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The L88 Vette was tested by CC mag. back in the day They ran the numbers and est the output somewhere in the 560hp range, stock. We already know factory Hemi's with solid cams will easily make over 500hp. It amazes me that both drivers got off the line so cleanly on those crap tires. Great ET's!
I was thinking that corvette was going to take the win with the higher compression and lighter curb weight but that Hemi really surprised me! I could watch those two cars race all week long
Absolute battle of two legends - like others have written - I could watch this all day. Thank you for the great vid and hilarious commentary. 🌮 🌮 (that’s “cheers” with tacos).
This was an awesome race. Both cars obviously were tweaked within the rules, they totally hooked up, and the drivers knew how to drive. But the commentary had me laughing out loud! Well done.
Awesome matchup! '67 R/t one of my favorite musclecars of all time, but thought the "Vette would take it , being lighter...a great race....125MPH...wow!
@@buzzwaldron6195No watch the beginning of the video the 427 had been bored .040 over so that takes the stock cubes from 427- 437 cubes plus it had other internal mods done to it. The Hemi Cornett this guy that made the video said the car was bought new by the driver from the factory & it is original stock from the factory plus it weighed 400 lbs more than the Corvette does after both were weighed and with that square body shape it's about as aero dynamic as a brick compared to the Corvette with its sleek and rounded body shape. The Dodge lost by .03 seconds to the much modified 427 but if you look closer at the end just as they both cross the trap beams the Hemi was starting to pull away from the Corvette because the gears in the Corvette limited any more trap speed and the engine was at max HP and basically running out of breath and couldn't pull anymore . Both cars are very nice and if I had the money I would gladly have both in my garage especially the Corvette being so few of these were made . Some years ago the Hemi supposedly won more races than any of the engines made by GM and Ford Mercury etc probably starting in the mid 50s on when the 426 came out that dominated the SS classes and dominated in the alcohol and nitro classes . The modem day top fuel dragsters and funny cars use a Hemi engine largely based off of the 426 Hemi in a lot of ways but using solid billet aluminum heads and blocks to be able to withstand the 10,000 + HP they are making now .
With seeing the specs it looked as if the vette was the better drag car, but that just shows how tough those hemi's are and the guy driving it must be at least in his 70s so thats one grandpa you better not pull up beside of in your little 4banger with the sounds of all the bees traped under the hood!
I had a chance to see a real L88 in person by far the most beautiful corvette I’ve ever seen. They guy who owns it told me they suck to drive on the streets but once you hit the strip there’s no stopping it
I gotta say, these cars are fast as all hell, and I'm glad you get to record these videos, as well as talk about the cars! it's just very entertaining content
BEWARE of buying original 426 Hemi's nowadays.........even if they've already been "rebuilt". Nearly all of those old Hemi's have been raced hard, beat on, and modified or doctored up countless times, in so many weird & desperate ways, you usually wind up buying a total lemon. I'm not even kidding. Mismatched caps off of another engine in the rotating assembly, and that's just scratching the surface. Don't believe it? Just ask Tony of Uncle Tony's Garage youtube channel. He's a total Mopar guy, and he built & raced nothing BUT Hemi's back in the day. He warns everyone: STEER CLEAR of the old Hemi's............you'll wind up with some weird shit that is UN-FIXABLE. Or you'll spend far more money TRYING to fix it, than it will ever be worth, and chances are, it STILL won't be right. The average guy today is much better off with a 440.
If you aren't looking for a rare hemi car or an R/T they aren't that hard to find. I own a '66 that came with a small block and it only set me back around 4k.
A friend of mine in high school who had quite a few fast cars and was in my auto shop class bought himself his dream car was L88 Vette he told me honestly Dave that was the scariest car I've ever owned. And he could drive. This was a battle of the brutes. Hilarious commentary as always.
Great race! My dad had a red 1969 coronet bought new and drove the hell outta it! Shame though, it was in a wreck in 1981 when it got t-boned by a 77 firebird and my grandpa sold it for it's parts. Thanks for the epic matchup and memories!
I've been waiting on this the legendary l-88 427 vs the legendary 426 hemi now all we need is fords legendary 427 and now it's a straight up battle royal/domestic war
@@gordocarbo They made tall and low deck 427s and GM sold millions because it was a mass production engine unlike the HEMI that sold about 11,000 units. If GM wasn’t beating the crap out of Ford and Chrysler in NASCAR there probably wouldn’t be any Gen 2 Hemis or SOHC Ford engines.
