OP's picture is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird hardtop coupe. Engine was a 6.9 litre V8 producing 425bhp. Top speed was 200 mph
>Source - topspeed.com
For comparison, my 4.7 litre Aston produces 420 bhp and tops out at 170 mph.
300+ mph in 1978
Dominic Evans
Jeremiah Smith
>They were banned from nascar because they were winning every race by several laps, stock.
No.
>Petty won eight races in 1970 from within the Superbird, while placing well in several others.
Source as here
Josiah Jackson
293 mph at salt flats exactly, my granddad was a test driver for Plymouth back then.
they actually could, but it was pretty much one ride and they were done with bulges and threads almost coming off. Aero is true what you say, at 290-ish car was pretty much uncontrollable and wobbly as if it was going off the ground according to what my grandie said about that test run. Pretty much this is why 293 was the top and final recorded speed. Car could technically go past 300 mph as there was still a bit of a power reserve, but aero was bad and tires wouldn't hold much longer so he deployed the chutes at 293.
David Richardson
>my granddad was a test driver for Plymouth back then.
explain the official stats, then
Carter Jenkins
I call bullshit. 216 mph over a flying mile was a record in 1971
>roadandtrack.com
Aaron Campbell
>top speed is a function of bhp
typical shitbox lux owner.
Ethan Russell
The test car wasn't the official build. Basically sort of Plymouth testing the chassis and suspension capabilities and limits. Can't phone my granddad for the details now (timezone difference) but I rember he talking about a V8 but with circa 600 or 650 bhp. The V8 wasn't even Plymouth's build.
Like there is nothing stock in a stock car racing, there was pretty much nothing stock in terms of engine in that car. Just the frame and suspension was stock (and well, tires). Car got crashed (rollover) but they have rebuilt it and now is on display on one of the Ply's or muscle car museums in the US. Fun fact: they did put a standard V8 after rebuilt in it. Like to cheat people that it could run this fast on stock engine which is bullshit.
Jaxson Cruz
So what you're saying is that it wasn't a Plymouth Superbird, then. Thanks for confirming
Samuel Perez
that car wouldn't hit 300 with 2000 horsepower.
it's literally a flying brick.
>deployed the chutes at 293
so, on a top speed car with 'stressed tires' he deployed the chutes with no coast-down?
that'd lead to a blow-out.
Josiah Mitchell
>top speed is a function of bhp
Of course it is. Along with rolling resistance and CdA. Your point?