I had a '63 Rambler with the Rebel Drive Train; 327, 3-spd Stick, 410 Posi. 1st time I took it to "Grudge Races" @ bygone Puyallup, WA Drag Strip, I won 12 races in a row. It took a mighty tough car to beat it in a street race. A LOT of fun!
In the pretty Canadian autumn of 1966, I was 15 years old and was given a thrilling ride in my cousin's boyfriend's '66 Chevy II with the 350 horse 327. The only options were the engine and the posi rear end (and the latter may have been included with the engine, I'm not sure). Not even a radio and with, believe it or not, THREE ON THE TREE (later converted to 3 on the floor). He maintained it was quicker than a 4-speed because he needed one less shift. Must have worked, because to the best of my knowledge he never lost a single street race and a few years later, after he had married my cousin and had sold the car, I saw a very impressive trophy collection in his rec room. Oh, and the following summer of '67, by which time I had a nice fresh driver's licence, he let me take it for a very short drive. Just a circuit through town, and I hardly hammered it, but it still left another vivid and lasting impression on me. Great car. Great memories.
Big fan of Novas. I just sent this video to a high school friend who had a '66 L79 Nova. Two other buddies had '70 Chevy II with L79/4sp cars. Man, those were the days
Had a 70 396 400turbo 373 posi put a Vega converter in it. Couldn’t hold in the road hardly. Let the ford take off first so we didn’t get tangled up. My wife to be rally got excited if you know what I 0:30 mean she like to ride with me racing. Does anyone have a Time Machine?
Dad had a 1964 Mercury that was fast as hell. 427 V-8. Over 400 horsepower factory. That car kicked down when he stomped on it. It was fun as a kid. The old man like to "blow the carbon" out as he called it. I knew he just had a lead foot.
😂 LOL, My brother a mechanic always said that... He had a number of very fast quick muscle car's. A Chevy Impala with a believe the 327 , and a Pontiac with a big block it was a Bonneville 400 I think. My father had a Chevy wagon that had a 350 that would stomp it spun the tires no brake pedal needed just put foot on accelerator pedal too fast and the back tires would smoke as it accelerated. But the Olds tornado with 455 was insanely fast. As was the dodge palara 440s and Lincoln s with 460s. He had 2 of each. The palaras were police interceptor's. I myself had a Fiat 131 I never lost a race with that car never. 3 Corvettes left in the dust yes it spun the back wheels pinned you to your seat back. Also a type Lt Camaro I loved that sleeper. I also had the Chevy Nova 2 but it was only the straight 6 with 3 on tree.
In the spring of 1967 I got off work at the chemical plant at 11 p.m. and went car shopping. Back then nobody thought anything about someone looking at used cars at midnight. At the Plymouth dealer's lot I found a beautiful 1966 GTO body color Candlelight Cream with black vinyl top and black interior. I pulled in for a closer look. Next to it was the plainest brown Plymouth Savoy you ever saw. As I walked up I looked inside the Plymouth and saw a Hurst 4-speed shifter. Curious I opened the hood and there was a Hemi with the staggered duel 4-barrel carbs. I drove it the next day, what a beast. I bought the GTO for $2400. The Plymouth was the same price.
Great video. Not suprised at all by the L-79 66 Nova being #1. Bill Jenkins knew this as soon as it became available. He called it a rocket powered roller skate. R.I.P. "Grumpy"
Thanks for showing me even more cars I could have bought back then. I was an Oldsmobile and Pontiac guy back then, and all of them could scoot real well.
Australia did have Coupes as Muscle car, but we had far more Muscle cars made as 4 door sedans, from 1966 to 2017, Holden even made SS Stationwagons with the L6 out of the corvette in them. Think about seeing a white family wagon at the shops powered by a corvette motor. or ever seening a Ford Taxi with a 4L Turbo thats able to out run a V8 crown vic cop car. Sleepers in Australia were off the charts when it came to not been seen with 4 doors
I knew a Farmer that had a Brand new L-79 327 Chevy motor in a crate back in about 1985.. I still have the 327 350 HP cam in my 350 Camaro I still have a 327 365 Intake on a 350 chevy too .