If the L88 didn't have headers that were open, it was handicapped more than most people know. Large port heads would not be good with cast iron exhaust manifolds. Slicks were also allowed. Those two things would make a tremendous difference at a drag strip. Seems like they are always compared without them. I read an article years ago about Zora Duntov taking a '69 L88 to a drag strip with headers and slicks, and 100% stock and made one pass at 10.1.
Goodday C & Z, That was awesome, I saw a identical 1967 Coronet R/T back in 2019 at the Chrysler Show in Adelaide. Same colour but with a centre console & you knew you were looking a rarity. Extremely impressed with the Coronet considering the weight advantage the Corvette had plus alot more aerodynamic. Great race great commentary. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
@@CarsAndZebras Always a pleasure mate. It is Wednesday morning here right now & premiered at 7am. What a way to start the day C & Z with coffee. Come on doesn't get better than that. Cheers Louis 👍
On an unrelated note, could you imagine how cool it was to be those EMS guys? You're a highly trained first responder and you're getting paid to sit and watch races at the strip all day lol.
@CarsAndZebras Love your videos man! Always gives me something to look forward to. I know it's kinda "luck of the draw" for what vehicles show up when you film but if you could it would be SUPER cool to see a 1st gen Monte Carlo (or any gen) tearing it up. I have a '70 and they don't get much love being overshadowed by the Chevelles and Corvettes🤘
my 16 yo built a 79 Vette over the last year. He's at the track most weekends with his friends. Honestly, I think a drug habit would be cheaper ;) He already needs a new TH350 trans.
@@CarsAndZebras so true. he finally got a job - working on construction equipment, so maybe he can buy his own gas soon, lol. 11 mpg doesn't go far. drive.google.com/file/d/1AAE0JGqTpPtQdltvWpziwt503GzJmrpQ/view?usp=sharing
Marzen ; I know you're joking. But in reality, the price of drug, alcohol, cigarette use is astronomical. And the cost if a person O.D.'s and dies? Let's say someone earns $25k a year x 20yrs. That's $500,000. So git off yer ass and by that teen of yours a new TH350. Have a great time at the track! John ;o)
That was a great race between two of the best muscle car classics of the day. Neither of these cars would run those kind of times back then especially on street tires. Race tracks back then didn’t have the traction they do today but it was a fun matchup.
I know because my 65 gto tuned well with 3 2 bbl Muncie 4 speed and 373 rear gears was a 14 second car bone stock . Not low 14 . I got it into the 12 second with a cam -big 850 single 4 bbl headers - 411 gears and oh yes -the expensive ram air heads . Paid 1000 dollars for them heads when that was a lot of money . I almost forgot I blew up the 389 and that was a 400 block so nothing stock Cept trans.
My gas station boss (Colorado) in 1967 owned a black/black 1967 Coronet 440 R/T with a 4-speed. It had the 440 Magnum engine. But it was great to look at while I worked there.
I'm hoping I'd get a chance to drag race my 1977 Chevrolet Camaro one day. It has a 383 stroker under the hood with a TH350 backing it. I always wanted to see what the quarter mile time for it would be.
@@CarsAndZebras It would be pretty fun. However, as I'm only 17, my mother would never allow me to. Hell, she was so mad when I brought the car home one day. I saved up for months just to get it.
@@CarsAndZebras She made it clear if she ever saw me racing, she'd scalp me. Either way, I have a blast driving the car. Got it running right myself. Still can't believe I got it for just 3 grand and I drove it home afterwards.
I'm a Corvette person through and through, but I'd rather have that Mopar! You can't beat the Hemi "wow" factor. Both legendary and powerful. I love them both.
When we were 18, my frend bought new 4 sp. 70 340 cuda, had motor built for street/ strip , and i went with him several times to watch him race it. He often won against similar cars, not always. When gas crunch of 73 hit he sold it to a GI for 2500 and I recall us laughing about how guy paid too much. We dont talk about it.
Corvette L88 has more horsepower, higher compression, stiffer gearing, less weight, cost a lot more, cold air induction, more rubber, better aerodynamics.... And it is louder. Of course it will win. Well, ok, it will win by a reaction time at least. Nice race.
