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- Marvin - said

The 71 Dusters were even faster:


Its average elapsed time was 14,07 at 100.09mph.

DRAG RACER RONNIE SOX IN CAR LIFE 1971


And this I don't remember where I've found it originally:


...best time being a 14,08/97mph. Those times were accomplished with the high-revving340 mated to a console-shifted Torqueflite trans.

DRAG RACER KEN QUIGLY 1971

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Those times were as slow as snails compared to more modern times only because tire tech was not what it is today. I remember watching and driving some of these cars back in the late 70's and through the 80's running much faster with better tires and suspension improvements.