10 QUICKEST Muscle Cars of 1969 | What They Cost Then vs. Now

The first era of Muscle Cars came and went in less than 10 years, from 1964 to 1971. It was a hippie rock and roll era and the space race Muscle Cars of that period were beautifully styled, relatively low

cost

and

they

had a lot of torque power so

they

push you back in your seat feeling of acceleration in this video we focus on the year

1969

and list 10 of the fastest and sickest factory

muscle

cars

you could buy at that time, how much did they

cost

back

then

and how much they are worth. now foreign Mach 1 with the 428 Super Cobra Jet engine in

1969

, a wide range of 11 engine options were at the top for the Mustang, from a 120-horsepower inline-six to the mighty 429-inch big-block behemoth cubic capacity, the Super Cobra Jet and Mach 1 went beyond the old 335-horsepower, 428-horsepower Cobra Jet spec and included a beefier engine oil cooler, crankshaft and connecting rods along with differential gear ratios. specific drag package 3.9 or 4.3 to 1.

How fast could you take it down the drag strip? It was good for a 13.69-second quarter-mile pass at 103.4 miles per hour straight from the factory in 1969. This Mach 1 would have cost you about $4,300 and today would require about $170,000 to get your hands on one in 1969, in command mode. It meant something a little different than it does today back

then

: it meant that a standard 440 cubic inch V8 with a single four-barrel carburetor lurked under the hood of the '69 Plymouth GTX. This GTX made 375 horsepower and ​earned the adjective super on its name sticker, the two-door hardtop or GTX convertible was the most exclusive version of the Belvedere B body over that of the pillared Plymouth Roadrunner Coupe, it was also fast and obtained the position number nine on our list;

The quarter mile would zip by in 13.56 seconds at which time you would be traveling at 104.9 miles per hour When new this car costs around 3700 1969 dollars, right now you could buy one for about ninety thousand dollars. Another Chrysler B body on our list at number eight is the 1969 and a half Dodge. Super Bee is a 1969 and a half because Dodge debuted this variant mid-model year as the code A12m option, code M gave you the 440 cubic inch V8 with race-strengthened internals and an increase in horsepower. strength to 390 from the 375. ponies of the standard 440. Its coup de gras was the misleading intake manifold and carburetor configuration consisting of three Holley two-barrel units, hence the term six-pack.

It was designed with a unique linkage system designed to cruise during moderate acceleration using only the center. 350 CFM carburetor for air/fuel mixing duties, but when the starter pedal was depressed, all three carburetors engaged with a total of 1,350 cfm of air/fuel mixture poured into the engine. The quarter mile came in 13.56 seconds at a speed of 105.8 miles per hour 3,800 out of the gate was

what

it would cost in 1969. Today it costs around one hundred and ten thousand dollars, of course, a legendary Corvette had to appear in our list, some would say this is not a

muscle

car, but it is considered an icon and part of the 1969 Chevrolet lineup of super sports vehicles.

This is the Corvette Stingray L88, a race-spec version of the vet only that It featured a 427 cubic inch engine with aluminum heads and a special. air induction system that produced a factory rated power of 430 horsepower, but actually produced around 560 horsepower. The L88 ultra-high compression required high-octane fuel or engine damage could occur if lower-powered fuel was used. It could crush the quarter mile and 13.5 seconds at 111.1 miles. per hour isn't exactly cheap when it was new in 1969. Back then, your bank account would cost about five thousand seven hundred dollars. These are super rare and would require 425 grand to get your hands on one today oh yeah, don't forget to factor into your fun budget, the 10 per gallon of race fuel it consumes if you want to give it a try.

Next on our list at number six was a NASCAR-inspired Chrysler b-body, the 1969 Dodge Charger 500 with the 426 Hemi of which only 67 were built, making it super rare created as a vehicle requiring homologation. . It differed from the Charger RT with its recessed taillight and a front grille and headlights from a 1968 Dodge Coronet. In doing so, it achieved aerodynamic superiority over the standard Charger body. and made it more competitive on high-speed oval tracks like Daytona and Talladega. In addition to being fast on left-turning ovals, it was also fast on the drag strip, requiring just 13.48 seconds to cover the quarter. mile at 109 miles per hour if If you were lucky enough to buy one when it was new, it would cost you four thousand three hundred dollars in 1969.

