Mopar 1968 vs. The Competition

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69 Cuda 440

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1968 Mopars and Release Dates

Plymouth

Barracuda 340-S..............................September 1967
Barracuda 383.................................September1967
Road Runner 383.............................September 1967
Road Runner '426 Street Hemi'........September 1967
GTX 440...........................................September 1967
GTX '426 Street Hemi'......................September 1967
Sport Satellite 383...........................October 1967

Mopar switches to 'Hurst Shifter'......January 1968

Road Runner 'Hardtop'......................January 1968
Barracuda 'BO29' Race Hemi.............March 1968

Dodge

Dart GTS 340....................................August 1967
Dart GTS 383....................................September 1967
Super Bee 383..................................October 1967
Super Bee '426 Street Hemi'.............October 1967
Charger 383......................................October 1967
Charger R/T 440...............................November 1967
Charger R/T '426 Street Hemi'.........November 1967
Coronet R/T 440...............................November 1967
Coronet R/T '426 Street Hemi'..........November 1967

Dart GTS 383 {w/440 conversion}...January 1968 ~ {Note; Only '6' Super/Stock 'SS/EA' Darts produced}

Dart 'LO23' Race Hemi......................March 1968
 
Have to be honest with you but until about the spring of 69 or so, I'd been more likely to buy a Kamaroo or a Poontang. On Treasure Island, some guys formed a very loose outfit called the "orange club." This consisted of guys who owned a Z-28 Camaro, a 67 440 GTX, and my friend Dave who's rich Daddy bought him a brand new 69 383 RR. All these were orange. Seems like there was one other but I guess I'm getting senile.
 
How well did the Coronet R/T run?
If I had been old enough in 1968, this is probably the car I would have bought.
But, if I had wanted to go fast cheaply, it would have been a 340 Barracuda.
 
In 1968

Pontiac

Firebird '350' H.O. .......... {350/320 HP}......... August 1967
Firebird........................... {400/330 HP}........ August 1967
Firebird '400' H.O. ......... {400/335 HP}......... August 1967
Firebird 'Ram Air I'......... {400/340 HP}......... November 1967

Lemans........................... {350/320 HP}.......... September 1967
Tempest.......................... {350/320 HP}.......... September 1967

GTO................................. {400/265 HP}......... September 1967
GTO................................ {400/350 HP}.......... September 1967
GTO '400' H.O. ............... {400/360 HP}.......... September 1967
GTO 'Ram Air I'.............. {400/360 HP}.......... November 1967
GTO 'Ram Air II'............. {400/366 HP}......... March 1968

Note; In December 1967, Pontiac put together a '428/425 HP' Package for a 68' GTO
to run in A/Stock for 1968. But it was not to be, and never went into production.
 
Still how about that comparison of a 69 M code Cuda vs a 69 copo Camaro.
 
1970Duster said:
Still how about that comparison of a 69 M code Cuda vs a 69 copo Camaro.
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1968 Buick

Skylark..................................... 350/280 HP.........{August 1967}

Gran Sport 'GS 350'.................. 350/280 HP.........{August 1967}
Gran Sport 'GS 400'.................. 400/340 HP.........{August 1967}
Gran Sport 'GS 400' 'Stage 1'... 400/360 HP..........{January 1968}
 
mikedevore said:
How well did the Coronet R/T run?
If I had been old enough in 1968, this is probably the car I would have bought.
But, if I had wanted to go fast cheaply, it would have been a 340 Barracuda.
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1968 Coronet R/T {440/375 HP}

In 1968, Classed in Stock {D/S} or Super/Stock {SS/F}.

The 'Automatics' were the most successful. Usually, the 'good' Street/Strip cars
in Stock Class were running 13.30's @ 107 MPH.

Biggest competition in D/SA from the 1968 cars.
* SS-396 Camaro ~ {396/325 HP}
* Olds 4-4-2 ~ {400/360 HP}
* Ram-Air GTO ~ {400/360 HP}

In Super/Stock in 1968, the good 440's were putting down
* SS/F........ 12.30's
* SS/FA...... 12.50's
 
For you Olds-Man,

1968 Oldsmobile

Cutlass 'Ram Rod'................ 350/325 HP

4-4-2.................................... 400/350 HP
4-4-2 'W-30'......................... 400/360 HP
Hurst/Olds 'W-34'................ 455/390 HP
 
I tire of this nonsense. Nothing but copied/ pasted figures from some mysterious source, which may or may not (and probably not) accurate

If you are going to post a question, post a QUESTION

If you are going to post something informative and factual, you are gonna havta prove it
 
67Dart273 said:
I tire of this nonsense. Nothing but copied/ pasted figures from some mysterious source, which may or may not (and probably not) accurate

If you are going to post a question, post a QUESTION

If you are going to post something informative and factual, you are gonna havta prove it
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Is this related to my informative posts.