WOW! Single elimination, bring your A game. Awesome, BEAUTIFUL BB muscle cars doing work. Good thing that vette cut that light...holeshot win for the L88
Pretty evenly matched I would say. The Hemi option price seems low even for the U.S. I ordered a new ‘66 Coronet with the Hemi pkg with the 4 speed. It was $998.00 for that pkg alone. My car was stickered at $4015.00 in Toronto Ontario. Thx for the race, they were quick.
I owned a 1969 427/435 4 Speed Corvette back in the 70s. My wife was afraid of it. Oh by the way the TriPower was gone, but it had a Holley 6 barrel on it, anyone ever heard of that.
It was probably a Holley 3 Barrel, not a 6 Barrel. They made 3 Barrels in 2 sizes, not exactly sure but i thinking one was around 900 cfm, and the other was around 1000 cfm, they were replaced with the Dominator Carburetors.
@@joebiddy3699 Was it a Autolite 6 Barrel type carburetor ? And not a Holley ? I've never heard of Holley doing a 6 Barrel type carburetor, but i thought Autolite did something like that, Autolite Cross Ram thought I've seen before.
@@joebiddy3699 Yeah, I'll have to look into that. I do remember seeing years ago some Autolite Cross Ram or Cross Boss, it was on a Ford 289 Hi-Po or Boss 302 engine, was a long time ago. I'll have to look into it more when i have some time.
Man dog dish hub caps get me every time. Two awesome beasts! It would be super cool if you could get another camera set up somewhere down towards the finish. Hear those things screamin!
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Stupid to beyond , YOU SUCK Narrating
Anyone else a huge fan of BOTH of these cars??? I’ll take one of each!
My father actually owned a '66 Coronet AND a '68 Corvette back in the day... Neither of us can afford either of them anymore though.
I'll take the Vette. Slopars are always hard on the eye. They're like a woman with a ugly face and a hot body. Gotta turn that light off.
Those two cars and bacon... Do you need anything else?
@@futon02 Change bacon to beef for me... otherwise, yeah that's about it.
Ohhhh yeahhhhh.
Fast vette but DAM that heavier MOPAR is a BEAST!!
Both impressive on those tires!
LOL YEAH BUT THOSE 426 HEMI ENGINES CAME WITH DUAL CARBS
Meh
@@donaldkinder6716who cares. It's heavier race a 68 Hurst hemi Dart seee yaaa. Kick any GMS AZZ
Coronet for me. Rare, beautiful, badass.
Yes, very cool car!
I could watch those cars race 100 times, it’d probably be 50/50
Definitely! 👍
True that!
Your statement would be 100% correct if you put the 4-speed in the net and an automatic in the vette
@@jamescaban7710 The Vette IS an automatic
This type of competition puts our current Olympics on the back-burner.
Fantastic toe-to-toe showdown by two iconic muscle cars.
Well done.
I'm a big fan of both so it doesn't get any better then seeing the L88 vs the 426 Hemi!!
Definitely! No losers here! 👍
The L88 Vette was tested by CC mag. back in the day They ran the numbers and est the output somewhere in the 560hp range, stock. We already know factory Hemi's with solid cams will easily make over 500hp. It amazes me that both drivers got off the line so cleanly on those crap tires. Great ET's!
Awesome top end charge from the Mopar!
I was thinking that corvette was going to take the win with the higher compression and lighter curb weight but that Hemi really surprised me! I could watch those two cars race all week long
Thank God you brought the commentary back! 👍🏼
Thanks Mike! 👍
The weightlifter vomiting pure 'MERICA all over the place... It was like a breath of fresh air.
Was a good race, that L88 is a beast.
Absolute battle of two legends - like others have written - I could watch this all day. Thank you for the great vid and hilarious commentary. 🌮 🌮 (that’s “cheers” with tacos).
Thanks for watching and for the tacos! 🌮
Haven't seen rubber punished like that since I was in my 30's. Those were the days...
This was an awesome race. Both cars obviously were tweaked within the rules, they totally hooked up, and the drivers knew how to drive. But the commentary had me laughing out loud! Well done.
Glad hear your commentary..
Glad to see your comment!
