3 Forgotten Muscle Cars That Could Smoke Modern Supercars!

[@markedwards4879]

So which of these could smoke a modern supercar? None. Clickbait

[@CORNDODGER]

A CHEVELLE MY ASS WHAT A TURD

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Exactly. The Chevelle SS 396 did a 14.7 1/4 mile (the lowest magazine test et I could find). The 911 Turbo S does the 1/4 mile in 9.9.

[@markedwards4879]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Pininfarina Battista - 8.55s. RIMAC Nevera - 8.58s. Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 - 8.91s. Lucid Air Sapphire - 8.95s. Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ - 9.4s. McLaren 765LT - 9.37s. Tesla Model S Plaid - 9.50s. Ferrari SF90 Stradale - 9.50s.

[@warringtonfaust1088]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Yes, a 4 second 0-60 is becoming common.

[@markrenton1093]

That is what I was thinking .

[@nokomisnichols]

these couldnt come close to our weakest muscle cars today let alone any super cars. they were great for their own days.

[@davidhubbard7573]

Uh hate to tell you pal but yes they could you need to realize these cars were running on 6 inch wide tire todays tires are 10 plus inches wide these cars regularly made 500 plus pounds foot of torque now you need to boost a car to get what they did non boosted FACT

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@@davidhubbard7573 A Camry is now quicker than these cars were. FACT. SS 396 0-60 6.5s 2024 Camry 0-60 5.8s

[@CanadaBud23]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Most decent restomod Chevelle's can do 11-12 sec 1/4's sub 4 sec 0-60 times. And a lot of that is just restoring the car with modern variants of the same parts and better rubber. A 300hp 4000lb camery isn't going to beat a 3300lb 450hp car.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Cars today are certainly engineered to be faster but they all look alike. The cars back then had personality

[@slimsantilli4476]

My 66 thunderbird has Zero balls. But is beautiful as can be.

[@douglasparise3986]

They were much better looking,for sure.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Most of them , yes . I love my new Challenger ! It’s much better looking and more realistic than the Mustang or the Camero . In my opinion .

[@norsefalconer]

Lots of muscle cars far more forgotten than the SS396. Should have included something actually obscure, like the AMC Hurst Rambler or AMX, or a Studebaker Avanti or Hawk. That said, KZbinrs often make things controversial on purpose to increase engagement for the algos.

[@user-cv2cv4gq7r]

I was issued a 1969 L78 SS 375 hp 396 Chevelle with a 373 axle with 400 turbo trans for my company car. Then a 375 hp SS Chevelle with 410 Axle with 4speed both cars had chambered exhaust no mufflers after Jan 69 they came with mufflers ! I worked in a dealership with a good inventory of performance cars NOTHING LIKE A GOOD OLE DRAG RACE AFTER WORK ! 💥🤪🤪🤪

[@matthewwalker9256]

I’m surprised you went with a ‘69 396 instead of the ‘70 454, the “Earth Mover”. Nice video though.

[@IllicitDreamsMuzik]

That's because the L78 is less known then the 70 454

[@gabrielback5615]

None of these car could even come close to modern family cars, much less a modern muscle car.

[@douglasparise3986]

They were better looking by far

[@sombra6153]

A lot of those performance cars from the 60s had potential but we’re handicapped by lousy tires, suspensions, and exhaust to name a few. Still, considering the performance capabilities and power ratings of modern iron, the modern cars are faster. Just don’t necessarily do it with style.

[@georgegrill3262]

You have to be either ignorant or joking!

[@douglasparise3986]

Went to a classic car show yesterday. The old cars were nice

[@MrTheHillfolk]

​@@georgegrill3262 So back in 68 any Schmoe off the street can walk in and buy a 700-800hp monster with a warranty, and they're selling them right next to the 4dr sedans and the public is buying them like hotcakes? That never happened. You needed to know someone to get your hands on a hemi dart. Yeah that was the musclecar era, but the average hp numbers dont even conpare to today. As much as i hate the amount of plastic they use in modern retro, these days are truly the glory days of horsepower.

[@rogerdonoho4924]

The monster engines of the day had the capability. But not a single car had the transmission, and traction control necessary to compete with today's cars. So much was lost from the flywheel to the the tires. In comparison.

[@johnnygood4831]

They may not be as fast as today's muscle cars, but they looked better. The designers have no imagination anymore.

[@ryanmuir6338]

Stock for stock the 69 351W 4V was quicker stoplight to stoplight than a 70 351C, but any distance greater than that and the Cleveland would blow past. The high compression, small valve 351W made it's power right off the line

[@chadkent1241]

The quickest as tested smaller cube Ford was the 71 BOSS 351 and not a single Windsor powered Ford EVER matched its performance. The 351C was the most handicapped engine in PS racing history for a reason.

