Thread: any cars run 13s in the 1950s stock

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Here's a few I could find , most are based on old Motor Trend tests:

55 Packard 400 2dr HT 18.6

58 Packard Hawk 17.5

54 Hudson 19.1

58 Bonneville 16.0

57 Olds Super 88 17.3

58 Chevy Bel Air 16.5 (a full second quicker than a 57)

55 Caddy 17.6

56 Buick Century 17.1

57 Mercury Montclair 17.2

58 Ford Fairlane 17.7

56 Thunderbird 17.5

58 Edsel Corsair 16.9

58 Plymouth Fury 16.1

56 Dodge Custom Royal 16.9

57 DeSoto Adventurer 16.7

57 Chrysler 300C 16.6

57 Rambler Rebel 17.9

57 Studebaker 17.3

I took the fastest car listed from the 50's for each manufacturer, it should be noted that some of the cars listed were 4 dr or convertibles, so a 2dr sedan with a similar engine /transmission would likely have been slightly quicker.