We all love an old-fashioned drag race between golden-era muscle ... but only because the Gran Torino driver missed a shift early in the race. The Corvette completes the pass in 16.28 clicks ...

However, the drag racing setup of the Nova ... chasing down the Corvette and winning by almost a car length, despite the Corvette's early start in each round. What made this victory even more ...

but how does it compare to a C8 Chevrolet Corvette? As most drag racing enthusiasts and not only can tell you, the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is similarly fast down the quarter mile.

In this latest drag race is the Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible piloted by sports and stock car racing veteran Tommy Kendall, lining up on the drag strip against the Ducati Diavel Carbon ...

The drivetrain was transplanted from an early ‘90s throwback sleeper ... also in a Chevy Corvette – Mateusz Bankowiak from Corvette MAP Drag Racing Team was listed to drive a Z06 C6 Corvette.