From a NON Mopar guy, to the Gearheads here.

Mopar built the best muscle cars period. I love the old GMs and even a lot of the Fords of that era, but neither could match Mopar muscle and design and thats just reality.

Ford's best efforts came from the 428 Cobra Jet and the massive 429 Boss, they were phenomenal in the Mustangs and Torinos, as well as Mercury Cougar and Cyclones. Other engines like the 351 Cleveland were quite good and the 302 Boss was a good engine as well. As for GM, they built quite a few great cars and engines, especially the 327, 396 454 and my favorite: the 427. The Chevelle, Camaro, Firebird/TransAm, GTO/Judge and Nova were amazingly powerful cars and beautiful

But Mopars 383, 440 Magnum, 440 6pk and the greatest engine ever built: the 426 Hemi are absolute killing machines. You put the last 3 against most of any of the previously mentioned engines and they will smoke them worse than a joint at a Phish Concert. The Belvedere/GTX, Coronet/Superbee, Roadrunner/Superbird, Charger/Daytona, Challenger and my all time favorite: Cuda are probably the greatest cars ever built on any nation's soil as far as im concerned. They single handedly forced the other 2 Detroit Big 3 Members to rethink the car entirely and race to compete against their sheer domination of NASCAR ( Richard Petty famously showed what they were capable of). Basically, you had a rocket on wheels.

All 3 companies however, built masterpieces and id take ANY of them over anything today, including foreign supercars. That was the beauty apex of automotive creativity and achievement

And i once upon a time proudly owned a 72 Nova SS 327. Marriage killed that lol ( had 350 emblems but actually packed a hot rodded 327 that was way better than the 350 honestly)FB_IMG_1550099404417.jpg
 
yep-- was a hand me dpown from my Grandfather who got a DEAL on it (I come from a LONG LINE OF FERENGI) because some guy special ordered it then got laid off from his job and couldnt take delivery--- NO ONE wanted it as GAS was occasionally an ISSUE at times then.....so the price was cheap enough for Pops to JUMP on it -- he drove it for years then gave it to my Mom .......she gave it to me (it was a legacy)

heavy ----- yes, it didnt hit potholes it MADE THEM , but---on the right railroad track crossover....with the right speed .......you could get it WAY airborne ;)
 
eSGEe said:
yep-- was a hand me dpown from my Grandfather who got a DEAL on it (I come from a LONG LINE OF FERENGI) because some guy special ordered it then got laid off from his job and couldnt take delivery--- NO ONE wanted it as GAS was occasionally an ISSUE at times then.....so the price was cheap enough for Pops to JUMP on it -- he drove it for years then gave it to my Mom .......she gave it to me (it was a legacy)

heavy ----- yes, it didnt hit potholes it MADE THEM , but---on the right railroad track crossover....with the right speed .......you could get it WAY airborne ;)
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Yeah unfortunately those old cars had insanely small fuel tanks and massive appetites lol compound that with the 70s gas crisis and they quickly found themselves relics, which is heartbreaking. My Nova had roughly a 12 gallon tank and i could drive from my house to the next town of Beckley ( roughly 10 miles)and back and would lose just over half a tank of gas lol i put an edelbrock 600 4barrel carburetor and Edelbrock Performer high rise intake manifold with an oversized camshaft and that destroyed its fuel efficiency. Thats what, about 3.33 miles per gallon? Suck on that Greenpeace!
 
yep-- I could floor it (and after my eyesight adjusted from my head hitting the backrest) I could watch the Speedo go UP and the fuel gauge go DOWN almost at the same rate of speed!!!!!!!!!!!!

but I was young had a job and lived at home -- money went for gas grass and ass ;)
 
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