What is 'not' factual.......

I see you're from Idaho. Not very Idahoan of you.
 
67Dart273 said:
I tire of this nonsense. Nothing but copied/ pasted figures from some mysterious source, which may or may not (and probably not) accurate

If you are going to post a question, post a QUESTION

If you are going to post something informative and factual, you are gonna havta prove it
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its on the internet. its gotta be true. and its in bold print. thats fact enough for me. ha ha ha

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67Dart273 said:
I tire of this nonsense. Nothing but copied/ pasted figures from some mysterious source, which may or may not (and probably not) accurate

If you are going to post a question, post a QUESTION

If you are going to post something informative and factual, you are gonna havta prove it
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Anyone with half a brain knows that some of these cars were not set up to run 1/4. A Z/28 with 3.73 gears.. yeah that's the ticket. Those engines didn't like low rpm and didn't run until in the 4-5k range. A 340 with 3.91 gears was a nice set up. Hows that cuda that can barely turn 6K going to hang with that Z on a top speed run when the Z is turning 7500+ rpm in high gear?

There was a 302 powered Z28 out here that would have handed most any 340 cuda it's *** back in the late 70's and early 80's unless the cuda had W2's.

Bunch of fricken nonsense. Maybe more magazine covers and comments about how the dyno is the ONLY place to get max performance. LMAO
 
Stunt Boy from Cracked Back Mountain.

A Z-28 with 'factory standard' 3.73 Gears scared no one.

With 5.12's or 5.38's or 5.57's ~ a completely different story at the Track.

I saw it, while you weren't even born yet 'Junior'.
 
Wow A 302 Z28 still running with the original engine in the late 70's.
That has to be a rare sight.
 
69 Cuda 440 said:
Stunt Boy from Cracked Back Mountain.

A Z-28 with 'factory standard' 3.73 Gears scared no one.

With 5.12's or 5.38's or 5.57's ~ a completely different story at the Track.

I saw it, while you weren't even born yet 'Junior'.
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Hope you don't mind but my friend and i are going to take a seat and watch.

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69 are you really that ignorant? Wow you must be like 70+ to have been there right. :)

Please stop quoting him. I have him on ignore for a reason, so I don't have to read his irrelevant post.

More 1968 year post stupidity please. Still stuck in the 60's, so sad. LOL

I know people that are gay that have a ton more dignity and class than you'll ever have. Look in the mirror when you hand out your next latent homo insult, it fits you best.
 
It be of my opinion some of the chebby loving asses that are on here need to take there selfs and fondness of them over to a forum that is more suited for that brand!! If you grew up in that era of time ya would understand where some of these fellas come from, but it is obvious some havent and have no regards for what some have experienced...
 
crackedback said:
Anyone with half a brain knows that some of these cars were not set up to run 1/4. A Z/28 with 3.73 gears.. yeah that's the ticket. Those engines didn't like low rpm and didn't run until in the 4-5k range. A 340 with 3.91 gears was a nice set up. Hows that cuda that can barely turn 6K going to hang with that Z on a top speed run when the Z is turning 7500+ rpm in high gear?

There was a 302 powered Z28 out here that would have handed most any 340 cuda it's *** back in the late 70's and early 80's unless the cuda had W2's.

Bunch of fricken nonsense. Maybe more magazine covers and comments about how the dyno is the ONLY place to get max performance. LMAO
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Maybe you should just quit commenting on this type of thread, if it bores you or below you.
You have a choice, ignore it.
I for one am always interested in what cars actully ran back when they were new.
I will also give my opinion on what I saw during my time as well.
All that I can tell you for sure is what I saw from my youth to present.
But it seems if you don't agree with something, you resort to bashing & name calling.
So do yourself a favor & just move along.
 
I enjoy your posts, thank you for sharing the information.
for those of you not intrested, just turn the page and move on.
 
Cracked back dead on:
There was a 302 powered Z28 out here that would have handed most any 340 cuda it's *** back in the late 70's and early 80's unless the cuda had W2's.
Absolutely dead on,if you did your homework. Not real hard to build your own 302,do the research.
 
Not saying that the Z-28's couldn't run.

That would be a 'foolish statement'.

Out of the showroom, in the Quarter-Mile

68' Barracuda 340-S ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ........14.10's
vs.
68' Z-28 Camaro ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.73 Gears ..............14.70's

A good race, but the 340 was quicker.
 
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