hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie) (04/11/85)
The NEW, UPDATED and LONG AWAITED LIST IS HERE!!!
Speed (mph) Vehicle Location Notes
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162 * 70 Ford Torino Kansas "timed by Kansas Hwy Patrol" (0)
143 * Porsche 928 "same as manufacture's top spd"
140 72 Dodge Daemon "somewhat modified..."(1)
140 66 Plymouth GTX Idaho "held that speed for 10 min" (2)
136 * 71 BMW 4dr Nevada "redline-limited"
135 69 Corvette Westchester, NY "would have gone faster..."
135 * 70 Mustang Hwy 395 "front end becomes very light"
135 73 Mazda RX-3 Wisconsin "downhill help"
135 * 74 Regal 350 Minnesota "speedo (ran to) 120"
135 65 Pontiac 2+2 "stable..wouldn't want to turn"
130 * 68 Valiant San Jose, CA "scary"
130 * 75 Chevy Laguna Wyoming "kept taking out birds..."
130 * 84 Nissan 300ZX "waiting for Passport"
126 * 75 260Z Rt. 287 NJ "stopped by sleeping trooper"
125 69 Pont. Catalina "smooth as silk"
125 83 Starion New Jersey "driven...quite often"
125 65 Pontiac Bonneville "doing quite well..."
125 * 85 Porsche 944 Adirondack N.Way"then the road pitched upwards"
121 84 Colt Turbo Atlanta "did leave the 924 behind"(3)
120 69 Datsun 2000 "could have gone 10 mph faster"
120 69 Pont. Tempest Michigan "glad the road was straight"
120 78 Camaro Z-28 New Hampshire "ran out of straight road"
120 * 84 Mustang GT Coalinga, CA "expect 130-135 on OK road"
120 * Renault Alpine "went 135 mph on the autobahn"
115-120 * 68 Bug "engine sounded like a jet"
118 * 73 Chrys Newport I-290 Mass "ran out of rd (25mph curve)"
117 * 69 Datsun 1600 CA "redline-limited"
115+ 70 Chevelle 350 Maryland "fun while it lasted..."
115 * 72 Triumph GT-5 I-435, K.C. MO. "coming into traffic"
115 * 81 Citation X-11 Phoenix & LA "Felt like could ve gone faster"
115 Orion (Escort) England
110+* 76 Bobcat Nashville TN "never ran right again"
110 * VW GTI Ft Worth TX "whining pretty bad-good control
110 * 70 BMW 1600 repeatedly "redline limited:Ohio-Pittsburg
avg 83.6 mph w/gas stop time"
110 * 76 TR7 Hwy 60, NM
110 * 77 Spitfire I76 Colorado "downhill with wind"
110 * 83 Audi 4000S Ontario, Canada "as fast as it'll go"
110 Honda Prelude North Dakota "as fast as it would go..."
105 * Chevy Nova I-80, NJ "straight-6, 290 cid"
105 77 Celica GT "whenever possible..."
105 80 Turbo Trans Am "...all (it) could do"
105 TR-6
100+ 75 Rabbit
100 70 Volvo 142 Mass Tpke "..then the sunroof popped open"
100 * 76 VW Dasher I-80 "geez, did it whine..."
100 * 81 Rabbit "whining out-good control"
RUMORS DEPT. (2nd hand stories)
Speed Vehicle Location Notes
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160+* Superbird "friends say he isn't lying" (4)
130 67 Chrysler 300 "isn't sure because of speedo"
130 68 Datsun 510 VT "the speedometer goes to 120
and seems to die a miserable
death when it wraps below the
dash."
Footnotes:
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* New entry
(0) This is pretty incredible. But the car had a 429 Super Cobra Jet, balanced
and blueprinted, etc. 600 HP at rear wheels, 2.70 final drive. I know
the Ford 429 Boss is rated at 570 HP, so this is perhaps not unreasonable.
Basically, this fellow's car is set up much like a NASCAR racer, and we
know that those guys can move.
(1) I assume that the "Daemon" is some sort of Canadian car. While I am not
contesting the 140 mph figure, I do note that in cases where cars
are modified (specifically where the rear axle ratio has been changed)
speedo figures become extremely inflated.
(2) The author of this message was unsure of the year. I am not sure if they
even made the GTX in 1966. (I am no MOPAR freak)
(3) The author notes that the top speed for the Colt is supposedly 106-110.
He suggests tailwind or possible speedo error.
(4) If the Superbird has a Hemi, this figure might not be unreasonable.
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Big news: We broke 120 with a couple of mph to spare!
O.K. There were 24 new entries and the average speed was 126 mph. Combined
with our old data, this gives us an average of 122.6 mph-a good 4 mph up
from last time! Got quite a large input from German cars this round.
Got one challenge on the 135mph RX-3. Seems one reader just won't swallow it.
Note that I threw out all entries under 100 MPH. (Unless someone
is interested in a list of the cars with the LOWEST top speed) This
affected our average very slightly, as there was only a single posted
entry.
See you in traffic court! Better yet, send me YOUR top speed. (Please include
as much data as possible so that some statistician can tell us some interesting
facts about speeds as realated to year, make of car, location, etc.
(signed) Speed Racer
disclaimer: I would NEVER advocate the illegal act of operating one's
vehicle beyond the maximum permissible velocity as specified by the Federal
Government. Such an act, as well as being ILLEGAL, is DANGEROUS and LIFE
THREATENING, demonstrates an IRRESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE towards the CONSERVATION
of our PETROLEUM RESOURCES, as well as CONTRIBUTING to the DEGRADATION of our
ATMOSPHERE. 'nuff said!david@ut-sally.UUCP (David R. Kuykendall) (04/18/85)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** <<< I love that line, why would I want to replace it >>> >The NEW, UPDATED and LONG AWAITED LIST IS HERE!!! > >Speed (mph) Vehicle Location Notes >----------- ------- -------- -------- >162 * 70 Ford Torino Kansas "timed by Kansas Hwy Patrol" (0) >143 * Porsche 928 "same as manufacture's top spd" I believe I can top that 162. I presume we are talking about high speed on legal roads, and not strip speeds. In 1978 I owned, and still do, a 1968 (** Chevrolet. **) Firebird. My uncles own a garage and race cars (quarter mile). I wanted to build one. So, we started. first, we riped out the pontiac engine. I replaced this with a 327 Chevrolet. small block (bored out). Then I installed High compression heads, pop up pistions, hydralic lifters, small high riser with a Holly 780 double pumper, and a 360 full race cam. We also did assorted other upgrades but, that is too much to talk about( I don't want to give all the secrets). Well on nite (late) I was starting a long drive that I was not in the mood for. So while I was doing 70mph on IH35 leaving San Antonio, I noticed that I was approaching Selma ( the ass hole of Texas). The question now was to speed up or slow down. I sped up. My speedometer registers 165 before it buries the needle. I do not know how fast I was going, just that it was over 165. I do not know which to classify this under pont. or Chevrolet.? I will let you figure it out. david@ut-sally ps: 55 sucks! pss: Get out of my way or we'll both die!