1974 Chevrolet Chevelle vs 1957 Ford Fairlane SUPERCHARGED - PURE STOCK DRAG RACE (Best of 3)
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle vs 1957 Ford Custom 300 Supercharged (Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race)
TWO AWESOME CARS! Both VERY unique. First, we have a 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle 454... yes, a 454. Sure it only has a 8.25:1 compression ratio, but 270 net horsepower isn't anything to laugh at. 1974 was a strange year for the Chevelle. The super sport package was gone, and if you wanted anything with moderate performance you had to get the Laguna S3... no thanks. I really like this Chevelle and its simplicity. I believe the owner had stated it started life as a straight-6 car and he installed a factory correct 454 for that year. I think it's super cool. That generation of Chevrolet Chevelle is really starting to grow on me. It's opponent is just as strange. We have a 1957 Ford Custom 300 supercharged. It's not a Ford Fairlane, it's a Custom 300. And yes, you read that correctly. It has a supercharger. You could get that supercharger on any Ford that year with a 312ci V8. There were even a few placed into 4 door sedans, and even fewer into Rancheros! Not a ton of boost from that supercharger, around 4.5 - 6 PSI, but still VERY cool. I suspect the biggest limiting factor to the Ford is the transmission. The Ford-O-Matic was okay, but not the greatest for performance. Either way, I'm excited to watch this match-up!
Remember, both of these cars participate in the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, so check them out on fb. Their rules are listed below:
For 1955 to 1979 musclecars built in United States and Canadian assembly plants with a minimum warranty of 12 months and 12,000 miles.
Any car running faster than 11.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Any convertible running faster then 13.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Blocks do not have to be "numbers matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only.
All Engines - 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed.
The valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed.
The ignition system must be stock, including the distributor, cap, coil, and wires. Points may be replaced with any electronic conversion that fits under the stock distributor cap.
The carburetor must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Jetting and metering changes are permitted. THE CHOKE ASSEMBLY MUST BE IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONAL!
Cast-iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are NOT allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. Pipes must be routed as they were originally for the year, make, model, and engine combination. Mufflers must be stock looking in design, that is, oval in shape. No glasspacks or straight pipes allowed unless installed as original equipment. Maximum muffler inlet and outlet size is 2.5 inches. X & H pipes allowed.
The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed.
Maximum stall limited to 2200 rpm.
The transmission must be correct for year, make, model and engine of the car. 3-speed manuals may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available.
The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as the car. Any gear ratio is allowed.
Reproduction tires or radial tires only.You are allowed to run tires one size over stock.
Factory wheels only.
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VERY odd, but very COOL match-up. Both surprising quick! Remember, both participate in PSMCDR, so follow them on fb! Thanks!!! 😎
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Well overall the 74 chevy has a cool 454
Those 74 Chevelles are pretty hard to come by.. What engine options did they offer?
Gotta love the colander. I have a 74 Lemans louvered naca scooped gt with a 406 small block straight out of the barn in tremclad semi gloss black and it draws more looks at the shoes than anything else. Gets about 9 smiles per gallon. Lol
Connades. Effin' predictive text
I think with a better driver that Ford would have probably taken out the Chevy, actually surprised the smog era with 308 gear actually ran in the 13s
Probably not likely I think it's the torque of the 454 that kills the Ford coming out of the hole not the driver
That engine in the much lighter Corvette would go high 14s
something about the Chevelle was not as advertised. Ford should have won every time. especially off the line.
Yes
I had a stock 442 1969 that would come off the line like hell snap the drive shaft U bolts twice hi torque will really launch you off the line but the driver of the Ford look like he was late taking off and all three races because it look like the Ford almost got him at the end
Thank you so much for your channel. It’s definitely the best of its kind, and I want you to know people appreciate it.
I appreciate that!
The guy with the Ford needs to take a bottle of "NoDoze" before racing.
Just a quick cat nap at the line
You know, in my day we didn’t have that fancy “NoDoze” stuff, we just used good ol cocaine. Those were the days...
