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1970 Hemi-powered Plymouth GTX vs 1970 Buick GS Stage 1

A Buick? The third-fastest muscle car ever made? Faster than a Hemi? Impossible! Check out this shootout footage from 1984 of the 1970 Plymouth Hemi GTX vs a 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 that sparked the controversy.

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