Contemporary tests said CSX 3167 did 0-60 in 4.2 and 0-100 in 10.3 and held the fastest acceleration records into the '80s. Today, I saw a claimed time for a Griffith 400 as 0-60 in under 3.5 and 0-100-0 in less than a 427 Cobra.
http://saacnw.org/newsletters/july02news.pdf Anyone know which one was really quicker?