‘80s Muscle vs Classic Muscle🚦Pure Stock Drags 1987 

I can't believe this exists, simply amazing. When else are people ever going to see a 69 Trans Am Ram Air IV on a drag strip? Wow wow wow!

I will never get tired of hearing that turbo from those grand nationals crossing the finish line!

Amazing to see those 'modern' 80s muscle cars vs the 60s & 70s golden era muscle cars, it doesn't get any better! USA, USA, USA!

This is the kinda drag racing, I really enjoy watching! 🤝🏼K.y.

Love the fact that these are stock and no mods!

Loved the Brewster Green 73 SD-455 Trans Am, very rare car, over 6 figures today.

Back when 10’s was unheard of & thought of as impossible. Now 6’s is top of the line

I'm also glad that these cars represent what they would be like on the street off the showroom floor they are obviously stock and represent realistic quarter mile times. The other king of the 80s was the LX Mustang. Again these cars represent realistic stock cars that you would buy yes you can modify them and do little trickery and really wake them up but for people who just raced on the street these cars are good representation and realistic quarter mile times.

My first time on a drag strip was in my bone stock 85 Mustang GT w/5 - speed and 3:08 gears. I ran a 14:89 and was ecstatic that I got in the 14's. Today a minivan would smoke me. Lol

I'm a Ford guy, but I thought those Buick GN's were a beautiful car back in the day. I loved em.

3:16 Yep I knew this was going to happen. Those 340s are incredibly fast

These are some great videos!! I had just graduated in May of 87 and my Dad had bought me a brand new 87 Trans am T top. I went to the drag strip in 89 I think for the 1st time. My best time I ever ran was 15:91 at 82 mph and that was the only time I ever ran in the 15’s, every other run was 16 to 16:50. Yeah that’s slow but I had a blast. I would never dreamed that now at 54 years old I could see a 3.5 v6 f150 bone stock run a 13:80 right off the lott. Thank You again for the video and bringing back great memories.

My 72 340 road runner was the sleeper from hell. Had 4-11 gears with real traction control from dug,s rear ends in Los Angeles. It took on 440 455454. All day. Has 3500 stall auto. 3500-6500 isky cam. Headers license plate said race brd Later on I bought a four speed manual 72. That car was so fun. Could turn 180 degrees while driving 25 mph. Both could turn around in a second going opposite direction with no racing skills. Loved them.

Man I love this stock action

Didn’t know this was a thing …never heard anything about it.I’m glad I found this channel thanks for uploading all these videos!The fact he says the specs before each race makes this a lot more enjoyable.this is gold

That's really smokin', Johnny.

Detroit iron from the 60's & 70's were handicapped by the skinny tires they wore...Their big inch powerplants had tons of torque which wins quarter mile races...

The GN and fox bodies seem to really rule in the 80's

What a time to be alive. Im many moons too late, all good is gone. Cars & racing culture will never be this way again.

Just the way I remember the tracks in the 80’s, plenty of Grand Nationals😊

This is awesome. My dad used to take me to Seattle International Raceway almost every weekend to see the drags. He used to hide beer under the backseat of his ‘67 Camaro 327 SS. I’m 50 and still remember these great times.

Nice to see them old school cars still kicking AZZ 💯 Mopars 🔥

Video could be called a bunch of Grand Nationals walking on other cars.

I remember watching the struggle, but my 87 GN ran a 14.01 at 98. I did all the tricks from icing down the intake to tire pressure, and messing with the launch . Later it went 11.89 while looking bone stock but that was with m&h sticky tires tho.

Memories are so much better than reality.

Priceless footage! Love the content.

That Demon smoking that Vette was Epic!!!!!!!! Love the commentator giving the size of all the V8's too

Born in 78 , in the 90s we use to do this here in Ontario Canada , just uo the rd from my house ..city limits ...Oshawa ont...home of Gm ..at 16 in 93 i had a 82 mustang gt done up , then got a 83 lx , 88 lx , then into my 78 nova 383, trans am s 79,83,85,93 ...a couple camaros.....ahh the days of buy en em for 800 .. cleaning some terminals an throwing a carb an headers on em an reselling em for 2 grand lol

Just came across this channel. So good! So many think the 80's were a bad time for performance. Not the case. I love the 60's and early 70's muscle cars, but most of them were really not as quick as people remembered them or thought them to be. Nostalgia does weird things to people.

That '73 Poncho was kicking ass and taking names.

Loved this video, I don't know why any of those other race videos show you all the races but you Never know in the end WHO wins or their times! Smdh

good times,80s and 90s drags were some of the best..