That's methed up. 😜
HA! 🤣
Sure, both times nearly identical but loses by MANY car lengths
My first car was a '57 Ford custom, one model down from this one. 3 speed stick 6 but still got in enough trouble. It was a good tough car.
My first Real car was a 74 Chevelle. Stock 350, Th 350 trans.. Garage find early 1990.. 450 bucks... We rebuilt the trans, upgraded the torque converter, added headers, duals and a Holley 750....She was heavy, and a Dog off the line, But would eat anything goin at a rolling start...
There was also a gray and white 4 door Fairlane 500 built in 57 with the Supercharged 312. Only 4 door produced with the F-Code option. Really cool story behind that car. It was ordered new by a North Carolina moonshiner and paid for in full in cash at the time it was ordered. But the guy got arrested before he could ever take delivery of the car so it was sold to someone else who later had the Supercharger removed because it guzzled gas so bad. But miraculously the guy kept both the Supercharger and the car for many years until it was sold to a new owner and restored
I did find 1 example of a 4 door supercharged car in my research, maybe it was the same one
@@CarsAndZebras It probably is. It comes up if you Google it. A gray and white 57 Fairlane 500 4 door sedan. Super cool car
Percy flowers 🤫
Jeremy Thompson, 1957, every Ford car model the Paxton supercharger was available, including the Ranchero and station wagons. I have a '57 Ford Ranch Wagon that has a supercharged 312 engine with 3 speed OD transmission and 4:11 rear gears.
A 454 against a 312 .... Gee, I wonder who'll win ...... BUT you have to admit ... that Ole Ford was closing the gap REAL fast at the far end, sleeping on the line or not. Rip Van Winkle should have shifted MANUALY, would have made a REAL difference ... TRUST ME. My hat goes off to the Ford !!
Can’t discount a supercharger and a 500 lb weight difference!
The Factory Supercharged Fords of 1957 were bad ass ! 1957 was really about the start of the muscle car era imho.. Contrary to all the press that the early 1960' s and the Gto era was the start. The Injected and dual quad 1957 Chevys and a couple other makes all ran strong. There were a couple of these Fords run nuning consistent low to mid 13 second quarter mile times and held several records.
@@CarsAndZebras and 3.08 vs 4.10
The 1974 454 was heavily bogged down due to California Emission Laws. The 74' 454 V8 dropped down to a 8.25:1 compression ratio from the previous 10.25:1. Horsepower went down from 360 HP to 235 HP.
@@tskraj3190 That's comparing gross to net HP. The 1970 "360hp" 454 would likely only make around 285-300 net HP.
I actualy love the 73 to 77 chevelles i have a 75 laguna s3 454..to me with the ralley wheels and stripes there some pf the best looking cars..i love going to cruise ins and always being the only laguna there..usualy the only 3rd gen chevelle at all there...was great to see that match up..love the videos.
Thanks for watching!
I had a '74 that color in 1979 with the 327 , it had a white vinyl top. Hated it because it was so slow. My '57 Chev. ran 10.99 in the 1/4
I ran Laguna S3's in dirt track figure 8 races for many years.
I had a 69 and 74...'74 I got for a case of beer but needed work on the valve train which I could do at home and already had the parts. Only vehicle I made a bunch of money on!
Vary rare! I've had my eye on a Luguna that's been sitting for over 10+ years. Needs a little body work though.
Surprising how well that Chevelle leaves with that tall rear gear. But may be somewhat decieving too as that Ford trans is definitely holding it back off the line. It sure pulls on the top end to achieve basically the same MPH as the Chevy in each race.
Quite a bit more torque in that Chevelle, makes up a little for that 3.08
Yes, I noticed the trap speeds as well. I think the Ford would have overtaken the Chevelle if it had a longer run. Agreed also that the Ford driver just couldn't bring it off the line as quickly as the Chevelle driver, but I think some of that is poor reaction times more so than design shortcomings. Either way (Chevelle or Ford) it was fun to watch this older iron going at it! Even though I lean toward GM products, I would have LOVED to have seen this match up with the Ford having a driver that was as capable of a good leave as the Chevelle had. I think that old Ford could have surprised us even more!