Awesome matchup! '67 R/t one of my favorite musclecars of all time, but thought the "Vette would take it , being lighter...a great race....125MPH...wow!
Both very impressive!
The Vette won because of reaction time not because it was lighter. The Mopar ran quicker and faster but was late on the tree.
Nice, but nowhere close to stock - trapping 125mph+? LOL. Still cool though.
The Vette basically stock, the Hemi highly modified...
@@buzzwaldron6195No watch the beginning of the video the 427 had been bored .040 over so that takes the stock cubes from 427- 437 cubes plus it had other internal mods done to it. The Hemi Cornett this guy that made the video said the car was bought new by the driver from the factory & it is original stock from the factory plus it weighed 400 lbs more than the Corvette does after both were weighed and with that square body shape it's about as aero dynamic as a brick compared to the Corvette with its sleek and rounded body shape. The Dodge lost by .03 seconds to the much modified 427 but if you look closer at the end just as they both cross the trap beams the Hemi was starting to pull away from the Corvette because the gears in the Corvette limited any more trap speed and the engine was at max HP and basically running out of breath and couldn't pull anymore . Both cars are very nice and if I had the money I would gladly have both in my garage especially the Corvette being so few of these were made . Some years ago the Hemi supposedly won more races than any of the engines made by GM and Ford Mercury etc probably starting in the mid 50s on when the 426 came out that dominated the SS classes and dominated in the alcohol and nitro classes . The modem day top fuel dragsters and funny cars use a Hemi engine largely based off of the 426 Hemi in a lot of ways but using solid billet aluminum heads and blocks to be able to withstand the 10,000 + HP they are making now .
Two great cars, one heck of a race, That's a mean Mopar sedan right there, the Vette just cut the light .03 second quicker at best 💪
With seeing the specs it looked as if the vette was the better drag car, but that just shows how tough those hemi's are and the guy driving it must be at least in his 70s so thats one grandpa you better not pull up beside of in your little 4banger with the sounds of all the bees traped under the hood!
I'm a Chevy fan BUT you have to RESPECT the HEMI!!!🤜🏿🤛🏿
@@larryfoster8750 Just like in Fast and Furious when Tyrese raced that HEMI Cuda!🤜🏿🤛🏿
@@coreyjenkins3056 lol seen many 454 engines beat those Hemi engines
@@donaldkinder6716seen many 340 Mopars kick a big block Chevys butt. Not to mention what a 68 Hurst hemi Dart would do to any Chevy. No problem.
I had a chance to see a real L88 in person by far the most beautiful corvette I’ve ever seen. They guy who owns it told me they suck to drive on the streets but once you hit the strip there’s no stopping it
I gotta say, these cars are fast as all hell, and I'm glad you get to record these videos, as well as talk about the cars! it's just very entertaining content
That land barge was MOVIN lol wish I had the money to find one😂
BEWARE of buying original 426 Hemi's nowadays.........even if they've already been "rebuilt". Nearly all of those old Hemi's have been raced hard, beat on, and modified or doctored up countless times, in so many weird & desperate ways, you usually wind up buying a total lemon. I'm not even kidding. Mismatched caps off of another engine in the rotating assembly, and that's just scratching the surface. Don't believe it? Just ask Tony of Uncle Tony's Garage youtube channel. He's a total Mopar guy, and he built & raced nothing BUT Hemi's back in the day. He warns everyone: STEER CLEAR of the old Hemi's............you'll wind up with some weird shit that is UN-FIXABLE. Or you'll spend far more money TRYING to fix it, than it will ever be worth, and chances are, it STILL won't be right. The average guy today is much better off with a 440.
If you aren't looking for a rare hemi car or an R/T they aren't that hard to find. I own a '66 that came with a small block and it only set me back around 4k.
So awesome to have the narrator back, love this guy!
Glad you enjoy it!
Leaving money or worth out of the equation I can’t decide which one of these cars I want . I think I want the dodge !
That was awesome!!
Always been a Chevy guy but found myself rooting for the Dodge!
GREAT RACE!
I have a duel citizenship to both Corvettes and Mopars so this was a win/win....L88 was lucky he cut a good light
I believe it’s a woman driver….and it wasn’t luck, she’s a seasoned veteran.
@@CarsAndZebras that's even more badass!!
