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This song just flat out ROCKS.

"360 horse - gross. And roughly 200 peak HP at the rear wheels as measured on a modern interia type chassis dyno.

The "465 ft-lb" of torque was also a gross rating; actual output was far less.

Still, these were very cool cars in there day and this is a nice one. Just don't try racing most mod...

In "as new" condition, 425 nailhead equipped Buicks produed roughly 200 HP at rear wheels (as measured on an inertia type chassis dyno).

Still, it's a cool car.

So much for the notion that "tires from the sixties had no traction."

They clearly did.

No, it's not stock. Stock examples sounded nothing like that and put roughly 210 HP to the rear wheels.

A bone stock GNX could possibly put down this kind of power, but this isn't one.

By the numbers, the Boss 302 should have been faster off the line, too, so that particular driver sand-bagged on the start. With a good start, the Boss 302 would have spanked the new Camaro SS that much harder.

The new Camaro is an overweight slob.

And critics of solid axles should note that t...

The latest news reports claim that he won't be charged or arrested.

This is AWFUL.

I'd love to see the list of modifications on this one...

My 2010 VW GTI (bone stock) is at least as quick as this car.

Awesome piece of racing history...and what a sound!

I enjoyed that; the camera work was decent too.

Good thing a new Mustang GT didn't show up on the same road, thought. ;-O

Wow, 0 - 70 MPH in 10.4 seconds from a 7.4 liter V8.

A new, 4 cylinder Accord sedan would easily match that.

@conrynsilverleaf65

And back then, a $10K per year job was considered "big money." I love it when people reminisce about how cheap things were while forgetting that equally low labor rates were the primary reason.

Mattel really upped the ante for its 1970 Hot Wheels commercials. That's William Conrad (a.k.a. "Cannon") voicing the tune-up tower commercial. (He also voiced some actual car commercials at the time.) Rod "Twilight Zone" Serling did the voice over for the California 8 race set.

@captaindeath22

They NEVER had "rubber tires.

That's a very simple, yet surprisingly entertaining - and even seductive - clip. ;-)

This video is meaningless without engine specifics. What engine is in the car, what was the original HP rating an what modifications does it have?

Just for a good laugh, I'd love to see a TRULY stock (as it left the showroom floor) 1969 Boss 302 drag the new one. What a sad sight that would be. Those old crates had a hard time getting out of the 15s on drag slicks, but in otherwise production line stock form. And people are dumb enough t...

The Stage 1 was NOT "listed as an option on all full size cars until 1974. It was available only in the Skylark and Riviera GS models.

Buick never referred to the 465 Wildcat motor as an "H.O." It was simply known as "Wildcat 465," with the "465" referring to the engine's Gross torque output (465 Ft-Lb) and not its displacement (which was 425 cubic inches.

The "Super Wildcat" was the same engine, but fitted with two 4 bbl carb...

RIDICULOUS POST.

I owned a then new '99 Z28 6 speed manual and drove it for 80K miles. I presently own a '10 GTI 6 speed manual. The GTI is a great little car, but my Z28 was in a whole different league. A typical 1/4 mile performance for a bone stock LS1 Z28 ('98 - '02 model years) was 13.5 ...

Those engines were DOGS and were ridiculously heavy.

From the factory, the 345 4 barrel (5.6 liter) V8 with dual exhaust made 150 SAE NET HP and 263 SAE NET FT-LBS of torque.

While MOST of the IH V8s did have high nickel content blocks and forged internals, they were designed strictly as truck ...

That's a GREAT ad.

Production line stock 440/4 barrel cars trapped in the mid to upper 90 MPH range through the 1/4 mile, which my 2010 VW GTI can also do. I've changed my e-mail notifications so that I get none in order to avoid having to deal with clueless people who prefer myth to fact. These cars were built ...

You're right.

The 2001 V6 Mustang wasn't as fast as this car, but the 2011 is.

They're running 13.7 second quarter miles at 102+ MPH.

And a new 2011 5.0 liter GT would roast both of them.

ZL1s made 376 SAE NET HP ("as installed, with all accessories and factory exhaust system intact. Claims that they actually made "575 HP" are nothing more than urban legend, though a good set of open long tube headers and some sharp tuning could bumo power levels to 450 or so. Still, Chevy speci...

It would run WITH a '68+ street hemi, but wouldn't "kill" one.

Thing is, the Buick had a very weak block (2 bolt mains and thin wall lifter galley) and an undersized lubricating system. As such, the Buick 455 Stage 1 wouldn't hole up to extended high performance use, while the Hemi's block was...