18 Fastest American Cars Of The 1950s That Terrified Detroit

The 1957 Chevrolet Corvette hit 60 mph in 5.7 seconds, then Detroit banned the horsepower war that built it. This is the full ranked countdown of the fastest American classic cars of the 1950s, from the Cadillac Eldorado and Hudson Hornet to the Chrysler 300C and the fuel injected Corvette, straight from period road tests. One of these vintage vehicles was almost cancelled before it became the fastest of them all. #ClassicCars #MuscleCars #Corvette