1976 Mustang II Original Survivor 4k orig mile WOW

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Must have been cold that day!!!!!!!
James

[Jim Ferron]

It must have been very nipply , er ... I mean nippy out that day.....

[Lynn]

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Lynn, interesting recap of the mid-to-late 70's performance situation. I believe the car you are omitting is the Trans Am, which was really the only car at that point beyond the 'Vette that flew the performance banner for GM.

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I think you are correct. 1976 there was no Z, but the Trans Am (such as it was, unable to out run a 454 Chev. pick up) at least made a stab at performance. Hard to believe the cars were that anemic.

Have to go check out my old mags, but am pretty sure I don't have that one. I was thinking it was Road and Track, but given the state of my memory, guess it could have been Car & Driver or even Motor Trend. Almost certain the year was 1976.

[mmcporter]

Yeah, I think it was Road and Track. The whole thing about the T/A was that it handled AND accelerated. And yes, while you wouldn't confuse the thrust from a mid 70's T/A with an LS6 Chevelle, (and I do still own one of each, so I can attest to this), the T/A stood out in a sea of overweight Dodge Chargers, Camaro Type LTs, Mustang IIs and over-bumpered 260/280Zs.

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And by 78 the fastest vehicle was indeed a pickup. The Lil Red.