In the mid eighties my next door neighbor ( here in New Zealand) built a 327 Chev engine and put it in a Holden sedan, Iv'e got no idea really what he did to it , but I've never heard another engine with such a lumpy idle. He took me for a ride in it , and it was the fastest car I've ever been in , the acceleration was what I'd describe as violent, and I was a bit scared actually, I dont much like being a passenger generally. I had a Holden with a 400 Chev in it that was definitely no slouch and massively torquey , but that 327 was on another level.
One of my college roommates in 1972 had a “66 Nova with a 4 spd L79 327 in midnight blue. Sadly he babied it and never raced it and never let me drive it! However Ive had my L78 4 spd Nova for the last 20 years😀
My father in law bought new a 1966 Caprice with PS, PB, AC, 4SP and a 427, 4:56 rear. He told me that he could do mid 13’s or if he put on slicks, high 12’s. Sometimes they would put him up against corvette. When I asked why he sold it, he said it only got 4-5 mpg, and it was the only (family) car they had. My Grandparents bought new a 1964 olds cutlass F85, with a 394 4bbl, 2 speed automatic. They said it was the demo car and they liked it so much, they bought it.
That's odd because GM had mandated that an intermediate sized car like the F85 could have an engine no larger than 330 cubic inch. This was for standard model cars that you could find sitting on a lot.The 330 Olds engine was first fitted in 1964 also whereas I believe the 394 was an older design engine. I guess the dealership ordered it as a one off back then. Interesting.
When I was in high school in the early 70’s the fastest car in the lot was a 67’ Chevy ll with a 327 ci. He had American Racing Magnesium wheels with beefy meats in back. It was the best looking car in the school.
My sleeper is a 66 Chevelle 300 sporting a 427 425hp and Muncie M-20 four speed. The rumble of the exhaust gives away the fact it's quicker than the exterior looks.
Growing up in Queens NY back in 70s, friends of my parents had a 66 Chevelle 300 2-door post sedan with 283 badges on the quarters. However, the father was a drag racer and built a full-on 427 and stuck it between the front fenders. Left the 283 badges on it and went street racing with it. After a few races everyone knew it wasn't a 283...😎
It's a bit rainy, so the roads are wet. You take your new Hemi Belvedere from the showroom. You touch the throttle & the car takes of like a rocket. Then a curve.... Then, i guess, you will also feel the pain of the bias plys...
For the people who don't know, the last Ford Fairlane was made in 2007, producing 230 kilowatts (310 hp) at 5,350 rpm and 500 newton-metres (370 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3,500 rpm, 1,703 were sold in 2007, the last 13 cars were sold in 2009, plated 2007.
15 in 1975 my parents had a 1971 midnight blue 327 Chevelle and was going to get on my 16th birthday, my older brother took it out one night drunk driving and wrecked it. Whah, whah, whahhhh.
Just sold my 67' 2dr. Post 400hp 350 muncie wide ratio, 3.90 posi. It was a fun sleeper. ❤ Also had a red 66 post w/350 turbo 350 3.55 posi back in the mid 80s. Made alot of money with that sleeper.
I owned a 67 Mercury Comet Capri 289 CI Ex- police car … all black … un-marked … bought it in 1978 … ran great … I won money with it almost every weekend
I used to drag race my mom's 1960 Caddy in the farm roads on weekends. Won every race till Jerry E. came with his Dads 1964 Corvette. Mom's Caddy had a 390 V8 , Carter AFB, 4 speed auto. Yes, a 4 speed auto in 1960.
I had a 68 Nova 327/325,a close ratio 4 speed, positraction a real sleeper. My father in law didn’t believe I got it from the dealer with the way it idled. Great car. Only problem is I was hit by other drivers. The 1st was a drunk driver who put it in the body shop and the worst one was a girl with her mother ran a stop light spinning around damaging about every fender with an estimate more than I paid for the car when it was new. I sold it for parts and bought a Dodge Super Bee 383/335 I think with a 4 speed. It was a good running car.
