Tag: classic cars

1989 Trabant 601S | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

That’s an ’89 Trabant 601S that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Trabant 601 is a subcompact that was made in what was known as East Germany between 1963 and 1990 (model years between 1964 and 1990), and was East Germany’s answer to the Volkswagen Beetle of West Germany. A total of 2,818,547 were made. The engine is a 0.6 liter straight-twin that produces 30 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed is 62 mph.

1966 Shelby GT350 | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’66 Shelby GT350 that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the first phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1964 and 1966. This version of the Shelby GT350 was made between 1965 and 1966. The engine is a 4.7 liter Windsor V8 that produces 285 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual.

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.

1979 Porsche 911 SC | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’79 Porsche 911 SC that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the 911 Classic generation, which was made between 1963 and 1989. The SC was made between 1978 and 1983. The engine is a 3 liter flat-6 that produces 172 horsepower and 189 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.9 seconds and has a top speed of 140 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.

1957 Chevy Bel Air | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’57 Chevy Bel Air that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Chevy Bel Air is a full size luxury car that was made between 1949 and 1980 (model years between 1950 and 1981). This is from the second generation, which was made between 1954 and 1957 (model years between 1955 and 1957). The engine of this one is a 4.3 liter Small Block V8 that produces 162 horsepower and 257 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.8 seconds and has a top speed of 101 mph.

1980 De Tomaso Pantera GTS | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s an ’80 De Tomaso Pantera GTS that was at the 2019 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.