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The first year of the Chrysler hemi 331ci V8 had the most HP (180HP)-20 more than next highest-Cadillac) The Chrysler Saratoga was had a 110mph top speed.

The Cadillac 61 with a (160hp)331cuin. V8 with a top speed of aprox. 105mph.

Hudson hornet 308cuin. (145hp) Inline 6 would top out at around 100mph in stock form (107mph in 1952 with "twin H power" (170hp).

The Olds 88 (135hp) 303 V8 was also a 98-100mph car.

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I beg to disagree. The fastest American car made in 1951 was the Hudson Hornet inline 6 cylinder with a top speed of 112 mph. In stock form it was almost unbeatable on the NASCAR circuit in 1951.

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