Tag: 60s cars

1963 Corvette Stingray | 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee

Here’s a ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. This is from the C2 generation, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter Small Block V8 that produces 340 horsepower and 344 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 139 mph.

1968 Shelby GT500 | 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee

This is a ’68 Shelby GT500 that was at the 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. This is from the second phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between August of 1966 and August of 1968 (model years between 1967 and 1968). The engine is a 7 liter Cobra Jet V8 that produces 335 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic.

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 | 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee

This is a ’69 Mustang Boss 429 that was at the 2019 Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. This is from the third phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between July of 1968 and June of 1969 (model years between 1969 and 1970). The Boss 429 is a special high performance Mustang that was made in 1969 and 1970, and 859 of which were made in 1969. The engine is a 7 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual.

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Karmann Ghia was a car made German coachbuilder Karmann and Italian designer Ghia, which is where Volkswagen got the name Karmann Ghia. The car was made from 1955 to 1974, but the first prototype was made in 1953. Originally, Volkswagen was only going to make just 4,000 of the Karmann Ghia, but they sold out pretty quickly. Because of this, Volkswagen decided to mass produce the car. A total of 445,238 of these were made in Germany between 1955 and 1974. There are also 41,689 that were made in Brazil from 1962 to 1974. The engine of this one is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 40 horsepower and 65 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed is 75 mph.

1968 Dodge Charger R/T | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’68 Dodge Charger R/T that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the second generation of B-body Chargers, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 7 liter Hemi V8 that produces 425 horsepower and 490 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.8 seconds and has a top speed of 142 mph.