1968 '340' Barracuda vs 1968 '383' Road Runner
Track prep & tires have come a long way since back in the day.
My Wifes 300C wil blow the tires off with the taction control turned off, but hooks solid at the track running 14.20's while weighing in at 4100LBS.
Apples to Oranges when trying to compare ET's from back in the day to present day.
Even Drag Slicks have made leaps & bounds in advancement.
True, to a point. Some of those magazine test cars got some small slicks for the tests, and they still ran in the 14's. I had the lowest HP 383 ever manufactured, with 60,000 miles on the clock, a 120,000 mile trans, and 2.76 gears. I would have thought to see a greater spread in times. Even accounting for traction, my Mph. was comparable, in the high 90's, 98 I believe best.
I did NO tuning, none to the origional non-perf distributor, nor even a jet change to the too small 600 cfm. carb. The car was MUCH more responsive and powerful with a 750 DP carb, but I could never cure the internal fuel leak and it was replaced.
I guess my point is, none of them were really all that fast, fast enough to be competitive or beat the other brands, sure, but 14 second 1/4 mile times from a performance car of any brand isn't too impressive to me, I did it with $400 worth of junk.