RPO 579D 283 cid V-8 engine, Rochester mechanical fuel injection, 290 HP, Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length upper and lower A-arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, trailing radius rods, and anti-roll bar, RPO 687 HD ventilated four-wheel ..
401 cid 'Nailhead' V-8 engine producing 325 HP, four-barrel Carter carburetor, two-speed turbine 300 automatic transmission, dual exhaust, independent suspension in front and a four-link rear suspension, four wheel power drum brakes; wheelbase: 115"
With the success of the Pontiac GTO high-powered option package for the Tempest Le Mans in mid-196..
396 cid big block V-8 rated at 375 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, power front disc brakes and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 108"
In the later 1960s, it was anyone’s guess where the horsepower race would end. Dodge had their mighty 426 cubic-inch Hemi that was powering the Charger, Barr..
454 cid V-8 engine, triple two-barrel Holley carburetors, Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, independent rear suspension with lateral struts, radius rods, and transverse leaf spring, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 98”
While all classic Corvettes never fail to attrac..
427 cid Motion Performance built V-8 engine rated at 435 HP, Muncie M21 four-speed transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 98"
Performance cars from the 1960s needed no help in turning in some impressive quarter mile times, but if anyone wanted to truly smash the competition they needed only to contact ..
350 cid V-8 engine rated at 325 HP, four-barrel carburetor, Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission, independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, power four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 101”
The production of the Firebird lagged the Camaro by some three months in 1967 because, initially, Pontiac General Manager John DeLor..
1,991 cc air-cooled SOHC flat six-cylinder engine, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 170 HP at 6,800 rpm, five-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel ventilated hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 89.4”
Soon after Porsche began producing the 911 in 1964, the new car’s sporting credentials were confirmed ..
1,582 cc air-cooled, horizontally opposed OHV four-cylinder engine, 107 HP (SAE rating) at 5,800 rpm, fully-synchronized four-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 82.7"
As the first car bearing the Porsche name, the 356 remains the cornerstone of its continuing lege..
283 cid V-8 engine, 230 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 102”
By 1961, Chevrolet’s landmark first-generation Corvette design had truly come of age. While retaining the basic body design introduced for 1958..
RPO ZL-1 427 cid alloy block-and-head V-8 engine, single Holley 850 CFM four-barrel carburetor, Muncie M-21 four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with unequal-length A-arms, heavy-duty coil springs, and stabilizer bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic five-leaf springs, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 1..