Without evidence or a reputable source documenting those times I'd be very skeptical. I've never heard of people lying about their car's perfomance
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This is a little dated but Popular Mechanic's did an interesting comparison in 1997 between 70's muscle cars and today's high-tech runners.
If you disagree with these results, don't flame me. Email Popular Mechanics...
The direct link is below:
http://popularmechanics.com/automoti...rs/print.phtml
The results are as follows:
1. 1997 Dodge Viper 11.97 @ 118.88 mph
2. 1987 Buick Turbo-T 12.52 @ 110.35mph
3. 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 12.56 @ 111.78mph
4. 1979 Chevelle LS6 454 13.35 @ 104.16mph
5. 1970 Plymouth Hemicuda 13.75 @ 101.24mph
6. 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT 13.89 @ 101.92mph
7. 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 13.99 @ 101.83 mph
8. 1997 Pontiac Firehawk 14.21 @ 96.40 mph
9. 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/SS 14.45 @ 98.19 mph
10. 1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD-455 14.31 @ 105.03 mph
11. 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air 409 14.55 at 99.05 mph
12. 1965 Pontiac GTO tri-power 14.56 @ 104.67
13. 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 14.80 @ 97.47mph