Tag: vintage cars

From the Archive: 1964 Amphicar 770 | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’64 Amphicar 770 that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Amphicar 770 is an amphibious car that was unveiled at the 1961 New York Auto Show, and was made between 1961 and 1968. The engine is a 1.1 liter straight-4 that produces 43 horsepower and 61 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.7 seconds and has a top speed of 75 mph. The top speed is 7 mph on water. A total of 3,878 were built, and one of them was owned by Lyndon B. Johnson.

From the Archive: 1965 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’65 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Karmann Ghia is a compact car that was made by German coach builder Karmann and Italian designer Ghia, which is where Volkswagen got the name Karmann Ghia. It was made between 1955 and 1974, but the first prototype was made in 1953. Volkswagen was originally going to make 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 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.

From the Archive: 1967 Corvette Stingray | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’67 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Corvette is a high performance car that’s been in production since 1953. This is from the C2 series, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter L79 V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 360 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.3 seconds and has a top speed 131 mph.

From the Archive: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’66 Shelby Cobra 427 that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Shelby/AC Cobra is a sports car that was made between 1962 and 1967. This is from the Mark III generation, which was made between 1965 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 410 horsepower and 462 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 140 mph. This car weighs 2,359 pounds since the body is made of aluminum.

From the Archive: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s a ’65 Ford Galaxy 500 that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The American version of the Ford Galaxie is a luxury car that was made between 1958 and 1974 (model years between 1959 and 1974). This is from the third generation, which was made between 1964 and 1968 (model years between 1965 and 1968). The engine of this one is a 3.9 liter Big Block 6 straight-6 that produces 150 horsepower and 234 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 13.9 seconds and has a top speed of 99 mph.

From the Archive: 1970 Plymouth Superbird | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird that was at the 2013 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 Super Commando 4-barrel V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. 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.

From the Archive: 1970 Dodge Charger | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’70 Dodge Charger that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Dodge Charger is a muscle car that was originally made between 1966 and 1978. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 3.7 liter 1-barrel straight-6 that produces 145 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 14.2 seconds and has a top speed of 101 mph.

From the Archive: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’70 Dodge Challenger R/T that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The original Dodge Challenger is a muscle car that was made between 1969 and 1974 (model years between 1970 and 1974). 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 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds and has a top speed of 134 mph.

From the Archive: 1966 Chevy Nova | 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

Here’s a ’66 Chevy Nova that was at the 2013 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Chevy Nova is a compact car that was originally made 1961 and 1979 (model years between 1962 and 1979). This is from the second generation, which was made between 1965 and 1967 (model years between 1966 and 1967). The engine of this one is a 3.18 liter straight-6 that produces 120 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 13.6 seconds and has a top speed of 94 mph.