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^^^ these kids got no respect for the old cars. Me, I'm a car guy that loves anything that halls serious ass no matter who makes it or when it was made. I just have a soft spot for high revs in pocket rockets. 10.69 on some bias ply tire is effing ridiculous. If you put a modern slick on that car it would pull low 9's easy maybe even high 8's. However, i don't think you could compare it to the hemis and 427's of the day if only 2 were put into street cars. What you can compare it to is all the hard core race versions of the hemis and 427s. Thats more of a fair fight.
Those wings where the shit back in the day. Where do you think all the ricers and real racers of today got the idea of a big wing for producing down force. The wing on the Chaparrals was variable. So when going down the back straight at Sebring the wing would level itself out to produce a minimal amout of drag and a maximum amout of speed. However, when the time came to turn, the will would change to a more agressive angle of attack to produce maximum down force and maximum apex speed. Variable wings aren't even allowed in Formula One these days.
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