The 1970 Hemi Challenger R/T may be the best Muscle Car!

[mkent]

Hey Guys,

I saw the thread started about the fastest muscle car. Good topic, but I think the answer isn't too far away.


Looks like the guys at Dream Car Garage created a Muscle Car Shootout that is airing on SPEED and they included a 1970 Hemi Challenger.

Check it out at www.dreamcargarage.com.


Click on the hotspot on the homepage for more info!
Do you guys think anything was left out?

Here are all the details

[SamBlob]

Unfortunately, the Hemi Challenger didn't do so well in the shootout, partly because of clutch problems.

I was shocked that it didn't do well in the slalom test! I think it came 6th in that one, beating only the Hurst Olds, which was another shock as I thought the Hurst folks would have done better suspension tuning than the factory-spec GM A-bodies would have had.

One can only hope that Legendary Motor Cars was as faithful to factory specs as they claimed to be.

I wonder how the Hemi 'cuda, with two inches less wheelbase and maybe a few pounds less, would have fared. Especially with a better clutch...