[@tompastian3447]

JIm Wyman raced in Omaha at Sunset Speedway and in the track at Harlan Iowa. He was a Ford dealer, and a big 351 Cleveland guy. He raced a 68 and later a 70 Torino, both with 351 C.s, Then he started driving a 71 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland. His cars were always white with green numbers, #14. He won 6 consecutive races in Harlan with the 351 Mustang.

[@jamesbooth3360]

I grew up in the muscle car era and drove a wide variety of these. Owned GTOs, my brother had a 68 Camaro, Torino, and others. My best friends had Cudas, Super Bees 440 six pack, Firebird, Boss 429, Chargers, etc etc. None of these can run with my 2007 BMW M6 e64 Dinan, and it isn't considered a super car, but will run 212 mph and stop like a chute was opened.

[@terryoquinn8199]

You wanna try my Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak ? I’ve already shut down a bunch of foreign imports but I’m always willing to add another . Standing by .

[@jamesbooth3360]

@terryoquinn8199 That's funny, but the point is these old cars can't cut the mustard against modern cars that are designed to perform. At this point in my life, I don't race. I enjoy the sound, handling, and feel, but I avoid the behaviors that cost me ridiculous penalties and expenses. As the testosterone level falls and life experiences rise, the desire for "Hey, y'all watch this!" goes away. Enjoy your youth, and I pray you survive it.

[@user-wr3qo3jz7x]

No one has forgotten about these cars. Click Baited.

[@MichaelRoy-hc3lz]

The L78 cars had no special trim. If you chose any of the three 396 engines in the SS396 package the exterior trim was the same. To find out which engine it was you had to open the hood and the hp was on the air cleaner.

[@93Roadie]

L78 had solid lifters and therefore had a noisier valve train sound. Also more duration and compression.

[@eddiemay8211]

They were badass and had a hell of a lot more than 375 hp.mine with a small cam and Vega converter we which stalles 2800 behind a v8 ran 8 seconds in 3800lb 70 T/A .I blew 450 HP of nitrous oxide in it off the line for over 80 passes stayed together and ran 620's in the bottle.if you don't over rev it it's unstoppable

[@Platinumoxide]

we need a comeback for the Chevelle bro

[@jimmykumarkotsohilis]

I love the looks and its got a lot of power and it is so powerful

[@terryoquinn8199]

I love the older muscle cars , I had a few . I was at a car show (Carlisle) a week ago and truly loved the cars from the mid ‘60’s to the early ‘70’s . They couldn’t come close to the car I own today ! It wasn’t outrageously expensive , under $69K , and has 717 hp . A Dodge Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak in Plum Crazy purple . I’m an old ‘Cuda guy but this is as close as I’ll be able to get with any real muscle for the money . And it has plenty ! I’m still amazed at how strong this car runs ! In fact , I gotta go .

[@JohnWood-cz3jx]

Some of these 396 had 375 HP and they can run

[@sharonw2475]

Had a 1969 SS 396 Chevelle in 1975, 400 turbo tranny and was never beaten in street drags, never did take it to the drag strip, but it would pin you in the seat under acceleration. Also couldn't tell which needle moved the fastest under acceleration, the speedometer hand or the fuel gauge hand. The only car I still wished I had.

[@randyedwards3244]

Your comment that the 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler had a speedometer clocked to 120 MPH. Virtually ALL cars had 120 MPH speedometers as STANDARD equipment. Cars like the 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler had 160 MPH speedometers! I had a boss who owned an ex OPP cruiser, a 1973 full size Chevrolet. It had a 140 MPH speedo - "Certified"!

[@kurtwise7356]

I loved my 69 Chevelle SS 396 L78 with the M-22!!!! Definitely faster than the rest on this list!

[@tompastian3447]

Faster, and much better looking than the 73 and following year Chevelles.

[@theEVILone0130]

The only things modern muscle can out perform them across the board in all categories but one. That price, a modern ZL-1 Camaro won't ever touch the price of the 69 ZL-1 .

[@tompastian3447]

The 71' Montego as far as I can tell, has the most super speedway wins of any true production car. David Pearson won about 15 super speedway races from 72' - 73' in the Wood's Bros. 71 Montego.. The 1972 second race of the year at Talladega featured 10 71 Montegos, one won the race. That being said, there may have been two Wood's brothers #21 71' Montegos. They may have been built on an older Ford frame, from a late 60's model Ford. Only one is known to exist today. Money was tight back then, so damaged race cars were sometimes rebuilt from cars bought off the street.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Yeah , only because they outlawed the Superbird and , all things considered , the Woods bros. were fined for cheating more than anyone ever . In my opinion , if you can’t win without cheating , you can’t win ! I’ll leave it at that .