That was some damn great racing. Those Gran Nationals were very tough in the 80's, but those Fox body's were quick too. I have had both, 60's muscle cars and 80's 5.0's. But that was some great racing. Thanks for posting

Absolutely love those Grand Nationals and 5.0 Mustangs

This is about when i got into cars and racing! Pure gold! Thanks for posting!

Awesome Memories right there.

The hay day, well my time anyway for drag racing... Awesome!

Those Turbo Buicks! Being a Pontiac guy, I can only dream what an 80's T/A and Lemans with the Turbo 4.9 301 V8 and modern tech like SFI, intercoolers and electronic engine controls could have done.

The Good ol days

The good old days, excellent content my man!💯🔥

History being made Lawrence Conley

A nice video and cool cars. Thumbs Up !

Love these even though I'm an 80s baby.

Properly driven Turbo six Buicks dominated OTHERWISE the MoPar 340's would have.....Mopar 340 really is overlooked but could really move.

Wow! What a blast... My 89 5.0 LX was running 12.9's at 102 with Edelbrock heads and a b303 cam.. (6000 ft elevation) It was such a rush back then...😂 Its crazy how my son's Hyundai could have smoked it nowadays..😂😂😂😂

Those grand nationals kicked ass - wow amazing car-

Really liked this "young lion versus old lion" stuff (well, by today, they are all old...) Thanks again.

If I was racing against a pure stock turbo car they would need to prove to me the boost is at what ever it was set at stock.

Great footage. FINALLY, legit "Pure Stock" save for the obviously modified Buick at 1:29 and 14:00. Legit factory classic muscle cars were rarely in the 13s, as this plainly shows.

Awesome.

Beech Bend, one of the best 1/4 mile tracks around. Them GN & 5.0 hurting a lot of feelings!

This is cool 👍

SD 455 was a hot running engine- nothing could touch it in 1973

I love this series

Look at that 340 giant killer go baby go

More GN's at this place than at a Buick Showroom. Cant believe the abuse the GNs out on the others.

Cool video. Love the Buick GN. But some of those others are sllooww!! Lol

Good video

Not watched it yet will later ,but will like the video now and comment. Great videos man, this is Drag Racing , Muscle cars, not Ferrari,McLaren, BMWs or Audi's etc these cars are cool

God, take me back to the 80s

Johnny: "13.33 at 110mph" Announcer: "Bone stock?" Johnny; "Yea." Announcer: "That's really smokin, Johnny!" Me in 2021: 🤣🤣🤣 And before I get attacked, I was there. I was a kid in 1987, had an IROC that ran a 14.91 best and remember these numbers, and thinking that 13.33 WAS smoking. My comment is more in amazement of how far we've come, and not a put down. I've run 14.50 in my daily driver F150. To think that it would trounce my old Camaro is amazing.

That demon is really moving

The GN's were and are the man!

I’m 72 and had 25 new cars…many muscle cars. What’s amazing is…I thought those cars were fast. But, now own 2019…last front engine C7 corvette z51…and with tune and CAI…runs 11.4 or better. I know because I smoked zl1 Camaro…which is 11.4. Today’s cars are dangerously fast!

Those vintage 340's are the only ones that could stay close to the Grand National Buicks.

kills me to see cars like the 1968 Torino w/289, Torino is a big car i had a 1969 Torino GT 428 a big motor for a big car. 289 Falcon & smaller cars weight wise i think Torino, Galaxy & LTD were biggest & heaviest of Fords at time? great motors just not enough go for the big beasts

And that’s this is why the 5.0 HO became a legend. Bang for the buck. Grand Nationals were nearly 50% more expensive than a Mustang LX 5.0.

Tons of new Grand nationals...wow

Good night 😊

same feeling when I watch those japanese vhs drift clips from the 90's. nostalgic even tho I've never experienced it irl

Back in 1993 I purchased a brand new Mustang LX coupe 5.0 5 speed and went ham on it with a belt driven supercharger, 351 ported heads, gears, long tube headers, X pipe cat bypass, cam and all the other typical bolt on's. I would make mince meat out of those V6 Buick GN's. But in stock form.. I have to give them some street cred. Just look at what it was doing to all those big block muscle cars from the day. I also have to give props to those 340 Mopars... how can anyone not if they were really from those days?

Those Gran Natinals cleaned house!!!

Amazing video! Did he say these are all bone stock basically beside what was described? Awesome!

God how I remember those days I was a young carefree hormone enraged youngster with a hotrod heart lol and a 70 1/2 RA powered TA.

Hell ye on the 69 trans am woooooo hoooooo!!!!!!!!

Chokin' Charlie!

