I forgot a really rare one. My older sister had a '69 or '70 GS 455, 4-speed,convertible! The first time I drove it I hit the brakes about 105 and put it sideways across the road, managed to keep it out of the weeds, brought it back to my lane, got it straightened out and hit the brakes, again. I'd never driven a disc brake car, before, and hit the brakes a tad hard.
I was going through the gears, winding 3rd ( it was geared high), and coming up on another car in my lane with a car coming toward us. I hit the brakes because I didn't want to change lanes to pass with that car coming. The front brakes were so good that the rear started to come around. I managed to slow enough that I avoided the car in front me as the approaching car passed.
My sister was not at all pleased, although she told me years later it was some impressive driving. At the time she was just a little frightened.
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