Battle of the super fast, super rare chevys

Mopar68 · Aug 25, 2004, 10:33 PM

Yes, a battle of a factory race car, a homoligation car and a concept car. These 3 chevys are all extremely fast and very rare. So, with little explaination, here it goes............

1963 Chevrolet Corvette grand sport

Price: Priceless baby
Front-Engine/RWD
4-Speed Manual
7 liter V-8
550 bhp
2000 lbs

I don't know any 0-60 times or anything for this car because the stats are hard to find. But you can imagine how fast a car with 550hp and just 2000 pounds is. This is a very special car indeed. It was believed for years that only 5 were made. However, a retired test driver admitted that a sixth was made. He was told by his superiors to take it into the desert and burn it to the ground. He said it made him cry seeing the aluminum body melt into a puddle.

next, the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1

Price: $8,700 (1969)
Front-Engine/RWD
4-Speed Manual
7 liter V-8
585 bhp @ 6600 rpm
0-60 in 3.9 seconds
1/4 mile in 12.1 seconds @116 mph (it was said that the ZL1 vette could do 10s with racing slicks)
Top speed is estimated at 200mph

This is the fastest vette ever made, period. 2 were made, one was destroyed and the other was found with a drug dealer. This was a homologation car for the ultra powerful ZL1 engine.

and then, there was the 1999 Chevrolet camaro ZL-1.......

Price: none, cause it's a concept car
Front-Engine/RWD
5-Speed Manual
9.5 liter V-8
770 bhp @ 6900 rpm
683 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm
0-60 in 3.0 seconds
1/4 mile in 9.55 seconds @ 144 mph

The stats say it all. The baddest camaro EVER.

So, this isn't a tough comparo. Just which do you like the most. They're all very american, very fast and very badass. Also, if you have some more cars to add to this extreme chevy list, please speak up

website:
the one and only www.fast-autos.net

Attaus · Aug 25, 2004, 10:38 PM

How can you choose? Three amazing cars.. If I had to, it would be a mix.. the '63 Grand Sport exterior with the ZL1 engine/performance, which are for its time, simply amazing. Otherwise, as an all around car I'd go for the 1999 Camaro.

dark_hunter · Aug 25, 2004, 10:40 PM

ZL1
I love those

M Technik · Aug 25, 2004, 10:57 PM

Those ZL1's don't look too shabby at all. Never loved the Camaro, especially the current version, but I'm sure the mechanicals fo that thing are awesome, but the styling. IMO. ruins it all.

Ghalos · Aug 25, 2004, 11:01 PM

*bwahhhhhhhhhhhh*

Dude, I won't go with the Camaro just because it's a concept...But daaaaaamn...9.5 FRICKIN' liters, that's like, a liter of soda, FOR EVERY CYLINDER!!!!

I gueeeessss the Grand Sport simply because the pic of it is drop-dead gorgeous.

SpeedMuse · Aug 26, 2004, 1:33 AM

Its all too powerful and rare for me to comprehend. Who am I to choose from these? If I was blessed with the opportunity to do so I would have to go with the '63 Grand Sport. But that '69 ZL1 is an uber collector's Vette

. Collector's dream is more like it...

RB_26DETT · Aug 26, 2004, 5:08 AM

Hard choice....
I Like The '69 Vette LZ1 best

Dimitris · Aug 26, 2004, 6:26 AM

camaro ZL1

iplaygod · Aug 26, 2004, 8:24 AM

camaro, nice car imo, i dont really like the look of the others eith though

igaboj · Aug 26, 2004, 12:59 PM

camaro ZL1.. those old cars do'nt have much sentiment to me, so it's all performance in my eyes

agitatedcorn · Aug 26, 2004, 1:55 PM

By the way, that 1999 ZL1 Camaro is just a concept, the real one came out in 2000 :P

Jacol · Aug 26, 2004, 2:32 PM

Hard choice all are great cars but i would take the '69 Corvette ZL1.

Mopar68 · Aug 26, 2004, 3:02 PM

i had a feeling it was a real production car cause i think i saw one on ebay once. Anyway, i wanted to find a concept car to compare so it would be more interesting. Race car, homoligation car and concept car. Although, now that people know that it was a production car, maybe more people will pick it.

jimkk29 · Aug 27, 2004, 6:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igaboj

camaro ZL1.. those old cars do'nt have much sentiment to me, so it's all performance in my eyes

Same here... and I'm very curious to find out how a 9.5 (!) lt engine sounds....