At first I was like "why aren't any of these killer muscle cars breaking below the 14's?"... then I heard "concours" and was like "ahh". I had no problem getting those cars into the low 13's, high 12's back in the day but they put us in a class called "modified stock". Gears. slicks, headers, carb, cam, port work and tearing out the pollution crap.. the usual.

I love the 73 TA with the SD455. But it needs a 4 speed. Growing up I saw these all the time and loved them back then too. But the prices are so high now I can't even afford a plain 73 firebird to make a TA clone lol. So I have a 1995 TA instead. Maybe one day...

Since Ford dropped the 289 in 1967, and replaced it with the 302.. I questioned the validity of whether a 1968 Torino ever having a factory 289, and found this: Torino GT models came standard with a 302 cu in (4.9 L)-2V small block V8 and this was also the base V8 engine optional on other models. Other available engines included a 390 cu in (6.4 L)-2V FE engine, 390 cu in (6.4 L)-4V FE engine and a 427 cu in (7.0 L)-4V FE engine. About one month within the beginning of the 1968 model year production, a six-week UAW strike against Ford occurred. This resulted in a cost-cutting measure of making a 289 cu in (4.7 L)-2V small block V8 the base V8 engine and the standard engine on the Torino GT. Ford did not change any of its factory sales literature to reflect this change.

Went from beech bend too great lakes dragway, I was at beech for that race

O N A 75inch SCREEN IS THE BEST.

Grand Nationals eating everyone up!

Everyone has their preferences clearly, but as someone that grew up in a Pontiac household with a 78 solar gold w72 trans am and a 70 grand prix in the driveway, whose family also worked and retired from Pontiac, and then fell in love with the hi po 289 k code mustangs as i rode to school with someone that had a 66, and now as an adult having owned 9 mustangs including an 03 cobra, 08 s281 saleen, and currently a 2022 mach 1...and also a gto, 2 camaros, and a 2019 stingray with the 7 speed manual, as god intended, i can say i love all the American muscle. Every manufacturer has brought something to the table, and its just nice to see a video of all different kinds running well. You can keep those plug in tesla toys gen whatever this is...should be called confused sissies, idc how much instant torque they have. They are for people that need electronic nannies and driving lessons.. You wont EVER get the same experience from that overpriced muskmobile that you will from a 400+ cubic inch oversized cam, open headers and exhaust, with a shaker hood, growling, shaking and snarling at the line at the fool next to them in the other lane thats about to lose. Yeah im not politically correct. Im sure someone is gonna be offended and need some charmin, a safe space, and a hug from their momma, but I grew up before everyone woke up looking to be offended at everything, so if i make someone mad then good. As my mom said, youre bound to get glad again eventually. Id rather run a low 13 sec at 100+mph 1/4 in a big block American v8 than some plug in, self driving cookie cutter car. Who wants a car that drives you? Teslas are definitely meant for this current generation of skinny jean wearing they identify as whatever...mentally ill people. Id rather be called old, a gen x'er or whatever than be in the current generation. I just enjoy the fact that if my car should happen to be stolen, we can narrow the suspects down to 30+ year olds, as 99% of these snowflakes cant count to 6 or 7 speeds, let alone row the gears in a manual one. 😂😂. Bring on the BAN and upset people.. i collect your tears and store them in my pillowcase nightly. Thank god for ford keeping the v8s alive. Dodge got neutered and chevy got abandoned. I suppose its only right the company that started it all keeps the v8s alive the longest. Yeah im rambling. Yeah im an "old head"...but god bless the v8s and manuals and the hybrid, electric wonders can all SUCK A FAT ONE.

16:52 I like this shift to second gear!! :-)

Love these videos! Thank you!

This wasn't that long ago, well seems like it, haha. I used to do this every weekend with my 69 SS Camaro. It's about impossible to see lower times in these cars on street tires. None of them hook up and spin a lot.

drag race time machine tome

I wonder where that ‘73 super duty Trans Am is today..

16:33 I didn’t see that coming, he almost blew my ears out on my head phones when he said dude red lighted, it woke me up though!

I just watched a half hour long commercial for the Grand Am

You will notice the early 70s. Cars done a lot better than the late seventies cars. The reason is Jimmy Carter's government put so much restrictions on those motors. It just killed the power.

Well if anything I discovered the sound of late 60's early 70's muscle cars is as enjoyable to my cat as it is to me . It is simply music to the ears that can not be replicated. Turbo whistle has bored me since the 1980's. America is about V8 and I will never, EVER relent.

It's amazing how slow the TransAm's were

The Buick Grand Nationals kicked ass!

Man, right out of the gate The Bandit got smoked 😢

my 1987 gt 5.0 ran 14.2 bone stock those were the days

Grand nationals just kicking a**

Grand nationals against everyone...lol

So awesome. What drag strip was this?

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