I used to watch a stock 327 350 Hp ChevyII at Eastside drag strip carry the left front wheel halfway through first gear on an untreated track with 7" slicks in the late 1960s. 13.2 ETs. The only other stock car I saw run 13.2 there was a friend's 1969 396 375HP Nova.
I had a 73 340 Duster. It was totally a rust bucket with a coat hanger hookup one side of the bumper. Even that looked bad it was incredibly fast. I called the 340 the little engine that could.
Back in the 70s there was a popular preacher who told about his dad wanting him to grow up. And drive an adult car. His dad got him an Oyster Grey Plymouth that was apparently one of those “hidden muscle cars”. He said he won more races in that car. If his dad asked about it he would say,”You’re right. It’s what I need.” Lol!
I saw at a car show an original 1966 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan Hemi car. It was one of a few built as part of a pilot program to test their viability as law enforcement vehicles for federal govt agencies. Ultimately, the extra maintenance (solid lifters, 2x4 bbl carbs, etc) was deemed too expensive, and the program was canceled. That would be an ultimate sleeper, for sure, but I'm not sure if anyone of the general public could order one.
That's some deep-cut muscle car knowledge right there. Dodge built 5 Hemi Coronet sedans for the 1966 model year. Allegedly 2 of them were ordered by the FBI for evaluation. Check it out: th-cam.com/users/postUgkxwvGllOJQ0bI7tIPgmib_UA5Qi3jpyJei
I still have my dad's 66 Coronet that he bought new. It's a 500 SE 4 door. I always thought about a hemi swap to make a tribute to those 5 sedans Chrysler built.
I appreciate the credit given for “knowing my engines” but I was rather disappointed in myself for only guessing 2 of them by the fender and light clips.
I agree the 66 67 novas are the perfect sleeper .my buddy has a Super Sport with a 400 / th400 combo on 15 "dog dish wheels with goodyear blue streaks for grip running 4.10 posi its completely quiet till the lake pipes roar they say scary fast
todays muscle cars boat anchors over wt ,fully loaded luxury cars , drivers nannies power, heated, tilt every thing , I pad on the dash to control every thing . todays new muscle cars one can be the original owner order to their specs , me no opts but manual transmission and go fast , demon 170s 3301 builds only 50 one seat race cars ,Challenger red eye wide body 807 hp super stock most loaded up with options for the collectors , today a new no opt muscle car is rare as most are ordered with every opt .
I had a 66 Nova SS with a 327 and it was a screamer. Some AH stole it in 72 and I'm still mad about it. The only positive was that I purchased a 1967 GTO as my next car, it was even more of a screamer but not much of a sleeper.
To be fair and honest these cars are totally affordable by today's standards. And considering what they'd be worth today? But for honest comparison, $3,200 in 1968 would be like $28,000 today! Still a hefty chunk of cash! These are so rare today because you could buy a stripped down muscle car,or spend $700-800 more and buy a new Corvette? Or a fully loaded Pontiac Bonneville, Electra 225, Cadillac Calais, you had to choose, just like today, to spend your money wisely!
A friend had a 67 nova ss 327 350 hp 4 speed, nimble was not how we described it. It was scary 1/2 way through 2nd gear, he wasn't too scared though, he beat up a bunch a cars.
My dad had 65 Mercury Comet Syclone . Came with 427 4 speed 410 rear . When he blew up the engine he dropped a 427 sohc aka cammer . Holy heck when he came off the line the front would lift up about 3 feet or so . Dumped 610 hp at the back wheels. That car was terrifying and glorious at the same time
Had a good friend in HS in the mid 80s that had a Fairlane that he bought for almost nothing, (probably less than a grand) off a dishwashing job. Many of the other spoiled kids back in the day had newer mid 80s Beemers, Mercedes, Camaros, and Vettes. His Fairlane had a below average appearance (dents, rust etc), but that thing was fast af. It could have easily roasted an 84 Corvette or an IROC of that year. Plus people talked Sh?! about how ugly the car was, and would give us looks like we were outcasts. Unfortunately he sold it out of necessity. I can only imagine what that car would be worth today (fully restored)
those squadsbacktnen were great looking madde u know help was there needed not non discript dark like now no markings so you can't tell between squad or gang banger car alsoreminds me of original smokey & the bandit ha ha
I had a '63 Rambler with the Rebel Drive Train; 327, 3-spd Stick, 410 Posi. 1st time I took it to "Grudge Races" @ bygone Puyallup, WA Drag Strip, I won 12 races in a row. It took a mighty tough car to beat it in a street race. A LOT of fun!
