Tag: Cars

Nash Metropolitan | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

That’s a Nash Metropolitan that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Nash Metropolitan is a subcompact that 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.

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.

1972 Dodge Demon | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’72 Dodge Demon that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Demon is a high performance version of the fourth generation Dodge Dart (1968-1976). The engine is a 5.6 liter V8 that produces 240 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph.

1980 DeTomaso Pantera GTS | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s an ’80 De Tomaso Pantera GTS that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The De Tomaso Pantera is an Italian supercar that was made between 1971 and 1992, and a total of 7,260 were made. The engine is a 5.8 liter Ford Cleveland V8 that produces 286 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.3 seconds and has a top speed of 174 mph.

1970 Plymouth Superbird | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Plymouth Superbird is a muscle car that’s based on the Plymouth Roadrunner. The Superbird was only produced in 1970 and is very similar to the ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona. Like the Charger Daytona, the Superbird was used in NASCAR. The engine of this one is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car can do 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds and has a top speed of 149 mph. This car weighs 3,858 pounds since the chassis is unitary steel.

2013 Corvette ZR1 | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 2013 Corvette ZR1 that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the C6 series, which was made between June of 2004 and February of 2013 (model years between 2005 and 2013). The ZR1 was unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The engine is the LS9, which is a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 that produces 638 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 205 mph. This car weighs 3,380 pounds since the body panels are composite, the chassis is a hydroformed steel frame, and the front fenders, roof, and hood are carbon fiber.

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.

Cadillac CTS-V | 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s a Cadillac CTS-V that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The CTS-V is a high performance version of the CTS, and has been in production since 2004. This is from the second generation, which was made between 2008 and 2014 (model years between 2009 and 2015). The engine is the LSA, which is a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 that produces 556 horsepower and 551 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of 191 mph.