@@CarsAndZebras no wheel spin either ,able to launch harder.
Either the Ford was napping or the Chevelle jumped the lights.
Maybe a little of both
well, Ford's are always taking a nap.
@@jimmyers8939
You mean like with the GT40s at LeMans?
I think he pulled up to the line, cut it off, and put the keys in his pocket
@@jimmyers8939 FALSE. My vintage Ford set 3 NHRA records and won 3 class championships. My pure stock '69 Boss 302 Mustang won a NHRA class championship as well. You care to take on my all stock Ford components '57 Ford, PUTZ? It turns mid 9's on NHRA 1/4 mile track.
I liked watching the old cars and zebras I liked how you made those funny noises when you talked about the weight of the car 😁
I would love to see a 64-66 K code mustang against anything. I watch just about all your racing and love old Fords.
I would love to have that chevelle because you definitely don't see them as a teenager i knew where a 1973 chevelle ss body was sitting in a junk yard was i think it was a big block car the body was in pretty good shape with minimal rust. I wish I would have been a little older i would have bought it and fixed it up i good have gotten it for about 100 bucks love the videos keep them coming. 👍
The reason you don't see many 74 chevelles that year is cause they rotted out! Lol. I know i had one! Loved the body style though with some fat tires out back n nice wheels. Buddies dad bought a new Laguna. Swivel front seats! Cool for that era
Funny how swivel seats were a big deal back then, but gone now!
They were also a favorite at spectator races and demolition derby's!
@@CarsAndZebras The interiors in new cars are too small to accommodate such a feature.
@@barnabyjones6995 loved that body style! Had one in late 80s. I made it sweet! Run well!!!
I was never part of the Kiss army, but I remember when I was in Jr. High, half the guys all drew Kiss stuff in their spare time.
Ford coming on at the top end.
Definitely, I think that Ford-O-Matic trans hurts it off the line
The drawback to that type of supercharger, have to get some RPM on it to produce HP.
@@larryhutchens7593 That car would really fly with a manual trans!
My uncle went to buy a new TBird in 1960. He was a professional musician. He played the electric guitar like the banjo. The salesman told him You should take a look at this car. It was a 58 Fairlane 500 D -D meaning Daytona.Back in the day they had to sell 500 cars just like the one on Sunday in the Daytona 500. It was sold as a 60 because it took them two years sell. It had no radio, no automatic tranny etc. It had one of those superchargers on it. But in 1960 it was a very good deal and the 1960 TBird is very ugly compared to the 58 Fairlane . He was working on it in 1965 and it fell on him and he was killed.
Friend had a 73 Laguna S3 454. His dad special ordered the car. He had ordered it with the HD posi rear end with 3.42 gears, but he got it with 2.73 gears. While it was a dog off the line, on the highway, that thing had seriously long legs with a 2nd to 3rd shift coming in at well over 100mph when floored. No idea what it topped out at. It only read to 120, and it was still pulling well after that. As for the Ford, neat info. I thought the 312 SC only came in T-Birds.
2.73..... yikes. 😆
Looking for a unicorn (but 73 was only available in a SS format )( 1974 was the first year for the Laguna package ) the SS in 1973 was available with the enduro bumper that was standard on the 74 Laguna front end But the S3 Laguna was a 1974 package offered till 1977 .
After the Christmas tree turned green and the Chevelle was off and running, the starter had to wake the Ford driver up in all three runs, either that or the Ford driver was at least 95 years old.
I had a 1973 Monte Carlo with the 454 that took 13.5 seconds to reach 100 mph with the 3.08 gears. Whenever I nailed the gas, it would light those rear tires for quite a ways. It had the nearly exact same interior except for no idiot lights, just analog gauges and with analog round speed plus rpm gauge. The only thing I hated was the dash that once it started to crack that vinyl then it just kept really cracking, combined with a nearly perfect interior too.
That Ford transmission prolly added a half second to his et. A good C4 or C6 would knock those et.s down I bet.
Very true, but based on the rules of PSMCDR he can’t swap for a newer trans
@@CarsAndZebras ; Yeah, and the chevelle can swap out a 6cyl for a complete bone stock, 8.25:1 454. Sounds fair.
Go get some tissues then. And yes, the rules state that you can swap any year correct engine or transmission. But you cannot swap an engine or transmission from a different year.
@@CarsAndZebras; I do love these videos. I guess I misinterpreted the "Pure Stock" rules. No "pure stock" "Muscle Cars" were built after 1972. The Chevy in this video didn't have smog pump or plumbing and the 57 Ford should be disqualified for having an aluminum radiator. As long as these "Pure Stock" cars doesn't run 11:49's?, sounds reasonable.
@@cobracharmer6178 General motors did not use smog pumps until 1975 when catalytic converters were used. Even then I do not remember having a smog pump on any of the late 1970's GM cars I ever owned. Marbe California models had them.
Another great video. Ty
Thanks for watching!
Love cars and zebras brother and all the facts 💯 🙌 👏 👌
I remember an old timer talking about these Ford-O-Matics. They were not handy for how they worked manually. In Drive they started in second and went to third. If you shifted manually into low, they started in first and when you shifted to drive they went straight to third. And old timer told me that the trick was to start it in first until it was time to shift. Then shift to drive and immediately back into low again. At that point it would shift to 2nd. Then when it was time to shift again, you could shift back up to drive again, thereby using all three gears. I've never been in a situation where I could test that out myself, but maybe someone on here has heard of this or tried it.
Yes that's how it was done. When I was 16 and had to borrow my old man's 55 Ford Station wagon that's the way I would shift it. But once doing that shifty shift I accidently stuck it into reverse! Big Cherp! but I instantly pop it back out ...and luckily nothing got broke or my dad would have kicked my ass!
Great video!! The old adage "There is no replacement for displacement" The Chevelle has 142 more cubic inches and more torque. The Ford is very cool
The Ford has it on the high end, but I think the trans efficiency is the limiting factor
@@CarsAndZebras I agree. The transmissions were really the weak link in those late 50s cars. Most automatic transmissions weren't very strong or reliable at that time. The Chrysler Torqueflite came out late in 56 and that was really the first great automatic transmission. Most manuals were 3 speeds on the column at that time. I think Chevy was the only manufacturer that had a 4 speed manual in the late 50's
Big Rock Which car crossed the line first? That’s what I thought.....
@@Lucille69caddy well put
some of the quickest "muscle" cars were small blocks, '67 327 solid lifter, high compression.
I like these cars... the weirder the better.
I like your channel very much. I had a 74 Laguna S3 with a 454. I loved that car. It had all the options and drove great. However, as you said, it was not the quickest car in town. Because I have spent most of my adult life in the car biz, I have had many nice cars. One thing I would mention is that car would chirp the tires on the 2nd gear shift. Keep up the good work.
Like the 1976 malibu classic with its stacked headlights
There were 2 F-code Rancheros made in 57. Both are interesting Brothers Collection.
The Ford driver needs an alarm clock in his car, he was caught napping all three rounds.
I wonder how many moonshiners were running those Custom 300's back in the day. Both those guys were going faster than I expected. If the guy in the Ford could get off the line in any kind of fashion, who knows how fast he would have been.
again very cool match up. I had a 74 el camino ss back in the late 80's. It was a 454/4 spd with tach dash, gauges, swivel buckets and about 500 lbs of bondo on what was left of its n mich body lol Me thinks the owner of this vids 74 was a bit "carefree" within the rule guide lines, car ran very well.
If that Chevelle had 049 heads or 781 heads, it's no wonder it ran the way it did because they breathe real good. I have 049 on my truck. For stock cast they perform pretty good.
