OT: A Car/Racing section?

[racincowboy02]

I was to late for the cruising deal they had made it against the law when I was just starting to drive. I can remember being a kid and watching the teenagers from that era cruising and playing the loud music and just hanging out and for the most part just chilling and hangin out lol my parents hated Sunday nights and cussed and fussed about it for years but never really said anything to the county or town officials cause they knew that the kids were just hanging out

[racincowboy02]

Well well well looks like Chris Madden makes it 2 for 2 on the new xtreme dirt car series. Madden won the Grinch 40 on the Gap at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap TN over the weekend and extending his points lead.

https://xtremedirtcar.com/news/smoke-at ... volunteer/

[1 CAT FAN]

Oh my! All that Muscle in a truck!

When is a truck not just a truck and a muscle car much more than a muscle car? When they’re an El Camino, of course. Chevrolet’s third-generation “personal truck” mirrored the A-body Chevelle upon which it was based and shared engines and equipment, and when fitted with ultra high-performance SS454 equipment, the 1970-1972 El Camino could run rings around many conventional muscle cars while retaining a semblance of truck utility. Like Chevelles, El Caminos are blessed with an amazing availability of restoration and performance parts, and they appeal to folks who love big-block power, who need utility beyond what a coupe or convertible can offer, who appreciate the El Camino’s “neither here nor there” style, and who don’t like to see their doppelgängers at every stoplight. The Chevrolet El Camino SS454 truly inspires bowtie pride while hauling from both ends.

The 1970 restyle brought quad headlamps set in a body-colored surround panel, which framed a bold horizontal grille split by a body-colored bar. Circular parking lamp/turn signals were mounted in the front bumpers, and SS grille and fender badges and a standard domed or optional cowl-induction hood were part of the Super Sport package. The $2,850 V-8-powered El Camino Custom was the basis for RPO Z15/LS5 and RPO Z15/LS6, which translated to the new SS454 and eclipsed the previous top-performing SS396. This $503.45 Z15/LS5 package brought a 360hp 454-cu.in. V-8, chrome engine accents, dual exhausts, power front disc brakes, a black painted grille, chrome wheel-arch moldings and 14 x 7-inch styled steel wheels. Adding the $263.30 Z15/LS6 package netted the famed 450hp LS6 V-8, making the 1970 El Camino the hands-down fastest truck on the planet. The aforementioned cowl-induction hood was part of the $147.45 ZL2 package, which included a sport-striped, pin-secured hood with a vacuum-operated flap that ducted low-pressure cold air to the carburetor when the accelerator was floored.

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2 ... 81065.html

[1 CAT FAN]

Wish these were still rolling in dealerships!

[DeCav]

Well it seems the votes speak clearly. No racing section.
BUT!
If you like I can set up a racing board completely separate from this one.

[1 CAT FAN]

My brother had a 68' Dodge Charger 383 4 speed, that thing was fast. I remember the speedometer going past 140, the car felt like it was floating on the highway. A real adrenaline rush, better than any of those roller coasters today. He also had one of these.

In any discussion about the “best muscle cars ever,” it’s a pretty sure bet that the ’70 Chevelle will be at the top of many lists, especially the Super Sports models outfitted with the ground-pounding LS6 option. That was the year GM finally lifted its ban on putting engines larger than 400ci in intermediate-size cars; Chevrolet responded with a 454-inch torque monster, bigger than its Hemi and Boss rivals.

In fact, Chevy offered two 454s for 1970. The tamer of the two, the LS5, was rated at 360 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque, enough twisting force to best the vaunted Hemi by 10 lb-ft and the Boss ’9 by 50 lb-ft. If that wasn’t hairy enough, the brutish LS6 was also available, with a rock-solid four-bolt main cap foundation and breathing through giant valves in the heads and a premium-guzzling 780-cfm Holley four-barrel. The torque rating for the LS6 equaled the LS5, but the horsepower rating grew to 450 hp, a number that was most likely shy of actual output by more than a few dozen ponies. All that power was wrapped in arguably the best-looking Chevelle ever. The 1970 Chevelle was bulked up with muscular fenders, a chunkier grille between the quad headlights—which were restyled and separated—reshaped C-pillars, and new bumpers front and rear. SS models were fitted with the trademark bulging hood, which now could be topped by the ZL2 Cowl Induction system, a vacuum-actuated flap that allowed cold air to flow into the Holley.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1970-chevrolet-chevelle/

[1 CAT FAN]

1968-1970 Dodge Charger

Hideaway headlights remained up front for the restyled 1968 Dodge Charger, but the new “Coke-bottle” body was new along with a tunneled rear window and dual round taillights. Dodge’s mundane 318 cid V-8 was again standard for base models, which could be refitted with a budget-conscious 225 cid six-cylinder or a 383 big-block V-8 topped by either a two- or four-barrel carburetor.

Also new for 1968 was the Charger R/T, identified by Dodge’s trademark “bumble bee” stripes around its tail. Standard for this muscular B-body was the 375-horse 440 Magnum. The 426 Hemi was optional. Charger R/T production was 17,584 in 1968, 18,776 in 1969, and 9,370 in 1970, when Dodge’s 390-horse 440 Six Pack V-8 appeared. General updates in 1969 included revised taillights and a new split grille. In 1970, the grille was revised again, and was surrounded by a chromed loop bumper. Among historic highlights at the time were two NASCAR-inspired models: the Charger 500 and Charger Daytona, both built only for 1969.

[DeCav]

I do believe 1CatFan has gone Leroy Jenkins on us!

[1 CAT FAN]

Congratulations to your Dorman Cavaliers on a successful season.
Just getting started, have many more muscle car articles to share, for instance Plymouth marketed a muscle car with a looney tunes moniker nameplate. Marvin Martian would be proud - Beep! Beep!

The Hemi has been a legend for many years, but that triple-carbed 440 engine had adopted a cult following of its own. A significant body change had been planned for the ’70 model, but that would be put off until the 1971 model year.

The 1970 440 continued to be capable of 390 horsepower when equipped with the so-called Air Grabber induction system. That interesting system provided a solid connection between the hood scoops and engine once the hood was closed. The sides of the pop-up Air Grabber door were eye-catching with evil-looking shark’s teeth etched on the sides.

The front end was menacing-looking with the blackout grille containing twin headlights mounted in its ends. The agressive bumper contained a pair of round parking lights on either side of the license plate. When looking at the ’70 Road Runner, and comparing it with the other garnish MOPAR muscle machines of the era, it appeared downright stripped. Oh, there was a stripe and 440+6 lettering on the hood, but that was about it. About the only eye catcher was the simulated rear-fender-scoop cut-out.

Some of the models did, however, have a dust trail that reached from near the front of the front fender and disappeared into that scoop.

The only sizable name identification externally was the “Road Runner” lettering contained in a stripe located on the rear end of the car, just above the tail lights. As far as engine identification, in addition to the aforementioned 440+6 designations on the hood, there was also a “440″ in the rear of a hood bulge with turn signal indicators.

With that famous name, the company made the most of it with a special horn to sound like that famous cartoon bird. The horn made the Road Runner ’Beep Beep’ sound which was unmistakable.

https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/ ... 46303.html

[DeCav]

Maybe this thread can be the racing section? LOL!