The dragstrip nearest to me has scale at their fuel station, which is near the end of the strip. Something I always noticed while down there filling up fuel jugs is that many mopars are heavier than their published weights, in some cases 4-5 hundred pounds more. Maybe that is added products such as reinforcements, maybe its overweight drivers, maybe it was a car full of friends or a trunk full of junk. In many cases, the as driven weight of a street car is going to be above what many believe their car weighs. Kind like the perception of horsepower. Everyone thinks they weigh less and makes more power than reality suggests.
Same goes for other brands “advertised” weights. And owners perception of what their car weighs
I weighed 20+ cars at Spring Fling Speed Festival. Can’t remember one that was lighter than owner expected. One of the lighter ones was a gutted non street legal 1st gen Camaro that didn’t have a cage yet. It was in the 2800-2900 range. No bumpers, dash, seats, grille, tail lights, interior, might have been missing some glass, etc.