In the pretty Canadian autumn of 1966, I was 15 years old and was given a thrilling ride in my cousin's boyfriend's '66 Chevy II with the 350 horse 327. The only options were the engine and the posi rear end (and the latter may have been included with the engine, I'm not sure). Not even a radio and with, believe it or not, THREE ON THE TREE (later converted to 3 on the floor). He maintained it was quicker than a 4-speed because he needed one less shift. Must have worked, because to the best of my knowledge he never lost a single street race and a few years later, after he had married my cousin and had sold the car, I saw a very impressive trophy collection in his rec room. Oh, and the following summer of '67, by which time I had a nice fresh driver's licence, he let me take it for a very short drive. Just a circuit through town, and I hardly hammered it, but it still left another vivid and lasting impression on me. Great car. Great memories.
That 66 Chevy ll was too much bang for the buck. That's why it only lasted one year.
I'm a Nova guy. Been building and driving them since before I was old enough to drive. Glad they included the " poor man's Camaro". 🤠
Big fan of Novas. I just sent this video to a high school friend who had a '66 L79 Nova. Two other buddies had '70 Chevy II with L79/4sp cars. Man, those were the days
I have a 66 and my father has a 72. 👍🏻 Nova family here.
Had a 70 396 400turbo 373 posi put a Vega converter in it. Couldn’t hold in the road hardly. Let the ford take off first so we didn’t get tangled up. My wife to be rally got excited if you know what I 0:30 mean she like to ride with me racing. Does anyone have a Time Machine?
Dad had a 1964 Mercury that was fast as hell. 427 V-8. Over 400 horsepower factory. That car kicked down when he stomped on it. It was fun as a kid. The old man like to "blow the carbon" out as he called it. I knew he just had a lead foot.
Blowing the carbon out aka an Italian Tune Up was actually a real thing
😂 LOL, My brother a mechanic always said that... He had a number of very fast quick muscle car's. A Chevy Impala with a believe the 327 , and a Pontiac with a big block it was a Bonneville 400 I think. My father had a Chevy wagon that had a 350 that would stomp it spun the tires no brake pedal needed just put foot on accelerator pedal too fast and the back tires would smoke as it accelerated. But the Olds tornado with 455 was insanely fast. As was the dodge palara 440s and Lincoln s with 460s. He had 2 of each. The palaras were police interceptor's. I myself had a Fiat 131 I never lost a race with that car never. 3 Corvettes left in the dust yes it spun the back wheels pinned you to your seat back. Also a type Lt Camaro I loved that sleeper. I also had the Chevy Nova 2 but it was only the straight 6 with 3 on tree.
Always loved the sleepers.
Ahhh yes blowing the carbon out. Classic... 👍🤣
Nice
In the spring of 1967 I got off work at the chemical plant at 11 p.m. and went car shopping.
Back then nobody thought anything about someone looking at used cars at midnight. At the Plymouth dealer's lot I found a beautiful 1966 GTO body color Candlelight Cream with black vinyl top and black interior. I pulled in for a closer look. Next to it was the plainest brown Plymouth Savoy you ever saw. As I walked up I looked inside the Plymouth and saw a Hurst 4-speed shifter. Curious I opened the hood and there was a Hemi with the staggered duel 4-barrel carbs. I drove it the next day, what a beast. I bought the GTO for $2400. The Plymouth was the same price.
I'd infinitely rather have any 426 Hemi car than a GTO C'mon Now Gee Whiz
He may have passed on the Hemi because of the insurance prices that all lenders require.
Hahaha
Which engine did your gto have?