I think her husband drives a silver L88.
lol corvette won! Losers make excuses
L88s are never lucky
I knew it will be very close. Both engines are quite powerful.
Yes, both very impressive!
NOW THAT'S THE KIND OF TIMES YOU'D EXPECT TO SEE ... AMAZING HOW CLOSE IT WAS
Missed the hilarious car info commentary / Glad to have you back C&Z man!!!
The Cornett pulled that extra weight pretty good.
A friend of mine in high school who had quite a few fast cars and was in my auto shop class bought himself his dream car was L88 Vette he told me honestly Dave that was the scariest car I've ever owned. And he could drive. This was a battle of the brutes. Hilarious commentary as always.
I'm impressed the Coronet RT stayed as close as it did. They are both spec'd quite well.
2 very impressive cars and 2 very impressive drivers, wow!
Great race! My dad had a red 1969 coronet bought new and drove the hell outta it! Shame though, it was in a wreck in 1981 when it got t-boned by a 77 firebird and my grandpa sold it for it's parts. Thanks for the epic matchup and memories!
Great match up and race! Two incredible cars for sure... love the history, information on the cars, and of course the jokes! Keep em coming! 👍
Will do! Thanks for watching!
Hell yes !! With commentary!! Thanks Cars and Zebras ! You rule !!.😏💨[feerrt]
Thanks for watching 👍
@@CarsAndZebras oh yeah.. btw.. these FAST cars are insane !! 10.90's !🤯 more please !!
The toilet humor works ... because I'm on a toilet.
Awesome. , Thanks C&Z
Thanks for watching!
I've been waiting on this the legendary l-88 427 vs the legendary 426 hemi now all we need is fords legendary 427 and now it's a straight up battle royal/domestic war
You guy's conveniently forgot the 68 Hurst hemi Dart and Barracuda. Which would smoke any Ford or GM product. PERIOD.
That hemi is making a lot more power than the Chevy. Identical ETs & yet the mopar is 300 + lbs heavier.
The HEMI was designed for NASCAR superspeedway racing and the Chevy engine is a glorified GM truck engine.
@@timsharpe3498 tru
@@timsharpe3498 Eh, nope
The commercial truc 427 used a tall deck block like the 366
@@gordocarbo
They made tall and low deck 427s and GM sold millions because it was a mass production engine unlike the HEMI that sold about 11,000 units.
If GM wasn’t beating the crap out of Ford and Chrysler in NASCAR there probably wouldn’t be any Gen 2 Hemis or SOHC Ford engines.
That was an AWESOME race.
If the L88 didn't have headers that were open, it was handicapped more than most people know. Large port heads would not be good with cast iron exhaust manifolds. Slicks were also allowed. Those two things would make a tremendous difference at a drag strip. Seems like they are always compared without them. I read an article years ago about Zora Duntov taking a '69 L88 to a drag strip with headers and slicks, and 100% stock and made one pass at 10.1.
Big blocks really wake up with headers, moreso than sb do.
Another fantastic video like always
Glad you enjoyed it
Two apsolute monsters I could watch this over and over
Thanks for watching! 😎
Drag Racing an L88 vs a 426 Hemi with the highbrow humor of Cars and Zebras...Best.Day.Ever.
Some fine automobiles! Many thanks for posting this!👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks for watching!
@@CarsAndZebras
You are welcome! Great content always!👍🏻🇺🇸
A good close race👍
Very close, I wish they would have ran a few more times
Goodday C & Z,
That was awesome, I saw a identical 1967 Coronet R/T back in 2019 at the Chrysler Show in Adelaide.
Same colour but with a centre console & you knew you were looking a rarity.
Extremely impressed with the Coronet considering the weight advantage the Corvette had plus alot more aerodynamic.
Great race great commentary.
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Thanks as usual for watching!
@@CarsAndZebras
Always a pleasure mate.
It is Wednesday morning here right now & premiered at 7am.
What a way to start the day
C & Z with coffee.
Come on doesn't get better than that.
Cheers
Louis 👍
All praise for your opening 'shot.' 🎯
We aim to please
Both fast as hell! ( had to out run all the taco "nerve gas") Slim Pickens sez you've had enough!!
👍
On an unrelated note, could you imagine how cool it was to be those EMS guys? You're a highly trained first responder and you're getting paid to sit and watch races at the strip all day lol.
