dennisspeaks Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 12/16/2021 at 11:10 AM, Matt Harwood said: If any of these late V16 Cadillacs are worthy of restoration, this is the one. The rest are all frumpy 7-passenger sedans and the convertible coupes are all done already. I just pulled a 39 Series 61 out of a barn that isn't already restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 12/18/2021 at 1:22 AM, f.f.jones said: 300 hp was a big deal back in the '50's. The Chrysler 300, for one, and then the Packard Caribbean came in at 310 (brake hp). In '61, the Corvette could be ordered with 360 hp, and a Chevy SS hardtop with the 409 was rated at 425 hp. Ford's 427 "Cammer"with a single 4barrel carb was rated at 616 hp and with two carbs, 654 hp! Currently the U.S. car listed with the most hp is the Dodge Challenger Demon with 831. The Greek Super car “Chaos” (@$14.4 million) by Spyros Panopoulos Automotive boasts 3064 hp, but it is an EV, not an ICE. A normal person would probably loose consciousness just entering the freeway! I have a nephew that was an engineer in the prototype shop at Tesla until recently. He brought home a "plaid" engineering prototype and took us for a ride. The acceleration is almost painful and probably not useful getting on the freeway because if you take 2 seconds to check the mirror, you've already rear ended the guy ahead who was going 75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 If it's as rare as they say, they should have just picked up up and then sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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