2001 True Blue Mustang GT
The fastest I've gone is 135 when I was racing a Cadillac STS. I redlined out fourth and hit fifth and looked down and was hitting 135, I let off of it because the guy in the Caddy was about 15 car length's behind. I believe that you can do 150 and above but it would probably take another mile or two to get there. The car felt pretty stable at that speed also. It's pretty crowded traffic wise around here too and the Highway Patrol in Ohio tends to frown on testing and tuning on their highways. I go down to Atlanta at least once a year to catch the Nascar race so I'll wind it out on the way down and see what it will do. I've had it up to 120 a couple of times but not racing just goofing around. Some of you may ask why a Caddy? He started it...so I finished it.
Other cars/top speeds:
1968 Torino GT 289 2 barrel Holley
115 was as fast as it would go. It was shaking like crazy, scared the crap out of my buddies. It was a blast though.
1982 Mercury Capri 85 5.0 motor 3.55 gear about 120-125. Best feel car I've ever owned, knew every little twitch she had. Blew it up, still got her sitting in the garage.
1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 125 Know that for a fact because that was what the cop that was chasing me said he topped out at. He gave pursuit for about 12 miles and then I overheated and had to pull over. Handled great but no power.
1989 Mustang LX 5.0 stock
Now I'm figuring about 145-150 because of the 85 mph speedo but I redlined it in overdrive so that's what it was supposed to do on top end. Worst feeling I ever had driving a car at speed, couldn't feel the road, it felt like I was riding on air.
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