You can still get one today, but it will leave a hole in your wallet where two hundred and twenty thousand dollars used to reside. Mustang designation that meant there was something special under the hood and earns the number five spot on our list: there was the Boss 302, the Boss 351 and the king of them all, the Boss 429. The Boss 429 engine was created to compete in NASCAR. Against the Chrysler Hemi engines that ruled the late 1960s, Ford had to build at least 500 copies of the engine and sell them to the public. To do this, Ford decided to fit it into the Mustang Sports roof body with significant modifications to the engine bay. required on the road, it was also front-heavy due to the large bulk that occupied the engine room, but it could still conquer the quarter mile and 13.3 seconds at 107 miles per hour and originally cost around five thousand dollars when it was new.

These are one of the rarest and most. The expensive types of Mustangs on the market today and at auction sell for around 450,000 and going up every year. Plymouth Roadrunner with the legendary 426 Hemi with Air Grabber hood and you have a legendary late 60's Road Warrior named Car of the Year in 1969. This ride was fast, loud and an imposing Road Intimidator on the street and track racing and looking particularly menacing in black, an early example of cross-marketing between Warner Brothers and Plymouth, the Hemi Roadrunner is a rare bird with only 787 produced with this engine, true to its namesake, the Roadrunner ran across the quarter mile in In total, they appear in auctions from time to time and it takes about a hundred and seventy thousand dollars to park one in your garage at number three.

The 1969 Camaro Copo ZL1 occupies an esteemed presence on our list. 1069 flakes were produced in total and the majority of these had the solid lifter l72 version of the 427, however 69 of the flakes had the very special and rare ZL1 engine option. This was the all-aluminum version of the 427 designed specifically for drag racing in the super stock classes and rated at 430 horsepower. could embarrass many other muscle

cars

in the past by eating up the quarter mile and 13.16 seconds at 110 miles per hour when the new ZL1 engine choice for the Camaro would cost you four thousand dollars just as part of the seven thousand and three.

Total price of one hundred dollars for the car today, these famous muscle boots cost around eight hundred thousand dollars. Another Camaro on our list that made it to number two was the 69 Camaro SS with the L89 engine if you wanted a lighter big block engine in your Camaro this was the option to have for that year, the L89 started out as an L-78 V8 of 375 horsepower and 396 cubic inches and added a higher compression ratio and aluminum heads for a net horsepower gain of zero, but it weighed 50 pounds less than its L-78. brother you could definitely speed it up the quarter mile and cross the trap in 13 seconds at 108.6 miles per hour, not many people ordered them in 1969 as it was hard to justify the extra four hundred dollars for the l89 engine without any stroke and Rated power when new, the SS l89 costs around 3,800 and only 311 were produced that year.

It is another example of a Rare Beast that has been increasing in value over the years and now costs around two hundred and twenty thousand dollars at number one. is our last Chrysler B body on the list is the 1969 and a half Plymouth Roadrunner with the a12 drag racing option and the M code 440 cubic inch 6 BBL for six barrels this was the same package found in the Dodge super package B 446 at number 8 on our list again, this was the 440 engine with a specially cast aluminum intake manifold with mounts for three Holley two-barrel carburetors that fired fully under vigorous throttle inputs and was rated at 390 horsepower. of strength.

The engine was equipped with race-spec internals to give it that extra oomph over the standard 440. It takes the number one spot here because it was the fastest of the lot, hitting the quarter mile in just 12.91 seconds at 111.8 miles per hour straight from the factory, as is the case with the Super Bee. It also costs around three thousand eight hundred dollars when new, buy one at auction these days and it will cost you around one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the video and be sure to like, share and subscribe to our channel. foreign