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e.t/mph
engine
trans
gears
weight
source
1
1966 427 Cobra
12:20/118
427 8V
4-speed
3.54
2529
CD 11/65
2
1966 427 Corvette
12.80/112
427 4V
4-speed
3.36
3160
CD 11/65
3
1970 Buick GS Stage1
13.38/105.5
455 4V
auto
3.64
3810
MT 1/70
4
1968 427 Corvette
13.41/109.5
427 6V
4-speed
3.55
3285
CL 6/68
5
1968 Hemi Charger
13.50/105
426 8V
auto
3.23
4035
CD 11/67
6
1969 Hemi Road Runner
13.54/105.1
426 8V
auto
3.55
3938
CD 1/69
7
1969 Hemi Charger 500
13.68/104.8
426 8V
4-speed
3.55
4025
CL 4/69
8
1971 Hemi Super Bee
13.73/104
426 8V
auto
4.10
4083
MT 12/70
9
1970 Hemi 'Cuda
13.70/101.2
426 8V
auto
4.10
N/A
MT 9/69
10
1965 Catalina 2+2
13.80/106
421 6V
auto
4.10
4155
CD 3/65
11
1969 Super Bee Six-Pack
13.80/104.2
440 6V
auto
4.10
3845
CL 7/69
12
1971 Boss 351 Mustang
13.80.104
351 4V
4-speed
3.91
3452
MT 1/71
13
1968 Royal Bobcat GTO
13.80/104
428 4V
auto
3.55
3784
CD 2/68
14
1966 Hemi Satillite
13.80/104
426 8V
4-speed
3.55
3784
CD 4/66
15
1970 SS 454 Chevelle
13.81/103.8
454 4V
auto
3.55
3885
CD 2/70
16
1969 Cyclone CJ
13.86/101.7
428 4V
auto
4.11
3880
MT 1/69
17
1962 Catalina
13.90/107
421 4V
4-speed
4.30
4070
MT 5/62
18
1969 Mach 1 Mustang CJ
13.90/103.3
428 4V
auto
3.50
3420
CL 3/69
19
1970 Torino Cobra
13.99/101
429 4V
4-speed
3.91
3586
MT 2/70
20
1970 Hemi Challenger
14.00/104
426 8V
auto
3.23
3880
RT 6/70
21
1966 Shelby GT-350S
14.00/102
289 4V
auto
3.89
2950
MT 8/66
22
1962 Corvette
14.00/100
327 4V
4-speed
4.11
3080
CL 5/62
23
1964 289 Cobra
14.00/98
289 4V
4-speed
3.77
2206
CL 8/64
24
1968 Hemi GTX
14.00/96.5
426 8V
auto
3.23
3950
CL 2/68
25
1968 'Cuda 440
14.01/103.8
426 8V
auto
3.55
3405
CL 6/69
26
1961 Impala SS
14.02/98.1
409 4V
4-speed
4.56
3736
MT
27
1969 Torino Cobra
14.04/100.6
428 4V
auto
3.50
3890
CD 1/69
28
1969 Super Bee
14.04/99.5
383 4V
auto
3.55
3765
CD 1/69
29
1966 GTO
14.05/105.1
389 6V
4-speed
3.55
3620
CD 3/66
30
1969 Boss 429 Mustang
14.09/102.9
429 4V
4-speed
3.91
3560
CL 6/69
31
1967 GTO
14.09/101
400 4V
4-speed
3.90
3445
MT 1/67
32
1965 Corvette
14.10/104
396 4V
4-speed
3.70
3260
CL 8/65
33
1969 Grand Prix SJ
14.10/95.3
428 4V
auto
3.55
4180
CL 2/69
34
1972 454 Corvette
14.10/93
454 4V
auto
3.08
3725
MT 1/72
35
1969 SC/Rambler
14.14/100.9
390 4V
4-speed
3.54
3160
RT/69
36
1970 LT-1 Corvette
14.17/102.2
350 4V
4-speed
4.11
3710
CL 8/70
37
1970 4-4-2
14.20/102.1
455 4V
4-speed
3.91
3887
RT 3/70
38
1967 Dana Camaro
14.20/102
427 4V
4-speed
3.55
3368
CL 4/67
39
1970 Z/28 Camaro
14.20/100.3
350 4V
auto
4.10
3640
CD 5/70
40
1968 Firebird 400 HO
14.20/100.3
400 4V
auto
3.55
3550
CD 3/68
41
1964 Corvette
14.20/100
327 FI
4-speed
4.11
3180
MT 9/64
42
1962 Corvette
14.20/99
283 4V
4-speed
4.11
3040
CL 9/61
43
1970 SuperBird
14.26/103.7
440 4V
N/A
N/A
3841
RT 4/70
44
1967 Fairlane GTA
14.26/99
390 4V
auto
3.89
3640
CD 3/66
45
1969 Road Runner
14.35/101.6
383 4V
4-speed
4.10
3630
MT 2/69
46
1970 Duster 340
14.39/97.2
340 4V
4-speed
3.91
3368
CD 2/70
47
1962 Dodge Ramcharger
14.40/101
413 8V
auto
3.91
3440
MT 8/62
48
1970 'Cuda Six-Pack
14.40/100
440 6V
4-speed
3.55
3720
MT 5/70
49
1967 Firebird 400
14.40/100
400 4V
4-speed
3.90
3598
CD 3/67
50
1971 GTX
14.40/98.7
440 4V
auto
3.23
3852
RT 12/70
Muscle Car Review Magazine 1984MT-Mortor Trend; CD - Car & Driver; CL -Car Life; RT - Road Test