Tag: 60s cars

1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’64 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Karmann Ghia was a car made German coach builder 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.

1959 Nash Metropolitan | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

That’s a ’59 Nash Metropolitan that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Nash Metropolitan was in production between October of 1953 and April of 1961 (model years between 1954 and 1962). The engine of this one is a 1.5 liter straight-4 that produces 52 horsepower and 77 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.1 seconds and has a top speed of 77 mph.

1969 Chevy Camaro | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’69 Camaro that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1966 and 1969 (model years between 1967 and 1969. The engine of this one is a 3.8 liter L26 straight-6 that produces 140 horsepower and 220 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 12.2 seconds and has a top speed of 106 mph.

1965 Sunbeam Tiger | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s a ’65 Sunbeam Tiger that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Sunbeam Tiger is a British sports car that was made between 1964 and 1967, and 7,083 were built. The engine of this one is a 4.3 liter V8 that produces 164 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.6 seconds and has a top speed of 120 mph.

1966 Mustang GT Fastback | 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show

This is a ’66 Mustang GT Fastback that was at the 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show. It’s from the first phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1964 and 1966. The engine of this one is a 4.7 liter Windsor V8 that produces 225 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds and has a top speed of 122 mph.

1964 Chevy Impala SS | 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show

This is a ’64 Chevy Impala SS that was at the 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show. It’s from the third generation, which was made between 1960 and 1964 (model years between 1961 and 1964). The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter Turbo Fire V8 that produces 250 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 113 mph.

1968 Mustang | 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show

This is a ’68 Mustang that was at the 2019 Shops at Wiregrass Series Car & Truck Show. This is from the second phase of the first generation, which was made between August of 1966 and August of 1968 (model years between 1967 and 1968). The engine of this one is a 4.7 liter Windsor V8 that produces 200 horsepower and 285 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic.