The basics on the GTO in the top pic:
1965 GTO "street car"...1400 hp on a fat tune-up.
565 ci Pontiac on 2 stages of sauce.
Turns 8.30 in the full 1/4
Gotta admit, my '65 wasn't quite that fast..

I recall back in high school, guys debating if the 10 second barrier would ever be broken...yeah, giving my age away...