It's hard to feel badly about that decision, although a hemi car is big money today, GTO'S are no slouch! 👍
Great video. Not suprised at all by the L-79 66 Nova being #1. Bill Jenkins knew this as soon as it became available. He called it a rocket powered roller skate. R.I.P. "Grumpy"
Thanks for showing me even more cars I could have bought back then. I was an Oldsmobile and Pontiac guy back then, and all of them could scoot real well.
Australia did have Coupes as Muscle car, but we had far more Muscle cars made as 4 door sedans, from 1966 to 2017, Holden even made SS Stationwagons with the L6 out of the corvette in them.
Think about seeing a white family wagon at the shops powered by a corvette motor.
or ever seening a Ford Taxi with a 4L Turbo thats able to out run a V8 crown vic cop car.
Sleepers in Australia were off the charts when it came to not been seen with 4 doors
Excellent comment !!!
I knew a Farmer that had a Brand new L-79 327 Chevy motor in a crate back in about 1985.. I still have the 327 350 HP cam in my 350 Camaro
I still have a 327 365 Intake on a 350 chevy too .
In the mid eighties my next door neighbor ( here in New Zealand) built a 327 Chev engine and put it in a Holden sedan, Iv'e got no idea really what he did to it , but I've never heard another engine with such a lumpy idle. He took me for a ride in it , and it was the fastest car I've ever been in , the acceleration was what I'd describe as violent, and I was a bit scared actually, I dont much like being a passenger generally. I had a Holden with a 400 Chev in it that was definitely no slouch and massively torquey , but that 327 was on another level.
The Melling 22200 has the same grind, use 1-6 rockers with cut pushrod slots.
One of my college roommates in 1972 had a “66 Nova with a 4 spd L79 327 in midnight blue. Sadly he babied it and never raced it and never let me drive it!
However Ive had my L78 4 spd Nova for the last 20 years😀
I had a 78 1/2 ton Chevy pick up 350 4 bolt main. With 202 heads and a 327 cam out of a 65 strong engine.
Have a 1970 LT1 350 IN MY
1957 CHEVY CAMEO PICKUP
My father in law bought new a 1966 Caprice with PS, PB, AC, 4SP and a 427, 4:56 rear. He told me that he could do mid 13’s or if he put on slicks, high 12’s. Sometimes they would put him up against corvette. When I asked why he sold it, he said it only got 4-5 mpg, and it was the only (family) car they had.
My Grandparents bought new a 1964 olds cutlass F85, with a 394 4bbl, 2 speed automatic. They said it was the demo car and they liked it so much, they bought it.
That's odd because GM had mandated that an intermediate sized car like the F85 could have an engine no larger than 330 cubic inch. This was for standard model cars that you could find sitting on a lot.The 330 Olds engine was first fitted in 1964 also whereas I believe the 394 was an older design engine. I guess the dealership ordered it as a one off back then. Interesting.
I had a 72 Caprice Classic with a 402 4 barrel. Boy, that car looked like a grocery shopper but would move if you wanted it to.
When I was in high school in the early 70’s the fastest car in the lot was a 67’ Chevy ll with a 327 ci. He had American Racing Magnesium wheels with beefy meats in back. It was the best looking car in the school.
Wow, my loves. I love this video, it's amazing, & I love all these stunning 'sleepers'. thank you for sharing.
My sleeper is a 66 Chevelle 300 sporting a 427 425hp and Muncie M-20 four speed. The rumble of the exhaust gives away the fact it's quicker than the exterior looks.
Growing up in Queens NY back in 70s, friends of my parents had a 66 Chevelle 300 2-door post sedan with 283 badges on the quarters. However, the father was a drag racer and built a full-on 427 and stuck it between the front fenders. Left the 283 badges on it and went street racing with it. After a few races everyone knew it wasn't a 283...😎
Thanks, fun video. I feel the pain of those skinny bias ply tires.
It's a bit rainy, so the roads are wet. You take your new Hemi Belvedere from the showroom. You touch the throttle & the car takes of like a rocket. Then a curve.... Then, i guess, you will also feel the pain of the bias plys...
