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'70 may have been the last good year but not the best in my opinion. '63-'67 were my favorite generation of US cars.
Those were great years, with incredible evolution year-to-year on many models. Remember how exciting it was to see the first new '65s in the fall of '64? It's been a long, long time since we felt that.
Personally, I liked a lot of the '68s better than the '67s (nice as they were) and I consider '68 the peak year. But that's just me and personal preference.
There aren't that many of us around today that experienced these cars first-hand. Those who haven't don't know what they missed and really have no idea how comfortable and quiet a car can be.
And the king of muscle cars in 1970 was the Oldsmobile 442 with the W-30 option, the most powerful of the era. And while it wasn’t offered to the public, two Olds Vista Cruiser Wagon were built by Oldsmobile as a 4-4-2 with the W-30 package.
The 375 HP 396 Chevelle had a solid lifter, high lift cam, 11:0 to 1 compression ratio, high rise intake manifold a big Holley double pumper, and free flowing exhaust, from the factory.
Those were great years, with incredible evolution year-to-year on many models. Remember how exciting it was to see the first new '65s in the fall of '64? It's been a long, long time since we felt that.
Personally, I liked a lot of the '68s better than the '67s (nice as they were) and I consider '68 the peak year. But that's just me and personal preference.
When they mandated side lights and reflectors they lost me. That's why I did not include '68. In fact my memory of the Bullet Mustang was as a '67. When I watched the movie again years later I was disappointed that it was a '68, that's how much I disliked the side markers.
That said if someone feels that same way and wants to donate a '68 xxxxxx to me I wouldn't turn it down.
When they mandated side lights and reflectors they lost me. That's why I did not include '68. In fact my memory of the Bullet Mustang was as a '67. When I watched the movie again years later I was disappointed that it was a '68, that's how much I disliked the side markers.
While I prefer the '67 model, the '68 Firebird did a good job of including the side lights (one of the few cars that did). The front turn signal/marker lights were wrapped around the corner to form the front side lights, and the rear side lights were the Pontiac arrowhead shape, rather than plain rectangles or circles, which went well with the original Firebird emblems with the downward-pointing wings
As mentioned, 0-60 mph in 8 seconds or less is more than ample for most drivers. And I did say "or less."
That's your opinion. Like all opinions, it is neither less or more worthy than anyone else's opinion. In my opinion, anything slower than 6 seconds 0-60 is agonizing. Between 5 and 6 seconds is entertaining. Between 4 and 5 is serious fun. Sub-4 is is when things get really interesting.
8 seconds or slower is pure torture and simply not adequate. "Dangerous" would be more appropriate.
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