# 79 years young and doing burnouts **URL:** \ **Category:** Driving/Drivers\ **Created:** [January 31, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917 "2025-01-31T18:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/1 "2025-01-31T18:16:35Z")
This Grandma has got to be one of the coolest Grandma’s out there for a car guy/gal… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/1/b196360737a215853d69777b5883a30f0f23aa26.jpeg "79-Year-Old Grandma Keeps Winning Burnout Contests in Her Big Block ’57 Cadillac") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vocyGOysMc) Something tells me that this Grandma don’t won’t no self driving contraption anytime soon… 😉 (and don’t give me no nary bit of grammar lessons, I know what I wrote) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/2 "2025-01-31T18:37:50Z")
Good for her! I could undoubtedly out-run her Caddy with my 450h+, but I can’t do burn-outs because of the AWD. I’m 77 years old, and–like Granny–I also enjoy the occasional full-throttle run. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/3 "2025-01-31T19:56:17Z")
I too am a boomer, though I now avoid burnouts, I did many when younger. My 62 Plymouth Sport Fury and a friend’s 66 Ford Seven Litre could smoke ‘em for a block. ---
**Author:** ![aslamaqib307\_192690](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@aslamaqib307\_192690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aslamaqib307_192690)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/4 "2025-01-31T22:11:59Z")
We got grandma doing burnouts before GTA 6, lessgooo ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/5 "2025-02-01T01:59:53Z")
> [@aslamaqib307\_192690](#): > > We got grandma doing burnouts before GTA 6, lessgooo Welcome to the forum… ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/6 "2025-02-01T02:15:17Z")
Cool video, Mr. Dave. I’ve never seen anyone up there in high numbers do burnouts. Personally, I’ve never done burnouts as I’m too concerned about the cost of new tires. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/7 "2025-02-01T02:33:03Z")
Well , thanks to Mr. Google I now know what ( GTA 6 ) is. Grand Theft Auto #6 – which I have never watched . ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/8 "2025-02-01T02:36:27Z")
Yeah I didn’t know either…lol But I don’t play video games… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/9 "2025-02-01T13:32:53Z")
Love that Cadillac Coupe de Ville! Fins! Wide whites! Dagmars! Thanks for posting it. > [@VDCdriver](#): > > I could undoubtedly out-run her Caddy with my 450h+ The drivetrain was updated. It’s running 454 bored to 489 ci along with Edelbrock heads and air intake, a Holley Sniper EFI carb, MSD ignition, positraction, hydraulic roller cam, and a 400R4 AT. I’m sure you were joking. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/10 "2025-02-01T13:43:42Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > The drivetrain was updated. I missed that detail. The standard Caddys from that year were able to run 0-60 in 10-12 seconds, depending on model/engine. My 450h+ can do it in 6 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/11 "2025-02-01T14:09:23Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > 454 bored to 489 ci and stroked… It also has a 0.250" longer stroke with a 0.030" over bore… Stock Chevy 454 has a 4.25" bore and a 4.00" stroke, this one has been bored to 4.28" with a 4.250" stroker crank making it the 489ci of earth rotating torque, it was dyno’d at 530HP, but I did not hear any torque numbers, but I’d bet it is a little more… hehe You would have to bore the engine about 0.160" over to get 489 out of a 454 with the stock stoke… yeah yeah yeah, just more useless information, but at least it is car related… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/12 "2025-02-01T14:16:12Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > depending on model/engine. My 450h+ can do it in 6 seconds. With those narrow treaded white walls and probably stock rear suspension (even with a fat good tire, massive wheel hop most likely), you could probably beat it off the line, but once Granny gets her rolling, it might be a different story cause at that point she might hook and book, but off the line, not so much, that massive stroked BBC gonna have a big flat torque curve… lol ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/13 "2025-02-01T14:26:17Z")
I guess it just wouldn’t be right to give it pro stock shoes. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/14 "2025-02-11T05:30:29Z")
I saw someone doing this on an empty lot. I can’t imagine the fun. How much life does it take out of the tires? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/15 "2025-02-11T14:22:47Z")
> [@RandomTroll](#): > > I saw someone doing this on an empty lot. I can’t imagine the fun. You either get it or you don’t… I don’t think you ever will… > [@RandomTroll](#): > > How much life does it take out of the tires? If you have to ask, you are clearly in the wrong thread… Who cares that is never the point… Besides, those burnout contest guys will go as far as burning the tires down to the rims… Most people buy cheap junk tires to do burnouts or even used tires… But again, you will never understand it… It’s a hot rod car guys/gals thing… BTW, I do it sometimes just to smooth out my rear tires as I am running a real spool in the rear end (no diff, axles locked) so when turning corners or turning around in my driveway, one tire drags, or they both drag a little, so a quick burnout to the rescue… And again if you have to ask, you are in the wrong tread… lol ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/16 "2025-02-11T14:38:37Z")
I hardly ever agree with R. Troll but he is not on the wrong thread. He just does not understand this kind of action and neither do I. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/17 "2025-02-11T14:49:46Z")
If this was a 4wd thread about someone’s off road vehicle not going into 4wd low, or their old manual locking hubs not engaging, and you have never owned or cared about off roading (overlanding), and you ask the question why would you ever want to go off roading (overlanding, fishing, camping etc) then you are probably in the wrong thread… lol Not trying to be disrespectful… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/18 "2025-02-11T14:52:49Z")
This is a general interest website and people can comment on any thread they wish. If someone wants to do burnouts in a safe place it’s OK by me. If someone doesn’t like it they can say that too. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-years-young-and-doing-burnouts/198917/19 "2025-02-11T14:58:13Z")
But let someone come on here asking about building a turbo motor, or lowering their van or about any kind of modification that is out of the norm here and they get blasted… And don’t even try to tell me that s\*\*t don’t happen…lol