[@tompastian3447]

KZbin, STOP RUNNING ADS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES ON ENGLISH VIDEOS. STOP IT NOW

[@davidhubbard7573]

My best friend dad had one of those Chrysler hurts. It had a 4.56 gear in it and it booked

[@tcolsher8003]

I smoked a Chevelle SS 396 with my 1968 383 Dodge Superbee.

[@jjw3956]

That land yacht Chrysler is gonna get smoked by a 4 banger Ford Focus today. With that it was a slick ride for the day. Actually all 3 of the cars will. But they sure were a lot of fun to drive and even more fun trying to stop them.

[@robertborgeson1821]

4000 pounds, 200 horsepower after it gets through the 3 speed transmission and to the ground AND a 120mph speedometer... Modern supercars don't stand a chance

[@threej44]

Modern supercars?! My Jeep will walk all these in stock form.

[@BOURBON-BANDIT]

375 HP? By today's standards, that's normal HP

[@thorstambaugh1520]

Sorry , I lived during these times None of their 0-60 or 1/4 mile times could compete with todays cars

[@jalopywrench]

Boy, you really ought to get your facts straight before you talk to car guys.😂

[@top.intel0]

Ok can you pls point some wrong facts that mentioned in video? I'm gonna show them to my script writer

[@413x398]

@@top.intel0 Start with the claim that Boss 429's were available in the Cyclone. Not a one.

[@top.intel0]

Ok so you mean there are no Mercury Cyclone Boss 429?

[@413x398]

@@top.intel0 Not from the factory. Nascar teams ran Boss 429's on the track, but they were installed by themselves. The only B429's from Ford were the actual Boss 429 Mustangs in '69 and '70 and a couple of Mercury Cougars. However, in 1970 and '71 the 429 Cobra Jet was an option on Cyclones and Torinos, but that was different from the Boss. All this is easily found on the Net within minutes. I own 4 Cyclones and 7 Torinos.

[@413x398]

@@top.intel0 No. The 429 Cobra Jet was an option in '70-'71, but that is not a Boss engine. Mustangs and a couple of Cougars only.

[@w41duvernay]

WJY the Yenko 1960 427 Chevelle is not on here is a crime? It was a half sec faster than the 70 LS6.

[@Jimmyz96]

as much as I love the og muscle cars, none of them can compete with modern muscle

[@winnon992]

I remember my 69 SS Chevelle !

[@ronaldbrouhard1247]

I've never seen a Cyclone that had a 351 in it.

[@413x398]

Two minutes on Google would tell you otherwise. Just because YOU haven't seen one doesn't mean they didn't make hundreds of them.

[@cormacsage7126]

Awesome raw power steel for it's decade but I don't think it can take over modern sports

[@davidhubbard7573]

It's was top of the line UNTILL THE LS6 454 TOOK OVER

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

Cool cars, but 13 and 14 second quarter mile times (mid 12s for a rare handful) won't cut it today.

[@Absurdist-or7tf]

What was the 1965 Corvette 396 rated as for horsepower and torque?

[@Paul-cb8cf]

These crates aint smokin no moderns.

[@TwoPair72]

This guy knows nothing. If I was going old school, Plymouth Fury 413 max wedge Super Stock . Buick GSX 455 Stage 2. Put modern tires and wider tires. It’ll make some serious noise.

[@barryclark2582]

I got 120 mph out of a 1600 cc ford escort 1970

[@donames6941]

Never did like the 300

[@DarthEcoli]

Any and all Chevelles made were NOT rare. The whole point of Chevrolet to make cookie cutter cars and they did exactly that. If you wanted a genuinely rare and FAST car, 68 LO23 Dart and BO29 Cuda both with hemis and well less than 100 of each made. These were the race hemi and not street hemi with either of these being able to keep up with modern Demon170s No other car you had mentioned could do that.