@CarsAndZebras Love your videos man! Always gives me something to look forward to. I know it's kinda "luck of the draw" for what vehicles show up when you film but if you could it would be SUPER cool to see a 1st gen Monte Carlo (or any gen) tearing it up. I have a '70 and they don't get much love being overshadowed by the Chevelles and Corvettes🤘
Damn that Dodge Coronet was kickin!
Holy crap, they were movin!
Christ thank you he's back boys
Never left, friend
Put that same 4.56 in the Coronet and a decent reaction time and the Mopar would show its taillights to the Vette. But both nice cars
that's a stand-up fight right there, so awesome to see!
glad the commentary is back, part of the fun ;)
Grew up drag racing there in the 80's. Great track!
Astonishing HEMI sound!!!🤩👌🏻👌🏻
Your sense of humour is off the charts in this one 😆🤣
Great video ... and ,,, funny!
Thanks for watching!
Great race!
Good to see some sponsorship C&Z! Hopefully they are paying you well, you deserve it bro! 🚗💨💨💨
my 16 yo built a 79 Vette over the last year. He's at the track most weekends with his friends. Honestly, I think a drug habit would be cheaper ;) He already needs a new TH350 trans.
A lot worse things out there he could be doing!
@@CarsAndZebras so true. he finally got a job - working on construction equipment, so maybe he can buy his own gas soon, lol.
11 mpg doesn't go far.
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Marzen ; I know you're joking. But in reality, the price of drug, alcohol, cigarette use is astronomical. And the cost if a person O.D.'s and dies? Let's say someone earns $25k a year x 20yrs. That's $500,000. So git off yer ass and by that teen of yours a new TH350. Have a great time at the track! John ;o)
Super close racing. Beautiful cars.
What a race!!!
That was a great race between two of the best muscle car classics of the day. Neither of these cars would run those kind of times back then especially on street tires. Race tracks back then didn’t have the traction they do today but it was a fun matchup.
Are they required to run with. The stock camshaft ? Those high 10's ET seems to tell otherwise
Both cars had aggressive-enough solid lifter cams from the factory, especially the L88…no issues with those cams and running in the 10s
I have a collection of old mags from back then . Those cars mostly off the lot ran low 13,s. Just saying ! Maybe in the 12,s but not often .
@@gregblack3860 Correct. Amazing how some think these 10 second times were the norm back then.
@@jameswinter6125 Track prep is much better these days, but yeah - track prep alone isn't enough to get these cars into the 10s.
I know because my 65 gto tuned well with 3 2 bbl Muncie 4 speed and 373 rear gears was a 14 second car bone stock . Not low 14 . I got it into the 12 second with a cam -big 850 single 4 bbl headers - 411 gears and oh yes -the expensive ram air heads . Paid 1000 dollars for them heads when that was a lot of money . I almost forgot I blew up the 389 and that was a 400 block so nothing stock Cept trans.
Chevy and Mopars best engine ever produced, as they were both designed for racing...
Sure in the Hell beats Ford Engine's
My gas station boss (Colorado) in 1967 owned a black/black 1967 Coronet 440 R/T with a 4-speed. It had the 440 Magnum engine. But it was great to look at while I worked there.
I'm hoping I'd get a chance to drag race my 1977 Chevrolet Camaro one day. It has a 383 stroker under the hood with a TH350 backing it. I always wanted to see what the quarter mile time for it would be.
Go for it 👍
@@CarsAndZebras It would be pretty fun. However, as I'm only 17, my mother would never allow me to. Hell, she was so mad when I brought the car home one day. I saved up for months just to get it.
@@dimitritasvanko2166 Who knows, maybe mom would want to go
@@CarsAndZebras She made it clear if she ever saw me racing, she'd scalp me. Either way, I have a blast driving the car. Got it running right myself. Still can't believe I got it for just 3 grand and I drove it home afterwards.
13.2
Thanks CZ
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lmao ..love the weight lifter.. great vid!!!
Thanks!
Classic American Muscle...God Bless The USA !!!
Shit as soon as they both took off you could tell they were the business. Excellent race.
Cheers & stay safe guys😊
I have a cousin on my fathers side who has a dodge coronet, brown in color. Badass cars,both of them.
