Fastest Vette Ever
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Fastest Vette Ever
I got in this discussion at work the other day about the fastest American Made production car. It came down to a Vette and an AC Cobra. Does anyone have any stats on the fastest vette ever produced?
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If you are talking older Vettes one of the L88's or similar would be the fastest I think but others will chime in I am not sure
If you are talking older Vettes one of the L88's or similar would be the fastest I think but others will chime in I am not sure
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The fastest (top speed) Vette of all times is the new Z06, but the quickest was by far the '69 ZL1..There was no overdrive tranny available in '69 and therefore the top speed wasn't all that fast.
I once read an article that they raced a ZL-1 with 4.56 gears and slicks on the 1/4 mile and the car ran 10.90's... I doubt that the new Z06 is capable of 10's in the 1/4 mile, even with slicks..
I once read an article that they raced a ZL-1 with 4.56 gears and slicks on the 1/4 mile and the car ran 10.90's... I doubt that the new Z06 is capable of 10's in the 1/4 mile, even with slicks..
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Yeah, I agree, 'fastest' is such a relative term.
Firstly the corvette is so many more things other than a pure race car, whereas the AC Cobra was designed from the ground up to be nothing but.
If you are going to start talking about new cars, such as the Z06, rather than just classics, what about viper's? (I hear the lynch mob gathering already for such a heresy!!!!)
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Firstly the corvette is so many more things other than a pure race car, whereas the AC Cobra was designed from the ground up to be nothing but.
If you are going to start talking about new cars, such as the Z06, rather than just classics, what about viper's? (I hear the lynch mob gathering already for such a heresy!!!!)
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New Z06 in terms of production car. In the kinda sorta maybe production car. The Callaway sledgehammer was available for reproduction at 400K.
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
The fastest (top speed) Vette of all times is the new Z06, but the quickest was by far the '69 ZL1..There was no overdrive tranny available in '69 and therefore the top speed wasn't all that fast.
I once read an article that they raced a ZL-1 with 4.56 gears and slicks on the 1/4 mile and the car ran 10.90's... I doubt that the new Z06 is capable of 10's in the 1/4 mile, even with slicks..
I once read an article that they raced a ZL-1 with 4.56 gears and slicks on the 1/4 mile and the car ran 10.90's... I doubt that the new Z06 is capable of 10's in the 1/4 mile, even with slicks..
The fastest...the Callaway Sledgehammer. 250+
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With the right gearing, I'm sure that the ZL1 would be able to break 200 mph... For example 4.11 rear gears with a Tremec TKO with .68 overdrive
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Originally Posted by CGGorman
A 1968 L88 ran 210-212 down the Mulsanne straight in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Met him once.Cool guy.
