[Capitalist Eric]

130+ in a 280-Z.

My best "official" speed was 167 MPH in a 55 MPH zone... Clocked by California Highway Patrol...

It was a 1969 Buick Skylark- with drum brakes, no cage. But it did have a pumped-up Big-Block Chevy and a Muncie 4-speed. It's amazing I didn't smoke a bearing, and become one with telephone pole...

Of course, the kind officers seemed impressed with the car, but not with the fact that I'd pushed it that far....

((((Sigh)))) Stupid youth.... :-P

[autoresponder]

Made good bucks in NC swapping in 454BBs into 4wd Blazers w/wiped 350SBs.

Flywheel, stock Chevy PU motor mounts and exhaust.

Chevy & other GM BBs drop into big'ol Jeep Wagoneers using a GM Chevy or BPO or Caddy THM400 tranny case & the AM GM THM400 guts.

Use an early Olds Variable-Pitch GM THM400 front pump and torque converter and put a toggle switch on the dashboard.

High & Low torque multipication on top of the High & Low 4wd transfer case.

Wow.

12 speeds fwd to use...

4 wheels smokin' off the line, a quick toggle touch and instant higher top end; a literal 5th speed.

Boneyard science from W-NC NASCAR mountain boys...

[hopespringseternal]

My best "official" speed was 167 MPH in a 55 MPH zone... Clocked by California Highway Patrol...

It was a 1969 Buick Skylark- with drum brakes, no cage.

I saw a recent brake test where a drum brake equipped car took a quarter mile to stop from 100 mph. I am surprised you could haul that thing down from 167 before you got to Colorado.

[capitan_refugio]

Those big ol' Dodge interceptors the California Highway patrol used to have were good for about 150, but they didn't like to drive them that fast. Had a CHP officer as a neighbor once. Used to patrol the "Grapevine" (old Highway 99, later Interstate 5). The stories he told!

My guess is that they estimated your speed, or got you on radar.