[@barryclark2582]

3 ltr ford Capri would piss over these

[@user-el9wx7bv7z]

409 impala, dual carbs. 20+ mpg on freeway. As long as you dont floor it. Today, some vettes, cameros and Cadillacs get mid to high 20 mpg. 30-50 years later, these cars should be getting 100 mpg. We are being scammed.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

409 Impala dual quads lucky to get 15 MPG on hiway...

[@iggyfritz7150]

Gabrielback; you obviously don't know what your talking about, I could take a 1970 hemi cuda and give it slicks, electronic ignition, and a tune and make a pussy out of any hellcat that is supercharged. Don't believe me there is a green 70 cuda here on the tube who does it often. Also there is a 1964 car called a thunderbolt that ran 11's in 1964, also check out dragboss who runs a 351cleaveland Cougar that turns 9sec 1/4 mile. Yes because of modern computer controlled cars they are obviously faster than most older cars. But thats the only reason. You take an older car and give it modern tires and a tune you will discover that newer cars are not as fast as u think. Plus older cars look better. Myself knew of a 289 powered Fairlane at Detroit dragway in the 70's that turned 125mph trap speeds. Then there was gto, buick gs cars that you can witness destroy the latest and fastest modern cars, not to mention many 427 chevys I know of. I could list em all day but it doesn't matter because I know fact over fiction. 😂

[@top.intel0]

So what makes you think. "I don't know what I'm talking about"? Can you explain Sir

[@iggyfritz7150]

@top.intel0 I was referring to your statement about modern cars I explained everything in my post. As an avid Drag racer and Mechanic; for every new car you believe is fast I know an older one that's faster unless of course it's a modern nitro car, they are insane 340mph+ in 1000ft. They used to run 1320ft but they were exploding too much. If you have never been to a nitro event you should treat yourself. You will never forget it. As you can see I don't care much for modern cars they absolutely suck to work on 😝🤣

[@user-wk8ui6fz6v]

Why the bs. Nobody can be honest anymore. Couldn't watch it.

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

Our 200C with a 3.6 would outrun our 383 Roadrunner any day of the week. And blow it away on curves.

[@fernandolopez4098]

Would probably break down first too lol

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

@@fernandolopez4098 Yes, certainly many more issues with the Roadrunner.

[@user-xu8uo7tz8n]

It only weighs half as much

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

@@user-xu8uo7tz8n Yes, the Roadrunner was a bit lighter at 3750 pounds, not half the weight of the 200C at 3802.

[@kevinpletcher5292]

It was actually a four or two

[@user-fo8qi2uo8d]

Muscle cars from the 60 was all under rated and I can say for sure this new car not under rated but my 69 AMC javlen it eats these new cars 390 475 hp 530 tork 11 sec quarter mile its factory

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Ridiculous. And which of them could handle or brake with anything close to the capabilities of, say.....a base Honda Civic of today? NONE. ABSOLUTELY NONE. These sleds are useless for anything but going fast in a straight line for very short distances. And hopefully not have anything at the end that required short stops.

[@daviddorfan9023]

smoke how??? These clunkers can barely out accelerate a Honda Civic, and a adda curve or two and they are totally done for.

[@frankorobinson1540]

At 4200 pounds the 300 hurst was only 1 second slower than the chevelle with same horsepower but my pick would be the obvious choice the boss 429 spoiler

[@413x398]

No Cyclones were produced with that engine. Used in Nascar only. 428 Cobra Jets in 1968/9 and 429 Cobra Jets in 1970/1 are your factory choices.

[@joevan9973]

all the comments about todays cars are faster probably wernt around back in those days. i once bought a ford galaxi for $100 that would smoke the tires at 40mph. n 100mph in the quarter mile. even if they wern as fast we had alot more fun back then!!

[@barryclark2582]

Do you have to push the super cars ?

[@bourbonloftstudio]

Couldn’t smoke a Camry…

[@RobertKinney-yi6hr]

Whatever today's family car's are junk I know I have One sucks I'd rather have My brother s 69 Dodge charger

[@user-ry9mw3et8g]

Yeah I don't care what anyone says those cars were the best and I'd would not trade something like that for what ever there' making now days All they're making now days are cheap and A pile of junk I'd had car's My first was a Camaro 71 small block v-8 and my second was a 1968 -69 cougar 400 - 4 barrow Holly carburetor then I'd got a mustang and then I got a Mazda v-6 -89 5 speed transmisión I'd used to buy cars just to hook them up I'd had two Buick regal 6-v*** Jimmy c-10 that truck used to ride in the snow then I got a bronco v-6+ a 5 speed transmisión stick shift then I'd went and got a suburban four door SUV 5.7 and I had a 1990 Mercedes Benz in mint condition and last and final a 1977 cougar 5.0 that was my baby there but I never bought a new car because I see them like a pile of junk 😂😂😂

[@MrT01582]

A lot of them couldn't pass 120 mph

[@bobc8649]

4:11 gears or lower will do that to your top end.

[@BrianPatterson-tl8xc]

Depends on gearing, some could likely hit 130 or more with highway gears

[@BigBlockDoubleC]

Lol

[@joelara610]

Nah, six cylinders are running 13s nowadays!

[@georgelackey622]

These Muscle cars have no chance with modern supercars, they were great cars but not even close! This channel is bullshit clickbait!