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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Post the fastest that you've gone in each vehicle that you own, or have owned, as far back as you can remember.


Here are my offences:

1998 Mazda Protege Gold Edition - 100mph
2001 Hyundai Tiburon - 102mph
2002 Hyundai Accent GL - 105mph
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Convertible - 108mph
2001 Toyota MR.2 Spyder - 110mph
1999 Saab 9-3 five door hatchback - 112mph
2005 Chrysler Crossfire Limited Coupe - 120mph
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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148 in a 56 Pontiac Starchief, According to the arresting officer.
155 in a 57 T-bird, according to the speedometer
142 in a 75 Olds Starfire, according to the arresting officer
88 in a Chrysler Lebaron 2.2 litre "K" convertible, by "pace" according to the arresting officer( the judge didn't believe him either)
138 in my Crossfire NA limited roadster, according to the speedometer.



roadster with a stick
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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Of interest:

151 1970 Olds Toronado GT W30 (Officer was best friends' brother)
120+ (speedo) 1970 Mach1
150 (speedo) 2005 Crossfire Roadster Limited (top down , wife screaming/lovin' it!)
680 1971 T-38 Talon (US airspace-no mach+ allowed)
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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1995 VW Jetta GLX III VR6 - 110mph
1991 Toyota Corolla - 85mph
2007 Chrysler Crossfire - 120+mph
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Bubble Toast
 

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by maxcichon
Of interest:

680 1971 T-38 Talon (US airspace-no mach+ allowed)

Show off!

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher
Show off!

roadster with a stick
A free trip home on Mothers Day 1975 from Tech School in Biloxi, MS!

And I thought I would be sitting on the deck in the back of a C-130.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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440 Cessna Citation ( just for Max)
182 Corvette Z06
178 Kawasaki Ninja 900 according to straightaway trap speed
158 Crossfire SRT6
147 Kawasaki Eliminator 900
144 Camaro Z-28 373 rear-end
140 Crown Vic (many times)
124 Chevy Impala (many times)
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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[quote=oledoc2u]178 Kawasaki Ninja 900 according to straightaway trap speed
quote]

Now 2 wheels at that speed scares me to death.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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use to have a blast racing that bike...the other one was my street bike...several other cars I owned would fit in there, but these were top speeds, forgot to list my '06 International Eagle 9400, top speed 82 mph....(pullin' 80K gross)
 

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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115 in my 1973 Pinto, 1997 Celica
120 in 1999 CHEVY Metro
120+ 1967 Chevelle
128 in 2006 Camry
145 in 1988 Corvette
150 in 2006 Crossfire SRT
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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1995 nissan pickup 4 cly. 95 mph (wised up, no more 4 bangers)
1922 model t touring car-40 mph, no speedo (feels faster)
1919 speedster -50 mph, no speedo
1929 model a -60 mph
1935 flathead v8 chemical spill truck-80 mph
1996 ford explorer sport 5 speed- 115mph
1999 dodge avenger v6 -125mph (would run 100+ for hours while travelling from college) good car
2000 lincoln ls v8- 145 mph
2006 srt-6 158 mph
2008 dodge ram 2500 6.7 diesel 6 speed 104mph(electronic limit)

 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I was always amazed at how fast those old flat head 8's were...my dads '39 chevy...120....
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by oledoc2u
I was always amazed at how fast those old flat head 8's were...my dads '39 chevy...120....
My first car ( had when I was 14) was a '39 Businessman's Ford coupe flathead 8 that roared over 100MPH but I don't remember if the Speedo went that high. At 14 I didn't press my luck with the sheriff very often.

Besides, the doors shook, the windshield lifted ( you could literay crank it open for more air) the running boards began to flap. It was a scarier ride than anything at Six Flags.

Doors were tapered in so that you couldn't open them at high speeds due to air flow. Good thing because the latches weren't any better than those on a house door.

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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ya think my dad may have stretched the truth...he had a '58 tri-power Chevy 348 that I can remember too...I did over a 100 w/ him in it as well...
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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1973 Mustang Mach 1 - ~110 screaming w/ a close ratio 4 speed and 4.11 gears
1998 Cadillac Eldorado- 120 computer lmited
2005 Crossfire- 100 (Oh **** what if a cop sees me limited)
2007 Crossfire- 130 (Oh **** I'm doing it again limited)
honorable mention:
2007 z06- 130, not mine, but once again limited by my fear of things going wrong. I also thought I was going about 80, the speedo moves as fast as the tach.
 

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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nitrous powered zx6r 172mph on video
crossfire n/a 133mph

2001 aztec 109mph
1999 eclipse 137mph
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by tighed1
120 in 1999 CHEVY Metro
tighed1, that takes almost as much ***** as going 178 on a motorcycle??!!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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1967 honda 90 cub ..63mph
 
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Grove GMK 7550--Hit 68 mph after kicking it out of gear on the down hill side...... http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ep/GMK%207550/

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