0-60 for a 58' Fairlane 500?

[Loekee75]

Does anyone know what the 0-60 time would be for a stock 58' fairlane 500? It had a 352 Interceptor Special 4 bbl w/ 300 hp. It also had dual exhausts with a 3 spd manual trans. This car was a 2 door hard top, and my dad had one at one time and was just wondering if anyone knew the specs. Thanks!

[MagicRat]

Back in the '50's no body did reliable testing. Accurate portable test equipment mostly did not exist.
There were few drag strips so most specs just used a stop watch and the car's speedo, which was an unreliable method.

I do recall reading somewhere that people would get quarter mile times in the 16-17 sec range. With some simple tuning and a lot of clutch abuse a low 15 sec quarter was possible.

[Loekee75]

Originally Posted by MagicRat

Back in the '50's no body did reliable testing. Accurate portable test equipment mostly did not exist.
There were few drag strips so most specs just used a stop watch and the car's speedo, which was an unreliable method.

I do recall reading somewhere that people would get quarter mile times in the 16-17 sec range. With some simple tuning and a lot of clutch abuse a low 15 sec quarter was possible.

Thanks! Funny thing about what you wrote, that's exactly what my dad said he did with his best friend. One drove and the other used a stop watch and speedometer to time it.