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Originally Posted by roob1
Had 2 friends who had matching 69 GTX's. There were not many cars that could beat them 0-60, and we did a lot of street racing. Both were 440's, 375HP. And talk about burning rubber; 400 feet double stripes! I measured with a tape measure. And the sound from those engines still rings in my ears 50 years later.
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Mine was 4 speed, B5 blue white interior. I agree hard to control launch without roasting tires. Had MT L60s on back and still roast tires if I didn’t get the launch rpm right. Had 3.54 rear, fastest I ever been in car 145 MPH it had more at 5700 rpm but I didn’t trust the tires back in 70.