(and how fast drinks fuel :P )

Mopar68 · Aug 27, 2004, 8:26 PM

probably sound like a shouting match between satan and god

Aug 25, 2004, 10:33 PM	#1
Mopar68 The anti-hippie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westfield, New Jersey Posts: 7,488	Battle of the super fast, super rare chevys Yes, a battle of a factory race car, a homoligation car and a concept car. These 3 chevys are all extremely fast and very rare. So, with little explaination, here it goes............ 1963 Chevrolet Corvette grand sport Price: Priceless baby Front-Engine/RWD 4-Speed Manual 7 liter V-8 550 bhp 2000 lbs I don't know any 0-60 times or anything for this car because the stats are hard to find. But you can imagine how fast a car with 550hp and just 2000 pounds is. This is a very special car indeed. It was believed for years that only 5 were made. However, a retired test driver admitted that a sixth was made. He was told by his superiors to take it into the desert and burn it to the ground. He said it made him cry seeing the aluminum body melt into a puddle. next, the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 Price: $8,700 (1969) Front-Engine/RWD 4-Speed Manual 7 liter V-8 585 bhp @ 6600 rpm 0-60 in 3.9 seconds 1/4 mile in 12.1 seconds @116 mph (it was said that the ZL1 vette could do 10s with racing slicks) Top speed is estimated at 200mph This is the fastest vette ever made, period. 2 were made, one was destroyed and the other was found with a drug dealer. This was a homologation car for the ultra powerful ZL1 engine. and then, there was the 1999 Chevrolet camaro ZL-1....... Price: none, cause it's a concept car Front-Engine/RWD 5-Speed Manual 9.5 liter V-8 770 bhp @ 6900 rpm 683 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm 0-60 in 3.0 seconds 1/4 mile in 9.55 seconds @ 144 mph The stats say it all. The baddest camaro EVER. So, this isn't a tough comparo. Just which do you like the most. They're all very american, very fast and very badass. Also, if you have some more cars to add to this extreme chevy list, please speak up website: the one and only www.fast-autos.net __________________ "....give it everything you've got cause it'll throw you back more than you could ever imagine." -WP

Aug 25, 2004, 10:38 PM	#2
Attaus Wheelman Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Lone Star State Ride: 2003 330Ci Posts: 10,546	How can you choose? Three amazing cars.. If I had to, it would be a mix.. the '63 Grand Sport exterior with the ZL1 engine/performance, which are for its time, simply amazing. Otherwise, as an all around car I'd go for the 1999 Camaro. __________________ "Political discussion are like Nyquil." - Rav

Aug 25, 2004, 10:40 PM	#3
dark_hunter Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,492	ZL1 I love those __________________ [End of Post]

Aug 25, 2004, 10:57 PM	#4
M Technik Experienced Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 901	Those ZL1's don't look too shabby at all. Never loved the Camaro, especially the current version, but I'm sure the mechanicals fo that thing are awesome, but the styling. IMO. ruins it all. __________________ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/Goochness/Banner2.jpg[/img]

Aug 25, 2004, 11:01 PM	#5
Ghalos SCF Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 12,604	bwahhhhhhhhhhhh Dude, I won't go with the Camaro just because it's a concept...But daaaaaamn...9.5 FRICKIN' liters, that's like, a liter of soda, FOR EVERY CYLINDER!!!! I gueeeessss the Grand Sport simply because the pic of it is drop-dead gorgeous. __________________ "I couldn't fire someone today and it made me sick, firing people is a perk of my job!"

Aug 26, 2004, 1:33 AM	#6
SpeedMuse That Guy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 856	Its all too powerful and rare for me to comprehend. Who am I to choose from these? If I was blessed with the opportunity to do so I would have to go with the '63 Grand Sport. But that '69 ZL1 is an uber collector's Vette . Collector's dream is more like it... __________________ "Knickers... cabbages... ehh hasn't got a beak!" - Alex Delarge

Aug 26, 2004, 5:08 AM	#7
RB_26DETT Stay Metal Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 638	Hard choice.... I Like The '69 Vette LZ1 best

Aug 26, 2004, 6:26 AM	#8
Dimitris Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: proudly from Athens, Greece Posts: 1,839	camaro ZL1 __________________ MACEDONIA IS GREEK

Aug 26, 2004, 8:24 AM	#9
iplaygod Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: england Posts: 1,017	camaro, nice car imo, i dont really like the look of the others eith though __________________ 5 years left...count down with me people! 930bhp beast...ThE MoD GoD [img]http://img16.exs.cx/img16/5121/Mitsubishievo-RCdevelopments.jpg[/img]

Aug 26, 2004, 12:59 PM	#10
igaboj Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Golden State Posts: 3,599	camaro ZL1.. those old cars do'nt have much sentiment to me, so it's all performance in my eyes

Aug 26, 2004, 1:55 PM	#11
agitatedcorn Experienced Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 949	By the way, that 1999 ZL1 Camaro is just a concept, the real one came out in 2000 :P

Aug 26, 2004, 2:32 PM	#12
Jacol Experienced Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 929	Hard choice all are great cars but i would take the '69 Corvette ZL1.

Aug 26, 2004, 3:02 PM	#13
Mopar68 The anti-hippie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westfield, New Jersey Posts: 7,488	i had a feeling it was a real production car cause i think i saw one on ebay once. Anyway, i wanted to find a concept car to compare so it would be more interesting. Race car, homoligation car and concept car. Although, now that people know that it was a production car, maybe more people will pick it. __________________ "....give it everything you've got cause it'll throw you back more than you could ever imagine." -WP

Aug 27, 2004, 8:26 PM	#15
Mopar68 The anti-hippie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westfield, New Jersey Posts: 7,488	probably sound like a shouting match between satan and god __________________ "....give it everything you've got cause it'll throw you back more than you could ever imagine." -WP

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