edsnova posted:Gonna throw in with Merklin on this. The original cars had 70-80-90 horses. Hell, the original 4-cam had 110, with only about 90 ft-lbs peak torque (at 5300 rpm no less!). And those Gen 1 Spyders ran 140 mph. Even the hottest versions of the Fuhrman engine topped out at about 175 horses.
It's possible to have too much of a good thing.
I'm pretty happy with too much of a good thing. And remember we've got much better tires and brakes. I'm sure they had much more driving skills. Well maybe not all of them. James Dean?