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In high school, I drove a 1969 Dodge Charger and spent many wasted nights driving up and down a stretch of Woodward Avenue, just north of Detroit, stopping occasionally for ice cream at a stand near 14 Mile. In those days, we knew which cars were fast and sometimes even drove alongside them to see whose car was faster. But even then, we all know the legendary muscle cars that are really fast. Often special order, they were a step above the more commonly known muscle cars of the era. Some of them are specifically made for drag racing. Not that I or anyone I know did that. But if we have, we know better than to line up next to any of …