10 FASTEST 1960s Muscle Cars Over The Quarter Mile!

During the 1960s, pretty much every American automaker was locked in a battle to offer the most high-performance muscle cars money could buy. The main arena where these tussles were fought was on the quarter mile drag strip, or the emptiest stretch of public road that could be found.

Succeeding in drag racing became big money, so muscle cars evolved to become as fast as possible in a straight line. Some truly beastly vehicles resulted from this need for speed, so here are the 10 FASTEST 1960s Muscle Cars Over The Quarter Mile

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 1968 Shelby GT500 KR
01:45 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
02:44 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS
04:15 1969 Plymouth Cuda 440
05:12 1968 Pontiac GTO Royal Bobcat
05:53 1969 Hurst Oldsmobile 442
07:08 1969 Dodge Charger R/T HEMI
08:19 1969 Plymouth GTX 440
09:10 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10:17 1969 Plymouth Road Runner A12

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[BOURBON-BANDIT]

My buddy had a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 340 in it. SUPER fast. R.I.P. Manny

[blackwaterdogs]

Just remember that rear-end gearing has a significant effect on quarter-mile times. If you take two identical cars, one with a (typical) 3.36 rear gear, and the other with 4.11 gearing, the 4.11 equipped car will usually beat the 3.36 car to the finish line.

[johnland]

Way nicer then the cars on the road today in 2024

[GregSr]

My stock 4200 pound '96 Impala SS (LT1 5.7 liter) ran a consistent 15.3 at Pomona Drag Strip. Then I replaced the stock mufflers with 2 chamber Flowmasters, added an "H" pipe, and upgraded the air box for better breathing. That got the ET down to 14.7. I still have the Impala - I bought it new. It's a garage queen now.

[chrisrobertson]

What hurt us the most back then was tire tech.back in the seventies i threw on some slicks for the street ..helped 100 percent..12 second cars all became ten second cars .

[michaeljohnson]

I'm in my 70's and had a 1969 Chevelle Super Sport 396
From the factory with a 4:10 rear end 4 speed close ratio Hurst shifter, rated at 350 hp
I raced all of these cars you showcased back in the day and none of them ever came within a car's length of me at the finish. Oh and one 4 barrel quad. But i did remove the vacuum linkage when I raced so that all 4 barrels would open together. That car had so much torque!

[MrMike-jxgw]

I bought a new 69 Charger R/T, 440 Magnum 4-speed that someone special ordered without power steering, power brakes, no A/C, and no racing stripe (I assume for racing). Had to put huge rear tires on it to keep traction and it was dangerous in the rain. It was a beast to drive but fast as hell. Caught rubber in all four gears.

[chargerman]

And I remember when all of these were new. Thanks for the memories. Worked at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership when I was young and the Road Runner and GTX listed for around $3500 new.

[frankcastle]

As per magazine tests of the day including an extensive Motor Trend shootout...the 69-1/2 Six BBL Road Runner was the very first completely bone stock American muscle car to ever crack the 12 second quarter mile barrier.

[jonhcheffo]

69 440 6pach super Bee 11.9 sec A Irwindale drag strip in 1969 with automatic and electronic ignition ! Beats them all out of the showroom!!😮

[TC-bgup]

I owend a 64 goat.I was an auto mechanic for almost 40 years, I have driven thousand's of cars, that was an increadable car.

[LR-mydi]

I love all of the "I once had a ... that ran 12's bone stock" stories . The first liar doesn't stand a chance!

[bixby]

Those cars look fast and sound spectacular. I'll take one of them over anything built today

[banjohappy]

gto still my favorite. Simply looks fast where some of the others just look like sedans.

[ThomasJanas]

Had a 1968 chevy biscayne 427-425hp w/m22 rock crusher trans and 4:56 rear gears Never lost a race on street in Buffalo, New York -car ran best of 11.90 128mph at Niagara Drag strip with M&H drag slicks and Hooker headers.

[davidshields]

Thank you very much for sharing. Wonderful video. ❤🎉😊

[aarongarcia]

I have always loved and lived muscle cars, the cars that went to HP plus cornering, and improved the handling, were my favorite! Corvette always performed.

[AutumnKnights]

This isn’t quite accurate. The fastest factory produced quarter mile muscle car of the 1960’s that I am aware of was the 1968 Dodge Hemi Dart Super Stock, code LO23. Only 80 made, and although only on dealer sheets for a very brief period, they were manufactured and sold to the public. And it’s quarter mile time has been reported as low as 9-10 seconds.

[burtvincent]

What 4 speed automatic fid that old 440 Cuda use? 727 Torque flights were only 3 speeds to the best of my knowledge.

[seansimone-ek]

Holy cow that roadrunner is just so amazing now when you talk about beast it don’t get any better