Surprised about the 1957 losing
If you snooze you lose is personified here.
i have never seen a 454 BBC at any low compression only make 360 ft lb of torque..hehehe As observed by the offline performance. My cousin had a 70 monte carlo with a 454 and a posi rear end. Let off the brake and stomp the gas that thing would peel out to dooms day. I fell in love with Monte Carlos.
Win or lose, he Ford looks SOOOOO much better... Class !
I agree the Ford has a classy look, but I think both are pretty cool
@@CarsAndZebras I understand... You HAVE to in a way. BUT.... I don't :-)
That styless GM has NOTHING on the 57 Ford. Fairlane or 300, it's 100% SEXY....
The cars are from two different eras. Compare a ‘57 Chevy to the Ford if you don’t like the Chevelle. 🤔
@@scooterp7009: The end result is still the same. That is why the 57 Ford outsold the 57 chevy.
Yeah that's why everybody is crazy about 57 Fords LOL not a popular year and for good reason.. I like some of the old Fords lines but Chevy ruled on classic lines that's why they were so popular and still are
There's just something about the orange valve covers on the Chevelle's big block that makes it look......................bigger.
There's no way that Chevelle has a 3.08 rear gear!!!
I was expecting the Ford to win but love both cars
A guy who lived in my neighborhood when I was about 13, in 1979 had a 73 El Camino with a 454 and a 4 speed. Wonder how rare it was? 🤔
The Chevelle is fast but so is it's driver, he took the Ford off the line every time.
The Ford driver has lousy reaction time.
You forget to mention the timeless and perennially cool swivel buckets!! Just kidding--really great video and I love the '73-'77 GM A-bodies. There were a few cool ones around when I was growing up. At my High School one guy owned a primered '73 GTO 400 for a spell, and another had a blue and white '76 or '77 4-4-2. Good to see them finally getting some long-overdue recognition in the hobby and the collector marketplace. Not to slight the Ford of course. THAT is early American muscle, well before 1964.
I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody brings a swivel bucket seat back for a new car and claims it is a fresh idea 🤣
@@CarsAndZebras Well, in fairness the Chryslers had them before the GM Colonnades, back in the late '50s/early '60s period. I also remember a black '76 Laguna S-3 and a black 455 Grand Am at the local car shows in my area. Fine rides.
I`m pretty sure that isn`t a stock chevelle. Maybe we need an emissions test.
Didn't see that coming
I had a blue white striped 72 Chevelle SS 454 4 speed that I loved and just could not believe what they did to the line the next year, just hated it!
It was a pretty big change for ‘73
The 73 was hideous as was the Monte Carlo. Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick were not immune
I love the 73's. W/O vinyl tops
Just to see these two cars in 13's, is very impressive!
I'm very impressed with the times of both cars. I bet that Ford had more in her though. Get a better driver and I think it would have been consistently in the 13s. Very good matchup.
Ford driver is no drag racer! Asleep at the tree all three runs! Chevelle driver hopping off the line instantly! Gettin' er' going quick for 3:08 gears! With equal driver reaction times, these cars would've been real close with the Ford possibly winning a couple rounds! He had the power, weight, and gear advantage! But lost every time off the line! Not running down the guy, probably just inexperienced with the tree lights! Good Video! Great Cars👍
My Dad had the Malibu Classic when I was growing up & was that car fun to ride in....
I always think they look very comfortable!
@@CarsAndZebras it was a very nice riding car.... My Dad put bolt on upgrades (headers- Edelbrock intake) that kinda stuff...... I have lots of memory's in that car.... Thanks for the great vids..
why dont you get one ?
@@marioncobaretti2280 I would love too but they're hard to find & when you do find one they're usually full of rust or they're really spendy..
I found one for sale a couple years ago I wanted to buy but the guy decided he was gonna keep it..
