That's put it at 13.5 in the quarter mile, which still doesn't seem all that fast for a car with 350hp and 400lb.ft. of torque. There is even some question about how accurate that is, at least according to some of the hot rodder guys here at work who say the engine was way under rated. I don't know how sound that information is since I don't study or follow muscle cars.
For the time those numbers were probably pretty good, but in modern times they don't really impress me much.
FYI fastest 4th Gen F-Body was 12.98. Englishtown PA by Evan Smith? The driver could swing it either way though, they consistently will pull mid to low 13's with an M6. Either way, with proper modern tires, expect that car to make the launch to 60 much quicker. But whatever, none of that 12.98 stuff is important really, all I'm getting at is that it would be much faster and better all around car with modern tires and stuff. BUT that's not how the car was tested, so I guess it's pointless to point out, it's like saying "Well if I lost weight I could have ran faster!"
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This is another Sub-Zero vote for me, that's three in a row, whats with all these great car nominations.
The color scheme pictured is one of my favorites of all time, it's what I think of when I think Gen 1 T/A. The 30th Anniversary 1999 Trans-Am is a throwback to the '69, which I absolutely love, I seriously love these colors.
Why name a car for a series in which the US version can't even compete due to 5.0L displacement limit? Who knows, but there are always loop holes ;D.
T/G Racing 1969 T/A race car driven by 1967 Champion Jerry Titus. This car in 1969
Won the 24 Hours of Daytona. 1st in class and third overall. Then went on to compete in Mexican T/A championship beating out the factory teams for wins and and the Mexican Trans-Am championship. It was originally a Camaro, but was converted to a Trans-Am. Complete with a 5.0 Chevy motor, a loophole let this car compete, they were sold in Canada with a 5.0L Chervrolet motor. So that was good enough to let the cars race in T/A. Did I mention It looks good too? I really love the Trans-Am, in later models the GTA and Formulas. If I ever had to pick just one car it probably would be a Trans-Am. I've even got a T/A phoenix tattoo, smokey and the bandit style, just in red and black.
Great in a straight line, could be massaged to grip around corners quite well. 👍