Tires have come along ways since then haven’t they😊
For the people who don't know, the last Ford Fairlane was made in 2007, producing 230 kilowatts (310 hp) at 5,350 rpm and 500 newton-metres (370 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3,500 rpm, 1,703 were sold in 2007, the last 13 cars were sold in 2009, plated 2007.
15 in 1975 my parents had a 1971 midnight blue 327 Chevelle and was going to get on my 16th birthday, my older brother took it out one night drunk driving and wrecked it. Whah, whah, whahhhh.
Just sold my 67' 2dr. Post 400hp 350 muncie wide ratio, 3.90 posi. It was a fun sleeper. ❤
Also had a red 66 post w/350 turbo 350 3.55 posi back in the mid 80s. Made alot of money with that sleeper.
I LOVE the prose that was displayed in this video!
I owned a 67 Mercury Comet Capri 289 CI Ex- police car … all black … un-marked … bought it in 1978 … ran great … I won money with it almost every weekend
I used to drag race my mom's 1960 Caddy in the farm roads on weekends. Won every race till Jerry E. came with his Dads 1964 Corvette.
Mom's Caddy had a 390 V8 , Carter AFB, 4 speed auto. Yes, a 4 speed auto in 1960.
That trans was, if I'm not mistaken, was a JET-away
I had a 68 Nova 327/325,a close ratio 4 speed, positraction a real sleeper. My father in law didn’t believe I got it from the dealer with the way it idled. Great car. Only problem is I was hit by other drivers. The 1st was a drunk driver who put it in the body shop and the worst one was a girl with her mother ran a stop light spinning around damaging about every fender with an estimate more than I paid for the car when it was new. I sold it for parts and bought a Dodge Super Bee 383/335 I think with a 4 speed. It was a good running car.
I enjoyed the video, thanks! I had a '69 Roadrunner back in the day which was obviously not a sleeper.
I used to watch a stock 327 350 Hp ChevyII at Eastside drag strip carry the left front wheel halfway through first gear on an untreated track with 7" slicks in the late 1960s. 13.2 ETs. The only other stock car I saw run 13.2 there was a friend's 1969 396 375HP Nova.
327 is still my favorite GM mill.
I had a 73 340 Duster. It was totally a rust bucket with a coat hanger hookup one side of the bumper. Even that looked bad it was incredibly fast. I called the 340 the little engine that could.
In 68 I bought a 66 Malibu 2door hardtop, 327/4 speed. It was in like new condition and cost $1,600. Car payment was $33/month.
Back in the 70s there was a popular preacher who told about his dad wanting him to grow up. And drive an adult car. His dad got him an Oyster Grey Plymouth that was apparently one of those “hidden muscle cars”. He said he won more races in that car. If his dad asked about it he would say,”You’re right. It’s what I need.” Lol!
I saw at a car show an original 1966 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan Hemi car. It was one of a few built as part of a pilot program to test their viability as law enforcement vehicles for federal govt agencies. Ultimately, the extra maintenance (solid lifters, 2x4 bbl carbs, etc) was deemed too expensive, and the program was canceled. That would be an ultimate sleeper, for sure, but I'm not sure if anyone of the general public could order one.
That's some deep-cut muscle car knowledge right there. Dodge built 5 Hemi Coronet sedans for the 1966 model year. Allegedly 2 of them were ordered by the FBI for evaluation. Check it out: th-cam.com/users/postUgkxwvGllOJQ0bI7tIPgmib_UA5Qi3jpyJei
I still have my dad's 66 Coronet that he bought new. It's a 500 SE 4 door. I always thought about a hemi swap to make a tribute to those 5 sedans Chrysler built.
I am a Chevy fan and didn't know about the Falcon ------------- Kool!!!
I used to OWN a Falcon and didn't know that particular model ever existed - though in fairness it wasn't a REAL Falcon, but a cut-down Torino.
