My buddy has completely restored a 67 Cougar XR-7 together with his grandpa. He's like 7 grand into the hole on this thing, loves it so much. I'll give one thing to Ford people, they sure are loyal. He comes from a Ford family, he's the third generation (I have him convinced that Firebirds are cooler than Mustangs but he would be disowned by his family if he bought one). He just recently put a 4 barrel in his Cougar and believed that it might catch my 93 Formula.
His ilconceived notion was crushed today. We went out to a empty road, out by the wrecking yard. Lined up, I counted to three, I gained 1 car lengths in first, and I just walked away, he just faded in the rear view mirror. On the second race, he counted to 3, with the same result. I had to hand it to him though, he was a good loser, said "Good Gosh that thing kicks."
Tried to make him feel better by saying that 30 years in car technology is quite a difference. We may have differences in preference of car companies but at least we both love American muscle.


Next kill? This kids WRX at my school

Nice Kill, but be weary... Late Model WRXs are pretty darn fast. A STi took off on me (2 vehicles in front of me, and he turned at the next light, so we didnt get to have a real go at it) and he was GONE. So, be ready! :lsvader:

I'm aware, but its going to be a real race, 1/4 mile. Plus, he isn't even an Sti, I think I'll have no problem. The best part is he passionately believes his car will win, makes it all the more sweet.

That is true... the more they want it, the sweeter it is when you take the win! :EMOTICAR:

If you look at what alot of the old sb muscle cars ran they were not as fast as todays stuff. Hi Perf Pontiac has a bolt-on test of an LS1 T/A (non RA) and it ran a 13.35 stock. It took big cube motors to get that in the 60's-70's. They did lack good tires however and that can even things up some. The thing about the old classics is they have personality. You could tell what kind of car it was at night by the shape of the tail lights.Now-a-days everything looks alike. I think it's a shame when people are pregidist against other brands cause they are missing out on automotive history.And it's all cool.

I would trade my 97 (as much as I love it) for a real nice 70-73 T/A in a second!

Ya, older muscle cars had large, heavy iron engines and primitive drivetrains. They also had skinny tires. My Dad tells me stories all the time about how he had to put bricks in the trunk of his 68 Firebird 400 whenever it rained so he could catch traction. Nowadays, sophistocated suspension, wide tires, traction control, etc. bring all the power to the street!

And yet I still need a couple 50 lb salt bags in mine when it snows