KD you are correct, l was really off my game that day. The Chevy was sand banging, he lost because he broke out by running well under his qualifying time. The Ford has run a 13.70 @ 106.mph. not that day
[1:11] Funny thing is that the 1974 Chevelle & Laguna front end grille, headlamp piece looks almost identical to the version on the 1974 - 78 Ford Mustang II... 😁
I love that 57 Ford Fairlane!
270 HP out of 454 CID. You’ve come a long way baby. A HS friend of mine had one of these with an automatic and it wouldn’t even chirp the tires shifting into second. Weak.
73 Chevelle 350 I had with 3.23 gears would run 14.90’s all day long stock. My dads 454 in 74 would get it by a car or so.
I have a 1974 Chevy Malibu with a 400 small block
That Ford is a thing of beauty. The driver was definitely sleeping at the line, though. Rip Van Winkle style.
Yeah, but I give him credit for at least bringing the car out and trying.
save16thave; Nope, the driver of the Ford was giving the chevy "ringer" a head start.
454 rat with 270 HP: Did someone on the assembly line leave a freaking shop rag in the intake manifold???
It was smoged down, low compression, low performance cam and low performance ignition. This one runs very well.
1974 454 Chevelle was rated at 235 hp.
It was just a couple years after emissions requirements and equipement were mandated and gas went from high octane leaded to low octane unleaded. Compression ratios dropped significantly and ignition pulled back to deal with the new fuel, early catalytic converters were choaking the exhaust, and just to make some torque they used small port heads with small valves and damn near perfectly round cam lobes. But it also seems worse than it is since that's a net hp rating which will be automaticly lower than the gross hp rating used in the 60s and earlier.
that was normal power from 71 on up
Thats good runs in the 13s not bad considering the weight of both i love both of them cars i was thinking that chevrlle do high 14s that shocked me
Both very surprising!
At that times the chevelle had a lower rear end ratio than 3.08!
I'd like to see a 1974 Z28 vs '74-'76 'Vette...
I love that F-Code 57 Ford. One of my favorite cars of the 50s even though I'm a Mopar guy. Ford rated the Supercharged 312 Y-Block at 300 horses but Paxton McCulloch said they made between 340-360 horses when tuned properly. Awesome early example of Ford muscle
My dad talked about them, and he was a Mopar guy too. His 1st job was at a Ford sub assembly plant as a line worker in 1959, which closed later that year. According to him, there were several complete 312s with blowers on them, still in their crates, lined up in the engine room. When he got laid off, they let him take a pair of 57 T-Bird tail light lenses, never installed, which I still have.
Would be really cool to see more late 50s performance cars like a Chrysler 300, Dodge D-500, Plymouth Fury or maybe a J2 Oldsmobile or a 57 or 58 Bonneville with fuel injection or Tri Power. Cars like that were really the first muscle cars
Not too bad for that much weight with 3.08s
I men Supercharged and all, given the head design alone the 454 is decades ahead of the Ford “Y block” design, plus nothing beats cubic inches!
Sadly by 74 the 454 was equal to a slightly warmer over 307( not counting the pure stock rules)
T-bird can't cut a light to save his life
If it starts with a 6-cylinder basic Chevelle , he gave himself a lot of trouble to make the rear quarter windows look like the Laundau coupe . The base Chevelle get triangle rear quarter windows instead of the “opera” one .
If the 312 had the Nascar cam it made 360hp with the blower.
Why in the actual fuck would a person put that stripe on the chevelle???
I love that style of Malibu's! -ChevyAllDay-
Take those railroad tie bumpers off the front and rear, then I'd be with you.
Was guessing 14s for the Chevelle.
Me thinks the Ford owner was only willing to go so far on a very rare muscle car. While there aren't that many 454 74 Chevelles out there, almost anyone can buy a crate 454 if they grenade theirs.
Post-1972, I think any Chevelle, Malibu, El Camino or GMC Sprint could be had with the 454 through 1975. Even base cars, but I MAY be wrong about that one. The last handful of 454 A-bodies were made in '75; I actually saw a very original and lightly patinaed '75 454 El Camino at a show last year. Can't have been too many of those.