Always good to hear your commentary and love the video 2 excellent muscle cars
Bet the vet driver was suprised to see the big red sled right beside him the whole time...lol....phrrbrrrrrt!
Both 10 second cars outstanding who ever makes the light first wins with this match up
I'm a Corvette person through and through, but I'd rather have that Mopar! You can't beat the Hemi "wow" factor. Both legendary and powerful. I love them both.
Was the original owner racing the car also for the Dodge?
yes, still racing it
Nice. You should get a second camera; perhaps near the finish line?
I might eventually 👍
When we were 18, my frend bought new 4 sp. 70 340 cuda, had motor built for street/ strip , and i went with him several times to watch him race it. He often won against similar cars, not always. When gas crunch of 73 hit he sold it to a GI for 2500 and I recall us laughing about how guy paid too much. We dont talk about it.
Corvette L88 has more horsepower, higher compression, stiffer gearing, less weight, cost a lot more, cold air induction, more rubber, better aerodynamics.... And it is louder. Of course it will win. Well, ok, it will win by a reaction time at least. Nice race.
Definitely a close one! I wish they did best of 3 racing, but in FAST Factory Stock the quickest cars do a quick 8 ladder instead.
The coroner had the lower et and higher mph and weighs 300lbs more. It's a beast!
Boy I knew that was gonna be a boxing match
Congrats on the sponsorship 👍
I was like number 426. No coincidence guys. My dream engine.
Phelps. 🤣🤣🤣
Great commentary.
WOW! Single elimination, bring your A game. Awesome, BEAUTIFUL BB muscle cars doing work. Good thing that vette cut that light...holeshot win for the L88
Hey could you try to film more GTO’s in the future? Or just more Pontiac’s please
Maybe
Thanks man
No, this is for muscle cars🤣
J/K I own a '67 Firebird 400 that I wouldn't trade for anything.
The 426 and 427 is always a good race.
Pretty evenly matched I would say. The Hemi option price seems low even for the U.S. I ordered a new ‘66 Coronet with the Hemi pkg with the 4 speed. It was $998.00 for that pkg alone. My car was stickered at $4015.00 in Toronto Ontario. Thx for the race, they were quick.
Sorry that Net may have 40 more horsepower but that 300+ fewer pounds make the vette win down the quarter mile...
So its 560 hp vs 600 hp ? And one is 300 lbs lighter ? Got it
Why not race the vette with a 68 Hemi Dart or Barricuda? Both of these are purpose built race cars like the L88 or ZL1.
Both are legends
Both top shelf 👌 hard to choose which one to steal and FU46
4.30 and 4.56 rear gears? How did they get past the 1/8 mile?
Rpm! those gears dont seem that low if you have an engine that can run to 7k
Damn good run!!! Good engine size matchup!!! I'm a Chevy Fan but You have to respect the HEMI! Both factory race cars on the street. 🤜🏿🤛🏿
Vette driver is smart. That dry hop got him there first.
Both great drivers and seasoned drag race veterans!
I owned a 1969 427/435 4 Speed Corvette back in the 70s. My wife was afraid of it. Oh by the way the TriPower was gone, but it had a Holley 6 barrel on it, anyone ever heard of that.
It was probably a Holley 3 Barrel, not a 6 Barrel. They made 3 Barrels in 2 sizes, not exactly sure but i thinking one was around 900 cfm, and the other was around 1000 cfm, they were replaced with the Dominator Carburetors.
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 thanks for the reply, but look it up and you will find they did make six barrel
@@joebiddy3699 Was it a Autolite 6 Barrel type carburetor ? And not a Holley ? I've never heard of Holley doing a 6 Barrel type carburetor, but i thought Autolite did something like that, Autolite Cross Ram thought I've seen before.
@@joebiddy3699 Yeah, I'll have to look into that. I do remember seeing years ago some Autolite Cross Ram or Cross Boss, it was on a Ford 289 Hi-Po or Boss 302 engine, was a long time ago. I'll have to look into it more when i have some time.
Is that one of the Pennington corvettes?
The MOPAR is great, but really there is nothing like a Corvette.
Man dog dish hub caps get me every time. Two awesome beasts!
It would be super cool if you could get another camera set up somewhere down towards the finish. Hear those things screamin!