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Originally Posted by shipo
I found this thread very interesting and timely to say the very least. My 13 year old is working his way through the Grand Turismo 4 game and just last weekend he was asking me what pre-1970 car he should "buy" that would allow him to beat a 427 Cobra in a 1,000 mile endurance race (he did manage to place second to a Cobra with a 454 Chevelle, go figure). I thought for a minute and suggested the 1969 ZL-1 Vette or any Chapparal that would be allowed in that race (turns out none of them).
IIRC he is now running a heavily breathed on 1963 "Split Window" Corvette, and while he hasn't beaten the Cobra yet, he's competitive.  |
I love it. Careful though, some of the jackboots in this thread will not tolerate either an American car such as the Corvette, or to refer to the Corvette or Cobra as "muscle cars" even though it is an inclusive term.
Too funny that your son finished second to a Cobra with a 454 Chevelle, a wildly understeering car if there ever was one. The intermediate body designs from GM, Ford and Chrysler were not known for their handling characteristics, although both the Chevelle and 442 handled better than their peers.