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Mar 19, 2023 · 6 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Mecum Auctions. With only 69 units built, the Camaro ZL1 boasts as one of the most coveted and valuable '60s muscle cars and has a Hagerty valuation of $821,000 for copies in good condition. It was the brainchild of drag racer Dick Harrell, explicitly built for drag racing.
Mar 15, 2021 · Pocket. The 1960s Dodge Chargers really began with the 1966 model, after previewing in the big auto show the year before. The cars were hugely popular, and became even more well-known thanks to an orange 1969 Dodge Charger — the General Lee — appearing in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.
Apr 17, 2024 · Shelby kept his personal Super Snake for decades until 2007 when he put the car up for auction where it was sold for $5.115 million, making it the most expensive American-made car of all time. That is, until the very first Shelby Cobra made sold at auction for $13.7 million in 2016.
Jul 24, 2023 · 413-ci Max Wedge Plymouth and Dodge models were the first cars to be considered muscle cars—i.e. a mass-produced midsized car with a big-block V8 that is built specifically for high-performance ...
Oct 8, 2022 · Measuring 15.8 feet in length was the entry-level compact Dart wagon with a slant-6 engine, 4-on-the-floor manual transmission, and two rows of seating. The full-size version was named simply the Dodge station wagon. It stretched to 17.5 feet in length, offered a V8 under the huge front hood and three rows of seating.
Apr 21, 2023 · There are a few cars that came about in the ‘60s that are iconic in more than just the car world — cars that even non-car enthusiasts would recognize. These include muscle cars like the Ford Mustang and sports cars like the Jaguar E-Type. Some of these cars, like the Lamborghini Miura, the Aston Martin DB5, and the Toyota 2000GT, gained ...
Sep 12, 2023 · It is fair to say that the 426 Hemi is one of the greatest V8 engines to come out of the '60s. Following its revision in 1964, the 426 "Elephant" Hemi V8 became Mopar's flagship engine for professional racing. In 1966, a street-legal version of the Elephant would be made available. On the Coronet Super Bee, the 426 is rated at 425 hp at 5,000 ...
