first of all, I know the difference between gross hp and net hp, second, you are totally wrong about old muscle cars. they simply did not have the tire technology back then to support the hp and torque. by the way, I'm not really considering the cutlass a muscle car either. I know exactly what you mean though about how they changed the ratings from gross (at the crank) to net (at the wheels). they did this in '72. my dad owns a '72 vette w/ a 454. its only rated at 275 hp. the same (well almost the same) 454 in '71 was rated at 425hp (it did have higher compression though, but anyways.....) if rated net hp, it would be more like 320 or something along those lines... anyways, I'm going off on a rant here, but in short, don't underestimate old muscle cars w/ todays tire tech. ....they'll leave you in the dust. 
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