the magazine pitted a 327 300 hp vette against the 413. Guess they couldn't find a 63 fi vette or didn't look very hard. Find an old national dragster magazine from 1963. The nat records were posted just like todays. The A/SP record (held by a 63 vette is faster than the A/S record that was not held by a 413 dodge or ply.Saw all of these cars run, nothing at the time could beat a vette on the street or strip at that time. All cars ran recapped casler slicks at the drags. The auto cars were slower in every class during this time period. Not enough was known about torque converters to make the automatic work. Just my 3 cents worth. Merry Christmas to everyone.