List video absolutely made my whole month thank you very much for posting brings back a lot of memories 🔥👍💥✌️🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏴☠️🏴☠️🏳️🏳️🏴🏴🚩🚩
Had a 66 nova l-79 SS, Of all the muscle cars I had I liked that one the best
this was very interesting!! TY!!!!
I appreciate the credit given for “knowing my engines” but I was rather disappointed in myself for only guessing 2 of them by the fender and light clips.
They cost what a riding lawn mower does today
True story! 😂🤷
My brother has a 1967 mercury cyclone GT. There's only 700 of those cars ever built and the car is super fast and rare
Interesting about the Comet 202. A car that I didn't know existed.
I love them square body fords man.....add that R code motor and damn look out!!!!
70 1/2 Ford Falcon...I've always wanted one
And they had the large Back Seats for fooling around.
Dad had a tempest. 326, but it was in show room condition.
I agree the 66 67 novas are the perfect sleeper .my buddy has a Super Sport with a 400 / th400 combo on 15 "dog dish wheels with goodyear blue streaks for grip running 4.10 posi its completely quiet till the lake pipes roar they say scary fast
todays muscle cars boat anchors over wt ,fully loaded luxury cars , drivers nannies power, heated, tilt every thing , I pad on the dash to control every thing . todays new muscle cars one can be the original owner order to their specs , me no opts but manual transmission and go fast , demon 170s 3301 builds only 50 one seat race cars ,Challenger red eye wide body 807 hp super stock most loaded up with options for the collectors , today a new no opt muscle car is rare as most are ordered with every opt .
so todays newer muscle no sleepers on the street
I had a 66 Nova SS with a 327 and it was a screamer. Some AH stole it in 72 and I'm still mad about it. The only positive was that I purchased a 1967 GTO as my next car, it was even more of a screamer but not much of a sleeper.
To be fair and honest these cars are totally affordable by today's standards. And considering what they'd be worth today? But for honest comparison, $3,200 in 1968 would be like $28,000 today! Still a hefty chunk of cash! These are so rare today because you could buy a stripped down muscle car,or spend $700-800 more and buy a new Corvette? Or a fully loaded Pontiac Bonneville, Electra 225, Cadillac Calais, you had to choose, just like today, to spend your money wisely!
The Nova's long time overlooked secret of power-to-weight, light and nimble.
A friend had a 67 nova ss 327 350 hp 4 speed, nimble was not how we described it. It was scary 1/2 way through 2nd gear, he wasn't too scared though, he beat up a bunch a cars.
Great video.
My dad had 65 Mercury Comet Syclone . Came with 427 4 speed 410 rear . When he blew up the engine he dropped a 427 sohc aka cammer . Holy heck when he came off the line the front would lift up about 3 feet or so . Dumped 610 hp at the back wheels. That car was terrifying and glorious at the same time
By favorite car ever
Had a good friend in HS in the mid 80s that had a Fairlane that he bought for almost nothing, (probably less than a grand) off a dishwashing job. Many of the other spoiled kids back in the day had newer mid 80s Beemers, Mercedes, Camaros, and Vettes.
His Fairlane had a below average appearance (dents, rust etc), but that thing was fast af.
It could have easily roasted an 84 Corvette or an IROC of that year.
Plus people talked Sh?! about how ugly the car was, and would give us looks like we were outcasts.
Unfortunately he sold it out of necessity. I can only imagine what that car would be worth today (fully restored)
those squadsbacktnen were great looking madde u know help was there needed not non discript dark like now no markings so you can't tell between squad or gang banger car alsoreminds me of original smokey & the bandit ha ha
Sure miss my 340 cuda 4 speed
Ed
Id lovexto buy any of those new adjusted for inflation price, bargain
Those R Code’s were bad sumbitches.
I still have a 427 short block. its in a field of dog fenell. Been their since 1977, came out of my 68 vette.
Hmmm.....🤔
If youhave a nova you're arich man
The older novas and chevy 2 were better
425 horses and one of the most ugly Mopars ever made, Sahhhh WEET😂😂😂😂
My dad had a 1970 cutlas f85 with a 350 rocket 4 barrel posie rear end duel exhaust. Won alot of illegal drag races