No argument here about the weights of the new muscle cars. The Mustang in my family was a 2011 GT for reference. It's gone, replaced with the much more fun to drive and own 62 Catalina!. I guess my more general point was I agree with Mr. Glasco that you can't really compare the new and old muscle cars in an objective way. Stock vs Stock, old muscle cars lose in every measurable way. But we live and enjoy these cars in a subjective way. Why are these old cars so valuable? Because they have the feel and sensation of speed that the new cars simply don't deliver as you drive them. The Mustang I had delivered less of a sensation of speed at 110 MPH than the Catalina at 50 MPH. To many people that is progress and I won't argue the point. The tires alone put these new cars worlds ahead of the 14" bias tires our old cars ran on. It's just fun to see an old car put a new one on the trailer. In 1976 I drag raced a brand new 75 Corvette with my 4-door Canary yellow 4-door 1966 Ventura, 389 2bbl. 290 HP. Beat the Vette by about 6 car lengths and to this day I chuckle when I look at the finish line picture. The guy was almost in tears.
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