how high the nose is compared to Daytona in background. Shark nose!

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This car would have major front lift at high speed. Look how high the nose is compared to Daytona in background. Shark nose!

The race car would probably sit lower so the chin spoiler would come into play a lot more.

[Jesse C.]

Somewhere I have a photo of the wind tunnel model for it and this appears to be the shape they where going with until NASCAR killed it. The crazy part is that MPC models made a kit of it from Chrysler technical drawings before the car was killed. Thus it is what little proof exists of the cars. 

 

[Jesse C.]

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VW 1948 Deluxe prototype