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What Chance Does A Hotrod Stand Against A Modern Muscle Car?You might wonder if an old hotrod stands any chance against the technological might of a modern American muscle car. Fortunately, we have footage of hotrods racing Hellcats and other current day vehicles in the quarter mile. It’s a built versus bought smackdown for the ages.
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That is a long-time debate in the car world. Some believe you can’t improve upon the expertise of designers and engineers who work for automakers. They prefer buying the most impressive performance ride out of the box and keeping it bone stock.
The other side of the coin are those who like taking a vehicle that isn’t impressive performance-wise, or one that’s mildly potent, then modifying it seven ways to Sunday so it becomes a monster on wheels.
This debate not only rages in the drag racing world, it cuts across many of the car hobby genres like off-roading, autocross, and more.
Image via Wheels/YouTubeEveryone has their reasons for sitting in either camp on this debate. But one thing is for sure: you can’t argue with results. This is why watching hotrods and other heavily modified rides go up against muscle cars, a C8 Corvette, Toyota Supra, and other factory performance wonders is truly interesting.
Some of the races are super lopsided, and it doesn’t always go one way or the other.
A factor in drag racing, or any kind of motorsport, is driver skill. You can take someone particularly skilled and put them behind the wheel of a decent vehicle, putting them against an inexperienced driver in a wondrous car, and they can whoop that rookie.
Then people think it was the machine that made all the difference, not realizing skill is a huge factor. As you watch these races, you can draw your own conclusions about driver errors and how they affect the outcomes.
Watch the racing for yourself here.
Image via Wheels/YouTube
