My parents’ friends had one. I was unimpressed with it other than in a straight line and even then it wasn’t that great by modern standards. For about the price of the average family sedan today you can get a sedan that’s just as fast if not faster, safer, actually stops and goes around corners and actually gets more than 12mpg. :P
You are absolutely no fun!
I have been a muscle car fan all my life, but that said, most of them weren't that great all around. Maybe in straight line acceleration, and then only with a good set of slicks. Engine, Suspension and tire technology has come a long way since then.
I have an "09 Mustang, mainly because it looks so much like a "69. When I bought it I was driving 190 miles per day. I didn't even ask how much fuel it burned. Drove it about a mile, and the wife said lets get it.
Everybody isn't impressed with fuel mileage above all else.
BTW; It tops out right at 150 MPH and runs the quarter in 14.50's. Now, that's a CAR.
PS: I am now retired and still have it. Managed to put 96,000 miles on it before retirement, enjoyed every mile.
“My parents’ friends had one. I was unimpressed with it other than in a straight line and even then it wasn’t that great by modern standards. For about the price of the average family sedan today you can get a sedan that’s just as fast if not faster, safer, actually stops and goes around corners and actually gets more than 12mpg. :P”
No kidding. I helped a neighbor by driving her ‘67 goat to my mechanic for a checkup a while back: I mashed the pedal to the metal, slammed through the gears, the engine was roaring like hell and the goat was rocking and swaying. It felt like I was going 90 mph, but when I looked at the speedometer, it showed 60 mph. I’ll have to say, I nearly laughed by ass off.
I’ll take my 2000 Prelude over a ‘67 goat any day of the week.
What he is saying is re manufacture the 1967 GTO with modern technology. That is a good idea. I would buy one. Front wheel drive egg shaped cars suck.
Agreed. I know a today’s large engine mini-van can outperform my ‘68 Mustang 289 resto-rod.
That said, it’s really about the way it makes me feel when I’m cruising down the road, in a piece of industrial art, with the sound of the dual exhaust of the 289 (with cam).
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>> “ and actually gets more than 12mpg” <<
GTOs and Dodges got a fairly reliable 20-22 MPG on the highway.
That was due to their high compression ratios.
Today high compression is achieved by using turbo-chargers, which are fragile high maintenance garbage.
We need to go back to true high compression engines, and forget the turbos forever.
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