Old School Pure Stock Drag Race: '69 Vette L88 Has A Go At The '68 Super Bee - gallery

Held annually in September, a C3 1969 Vette with a Big Block 427 Chevy-Big Block and 430 ponies showed up at the Mid-Michigan Motorplex

It took on this beautiful Dodge Super Bee from around about the same period. This example dates back to 1968

Under the hood lies an equally potent HEMI-powered 426 V-8 mill that represents one of the best of what Mopar had on offer back in the day. It puts out 425 hp

Round 1

With its lighter weight of 3461 and slightly more power, you'd assume that it was going to be a walk in the park for the C3

However, it was not the C3, but the Super Bee that managed to get to the 1/4 mile first with an ET of 11.62 seconds at 108.78 mph

Round 2

The second saw the cars switch lanes to see if that makes a difference

The Super Bee managed to pull an even cleaner pass with a 1/4 mile ET of 11.57 seconds at 105.78 mph. Swipe up to watch the races.