Greatest Sleepers

[Uloset]

To me Sleepers are some of the best cars around because they'll blow your doors off when you least expected it. I was wondering what everyone’s favorites are. Two that I always remember are the Spirit R/T and the Mercury Marauder (new ones) old ones where cool too though.

[wdwrdcrzr]

My friend had a 70 Buick GS stage1 455(415 Hp 510 TQ Stock) in High School.He got it for 1000 bucks.It had rusty quarters and he painted with spray cans of black primer.If you didnt know any better this thing just looked like a regular Skylark,big ol POS!Wed go on Woodward and race all kinds of people in their nice shiny cars,leaving them shaking their heads.What fun.

[Awd This]

Spirit R/T's are real cool little sleepers. Kind of like a old srt-4. Kid I know has 3 of them one of them is the fastest stock turbo one.

[RacineRacing]

Im not really into the "sleeper" thing....BUT the Maurader is one of my favorites (especially Trilogy Motorsports Equipped).

[24kmach]

I owned a 57 Chev wagon [not the Nomad] with a 375 HP 396 and four speed. Talk about a sleeper. It was NOT a chick magnet. I got rid of it.

[bris09]

Buick Grand National. Just a plain black car with small badges.

[rickthestick]

Originally Posted by bris09

Buick Grand National. Just a plain black car with small badges.

Turbo Omni is a good one, esp the GLHS, cause no one thought they could be that fast LOL

[bris09]

Originally Posted by rickthestick

Turbo Omni is a good one, esp the GLHS, cause no one thought they could be that fast LOL

Good point, forgot about those. The first Daytona Turbo Z's were seriously underestimated as well. Still wouldn't mind finding a good Daytona Iroc R/T.

[Phil]

I remember growing up with my Dads 1967 Chrysler 300 2 dr hardtop with the 440ci motor rated at 375 hp. Torque was 480 ft-lbs at about 2800rpms.

It was a boat, but man that thing would move for such a heavy car that looks slow.

http://www.chrysler300site.com/cgibin/history.cgi?1967

[Uloset]

How about the late 90's Chevy Caprice 9C1 police cars those things are just ugly boats but there sporting a LT1 and can hual some A**.

[rickthestick]

Originally Posted by bris09

Good point, forgot about those. The first Daytona Turbo Z's were seriously underestimated as well. Still wouldn't mind finding a good Daytona Iroc R/T.

Well, I do have a 85 Shelby, which is virtually the same as the omni 9basic platform is the same) LOL...My Shelby had no problem beating the pony cars of the 80s, and into the early 90s, even a few 924/944s, only got beat in the 80s by a GN!

[rickthestick]

Originally Posted by Phil

I remember growing up with my Dads 1967 Chrysler 300 2 dr hardtop with the 440ci motor rated at 375 hp. Torque was 480 ft-lbs at about 2800rpms.

It was a boat, but man that thing would move for such a heavy car that looks slow.

http://www.chrysler300site.com/cgibin/history.cgi?1967

My friend's dad had a 72 Lesabre with a 455 that was pretty fast, shocked a few people in it LOL

[04azuremach]

The Subaru AWD Turbo Wagon. Who would see that coming?

[bris09]

Originally Posted by rickthestick

Well, I do have a 85 Shelby, which is virtually the same as the omni 9basic platform is the same) LOL...My Shelby had no problem beating the pony cars of the 80s, and into the early 90s, even a few 924/944s, only got beat in the 80s by a GN!

How's the resto coming? My 83 now has a new floor and will have new carpet in a month or two. The 89 is waiting for me to rebuild an engine, carpet and paint. It will be seriously underestimated. Going to use the original T1 decals but it's not going to be a T1.

[rickthestick]

Originally Posted by bris09

How's the resto coming? My 83 now has a new floor and will have new carpet in a month or two. The 89 is waiting for me to rebuild an engine, carpet and paint. It will be seriously underestimated. Going to use the original T1 decals but it's not going to be a T1.

slow...winter keeps me busy with other things...check back in 2010...might be done then LOL

[xxxxMach1]

I liked the sleeperish 68.5 SCJ mustang

My grandfather still has a mint 429ci LTD 2dr vert...its a boat but I bet some work would make it get!

[Uloset]

You know what where also pretty fast I actually remember one beating a corvette of the same year in a mag article. The jeep Comanche they had close to 200 hp and only weighted less than 3000lbs. I remember the vette had something like 35 more hp but it had 300 or more pounds on the little truck.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by rickthestick

My friend's dad had a 72 Lesabre with a 455 that was pretty fast, shocked a few people in it LOL

Those 455's had some serious torque also.

1970 Monte Carlo (first year for them) which an option was a 454 rated at 360 hp and rated at 500 ft-lbs of torque. I remember them having a huge/long front end, but man those vehicles could move also!

[HotRod]

For late model cars, the Magnum SRT-8 is pretty sleeperish. If i took off that little SRT-8 badge on the rear, there would be no identifying marks on the exterior. Then to blast off a 13.1.... Thats pretty impressive to me for a 4400# station wagon.

[Evil_Capri]

The AMG "Hammer" has always been one of my favorite "sleeper" cars since I first read/saw it in Road & Track when I was younger, and was a precursor to the 500e (actually probably more or a sleeper than the "Hammer".)

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HT...mmer_w124.html

[Steeler]

Greatest sleeper? 440 Dart GTS.

[Mikestang]

I almost ordered this combo:
if you were savy you could order a 95 dodge dakota with a 5.8 and a 4:10 rear end and a 5 speed.

[one mach 1]

How about a porshe 914-6? Had a flat six, and with a turbo they were sick little street cars.

[machman8]

my baby i was going to build before

a 80s mirage swapped with a 4g63t(basically an evo motor) ugliest fastest car and the easiest to do

[San Pedro Mach]

'70 351C-4V Mustangs.