After the second run, they should have traded drivers.
this is great , but I want see 4runner more often lol :)
Definitely coming, just editing the footage from the sand dunes
I like the Laguna. I haven't seen a nice one actually driving around on the street in a long,long time.
289 are Ford's..... 283 are Chevy's
Geez that guy in the Fairlane is sleeping at the line every race!!!
like the 74 chevelle they are hard to find i remember when they were everywhere. they really screwed up when they redesigned the body they should have made it smaller but kept the style.
Makes you wonder what happened to all those cars. Crushed likely?
Ford Y block is a bit of a strange little engine, most common problem was improper oiling to the rocker arms. On trans: there was a Borg Warner 3 speed manual w/ overdrive. My dad had one w/ 292 2 bbl.motor. Their auto trans were a cast iron main body unit that wasn't very efficient & they had 2 speed 3 speed units. Fordomatic & cruiseomatics. The Y block V-8 was discontinued in 62 & dumped in favor of the 289-302 engines. Transmissions morphed into the C-4 & C-6 units that could better compete w/ Chrysler's lightweight all aluminum case 904 & 727 torqueflites.
It is a clean design!
It looked to me like the Ford driver was waiting for a written invitation to leave the starting line. Chevy had142 cubic inch advantage so I was surprised the old 312 did this well.
My mom had a 76 malibu with 2 barrel 350. Thing was slow as hell!
I love the 55-57 Ford customs and the fairlane. That guy in the ford looked like he was making a sandwich while at the light. Jeeezzz.
Should of had a Snickers
Red Ryder65 I learned to drive in a blue and white 57 custom. Love the body style. Had the ford guy cut a good light that would have been one that was hard to call.👍
I think it was a full-on picnic in the car with the entire family!
Red Ryder65; He's racing a modified Chevy. He's got plenty of time to eat a sandwich. :o)
No way the 454 in that Chevelle is stock. A '74 Vette would struggle to run in the 14s.
My '57 Ford Custom 2 doors sedan would easily eat that Chevelle's lunch by at least 3 seconds. 100 less CID engine too.
How about a 57 Chevy 210 with a 2 barrel 283, saginaw 3 on the tree against a 74 Ford LTD sedan, 302 doing a really hard neutral drop to start? (best of 9)
Well now. If you're not gonna race it to it's full potential then don't race
The Laguna is in the Chevelle family. I should know, I own both.
You gotta start in the low gear to get that launch
Pretty decent races. The driver of the Ford needs to take some No Doz, he’s a wee bit sleepy on the light. 👍👍😁
73,74 ,75,etc chevys all were pretty much garbage except for the camaro... funny how now you see them for sale at a high prices, lots think they are muscle cars.... but their not.... and they shouldn't be bought for any more than 2500$
Its ridiculous how the the driver of the Ford sleeps on the line !
😴, at least he still races it. I can appreciate that!
One of the runs he was actually right on it. That was the closest one. The Chevelle's torque got him on the low end.
Never "expect" a ford to win lol. You will loose that bet and be looking at GM rear bumper every time😁😄
The Ford seems to lag off of the line consistently. Both cars are interesting though.
sir,do a video of the 1973 baldwin motion chevelle
I really don't believe that Chevelle has a 3:08 gear.
Even though that old Ford didn't win any of the races there are many years of more modern technology even in that Chevy that the old Ford didn't have the advantage of. The transmission was probably it's greatest negative difference between the two but then the carbs and everything else were all old school. I'm really pleased at how close the old girl came to whippin up on that Bowtie. How about two cars that would be a closer match, say the 57 fuel injected Bel-Air and the little Ford we have right now in the video. Now that would be apples to apples instead of a 454 cu. in. monster motor, even though it's been clipped it is still a lot of engine and a much better tranny to boot.
came time to announce the time speed winner audio goes dead
Jeez, that '57 is asleep at the wheel.