Japan did hit while the iron was hot in 80s. They vastly improved their quality control. And produced winners. Almost single handedly started the "Tuner" era. Of course us muscle car era frown on those builds. As the Hotrod crowd frowned on Muscle cars a generation before. I believe it's EV turn? They are even less cool. But have some impressive performance and efficiency technologies.
My second one. I think was a 79 Rx7. It was in grey primer the whole time I had it. It was easier to touch up the primer than it was to wash it. So I bet it had 37 coats of primer.Mazda to me doesn’t really make nice looking cars, the Miata was various colors and pieces from a friend who like you had a stash of parts cars. I rattle canned it in sort of a medium red over many coats of primer with all the debris from dusty driveway paint jobs and it was great. Never had to wash and wax and detail…..saved so much time…..
True. But what is surprising that a stock and mostly original chassis and front-end components can still after 50+ years? I have even pushed faster than this one event. Only lifting because of symptoms of valve float at 6000 RPM. (Stock tach. So one must take it with a grain of salt.) 150 speedo buried. But car floating nice. (GPS actually suggesting a little over 140. Not 150+) Fear of tire failure was more of a concern. The Cobra with much tighter steering definitely scarier at those speeds. But I'm satisfied with its performance too. Don't get me wrong.
Actually they weight very simular. What is different than my first '69 GTX? This has 28" tall tires on 15" Rally rim. Fronts are same style but 14" rim. This lifts rear about 1" while dropped front end about 1/2" (I believe due to weight transfer difference?) But it REALLY seems to work? With very little visual effect. I remember back in the day we were told this was a no-no? But with no real explanation why? I bought car like this. And I honestly didn't notice until I got her home. After a very nice 250 mi drive. (Poor chase truck struggled bad trying to keep up. Lol)
A 03 Mustang weighs almost 4000 pounds?
I believe 03 Stains go for 3300-3500, where as 69 B-bodies average 3400-3800..with the convertibles weighting the most. Also consider the profiles...03s are far more streamlined then the b-body bulldozers.
The actual weigh of a stock GTX is more closer to 3800 to 4000 pounds. The factory advertised weights were always less than the actual weight.
My first GTX (manual everything) weight was 3670 lbs at the track. This GTX has power steering. So add about 30lbs. Very close to Cobra weight.
What year was your other GTX?
Same. '69. Same color. Same 440 performance package. Same 4-speed. (I sold first to buy a minivan when my 4th child in 5 years was born. 1991) I obviously did what I had to do. But that also obviously haunted me. So kids are grown. And found this guy 3 years ago near Canadian boarder here in Minnesota.
I went with Buick GN. Muscle car guys hated that car. Never got that. It looked somewhat throwback. Just had a 6 I guess that people didn't like. But what the heck about a Slant 6?
The problem was that after 120 the GN runs out of steam or so I’m told.I went with Buick GN. Muscle car guys hated that car. Never got that. It looked somewhat throwback. Just had a 6 I guess that people didn't like. But what the heck about a Slant 6?
I like that car. Or any car that stunned the automotive performance market. It's why I also like AMC AMX? It's build quality really isn't that special. In fact, less then average. But it's performance output back in the day stunned a lot of people. People who first laughed at AMC throwing their hat into the performance ring.I went with Buick GN. Muscle car guys hated that car. Never got that. It looked somewhat throwback. Just had a 6 I guess that people didn't like. But what the heck about a Slant 6?
They were called the corvette killer. The GN was a bad little ride.
