Thread: Fastest 4 seater in 1975 America?

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Originally Posted by MattC

I believe 1974 was the last year for Pantera in America, which explains the extended bumpers. It had the 351 in common with Torino and other Fords, but it depends which state of tune 351 you have. In Europe with no pollution controls the Pantera was still on sale in the mid '80s doing 160 mph. But yeah, only full 4 seaters apply here.

Actually 1975 was the last year of official import and sale through Lincoln Mercury dealers, but you could still legally import them all the way through 1992.......


Bill S.

Face it Matt, the cars post '72 sucked, and there's not enough lipstick to make those pigs presentable. The poor performance continued for about ten years.

Originally Posted by rspears

Face it Matt, the cars post '72 sucked, and there's not enough lipstick to make those pigs presentable. The poor performance continued for about ten years.

I'd almost agree with the exception of the 73 Camaro, and challengers until 74. Other than that maybe a Corvette, but they aren't all that cool to me after 73 either.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I'd almost agree with the exception of the 73 Camaro, and challengers until 74. Other than that maybe a Corvette, but they aren't all that cool to me after 73 either.

I should have said, "....performance post '72 sucked...." as opposed to "...the cars." With the '73 models performance went into the toilet, and stayed there for year after year after year.... And if you weren't old enough to be driving in those years you have no idea how bad those mid-'70's years were for what Detroit still tried to sell as "muscle".

Imho.. if you think 1974/ 75 ANYTHING was a performance vehicle!!! You've obviously never had your pants scared off of you by a big block anything from the big three from 67 to 71, period!

Originally Posted by 34_40

Imho.. if you think 1974/ 75 ANYTHING was a performance vehicle!!! You've obviously never had your pants scared off of you by a big block anything from the big three from 67 to 71, period!

Can't provide facts n figures without digging deep,,but Australia's 1975 XB Falcon Gt sedan,and coupe,with the ol'351 C n 4 speed was a pretty scary ol tart throughthe gears,,and was probably the last of any muscle car available in any reasonable numbers..

I used to spin Clevelands until they broke the crankshafts, none of them could lift the front wheels of my Cougar at the track, my 67 Mustang fitted with a 428 could do it easily..

Just not the same performance imho! With those Big Blocks, Tromp down on the little pedal to the right and send the tires up in smoke, from a stock vehicle! At almost any speed..

Funny conversation, not laughing funny, more "interesting" to discover the perceptions of what some guys feel is performance when compared to others.

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Can't provide facts n figures without digging deep,,but Australia's 1975 XB Falcon Gt sedan,and coupe,with the ol'351 C n 4 speed was a pretty scary ol tart throughthe gears,,and was probably the last of any muscle car available in any reasonable numbers..

Robin, my statement applies to vehicles made in/for the US market after '72 when the Detroit engineer's heads were reeling from all of the new regulations that they had to deal with, and had very little experience how to comply on a large scale mass production basis. Those guys were throwing about a mile of vacuum tubing at everything with four wheels, along with that new monster, EGR, the artificial octane booster. What you guys had in other parts of the world may have still been what we had enjoyed pre-'72 for a few years but it's a moot point.

Originally Posted by rspears

Robin, my statement applies to vehicles made in/for the US market after '72 when the Detroit engineer's heads were reeling from all of the new regulations that they had to deal with, and had very little experience how to comply on a large scale mass production basis. Those guys were throwing about a mile of vacuum tubing at everything with four wheels, along with that new monster, EGR, the artificial octane booster. What you guys had in other parts of the world may have still been what we had enjoyed pre-'72 for a few years but it's a moot point.

True............