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  • RossD

    Nov. 4, 2010 6:26 p.m. RossD Dork

    ...in rural Wisconsin. I saw it at a Zero to 60 Garage (nice guys, too) when I was going to my grandparents house. Even my grandpa asked if he could drive it; they declined.

    I found some more photos of it on another forum: nasaforum.com

  • Rustspecs13

    Nov. 4, 2010 6:39 p.m. Rustspecs13 New Reader

    Looks....slightly cool. Couldn't imagine why you'd want to drive it though?

    ~Alex

  • RossD

    Nov. 4, 2010 6:47 p.m. RossD Dork

    Here's one reason...

  • DukeOfUndersteer

    Nov. 4, 2010 7:17 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork

    oooo, that is soooo pretty!!

  • Slyp_Dawg

    Nov. 4, 2010 11:01 p.m. Slyp_Dawg Reader

    I believe a slight adjustment in the trousers is in order now

  • EvanB

    Nov. 4, 2010 11:20 p.m. EvanB Dork

    Rustspecs13 wrote:

    Looks....slightly cool. Couldn't imagine why you'd want to drive it though?

    ~Alex

    I would drive that thing as much as I could.

  • RossD

    Nov. 5, 2010 7:08 a.m. RossD Dork

    That shop has crazy wicked cars. I've seen there: M-B Mclaren SLR, Ferrari 288 GTO, a rear Shelby Cobra (iirc 289FI).... All in a town of 2000 people in rural Wisconsin.

  • FlightService

    Nov. 5, 2010 7:51 a.m. FlightService Reader

    I want it for my birthday next week.

  • 81gtv6

    Nov. 5, 2010 10:10 a.m. 81gtv6 Dork

    Oh mama.

  • Jay_W

    Nov. 5, 2010 11:00 a.m. Jay_W HalfDork

    V8, Webers, and a bundle of snakes. Nothing sounds better.

  • Type Q

    Nov. 5, 2010 11:19 a.m. Type Q HalfDork

    Definitely cool and not something I'd expect in rural Wisconsin.

    I see exotics almost everyday. Within a five mile radius of my house there is a Superformance dealer (with drivable copies of everything), a Ferrari/Maserati dealer, a Porsche dealer, a Tesla dealer (actually Tesla headquarters in the same cirlcle) and several specialty shops that cater to the makes listed above. Unfortunately, I have not procured test drives at any of these places.

  • RossD

    Nov. 5, 2010 2:00 p.m. RossD Dork

    If those are webers, its not their carbs. It was definitely fuel injected. The hoosiers with the knock off rims are nice too.

  • Jay_W

    Nov. 5, 2010 4:12 p.m. Jay_W HalfDork

    Yeah, you're prolly right. I didn't notice the fuel rails. I bet it sounds as good as it goes anyhow.

    so so so so want....

  • irish44j

    Nov. 5, 2010 5:13 p.m. irish44j HalfDork

    looks slow....

  • Nov. 5, 2010 5:21 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork

    In reply to irish44j: Yes, everything IS relative.

  • tuna55

    Nov. 5, 2010 7:53 p.m. tuna55 Dork

    Rustspecs13 wrote:

    Looks....slightly cool. Couldn't imagine why you'd want to drive it though?

    ~Alex

    Seriously? Do you look at Victoria's Secret and say "why would anyone want to boink that?"

    I would. Everyday. The car, honey, I mean the car.

  • emodspitfire

    Nov. 5, 2010 8:29 p.m. emodspitfire New Reader

    SAAAWEEET..!!

  • JFX001

    Nov. 5, 2010 8:50 p.m. JFX001 SuperDork

    Definitely worthy of a left nut.

  • pete240z

    Nov. 5, 2010 9:38 p.m. pete240z SuperDork

    Draw a triangle from Sherwood to Manitowoc to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. What a mecca of sports car guys + the cheeseheads over in Madison too.

    I hope to retire in this general area. I love Road America and the entire Kettle Moraine area. Call me a FIB - but I still love this area.

  • ditchdigger

    Nov. 5, 2010 10:01 p.m. ditchdigger HalfDork

    RossD wrote:

    Yet another reason the humble fiat 850 sedans tail lights are extraordinarily overpriced

    I should try and compile a list of every car that used these. It would be a long one.

    ISO daytona, numerous abarths, lambos and ferraris, the GT40 and the stratos are just the beginning. Everybody dipped into that parts bin

  • CanadianTercel

    Nov. 5, 2010 10:31 p.m. CanadianTercel New Reader

    That thing looks bad ass! Sounds it too.

    AE86 hatch and Lotus Esprit turbo use the same tail lights.

  • gjz30075

    Nov. 6, 2010 6:34 a.m. gjz30075 Reader

    If I had a choice between a Ford GT and one of these, it'll be a tough decision. Fort GTs are holding their value, it seems. What's the price of one from Superformance?

    Naw, forget it! This is just cooler!

  • gamby

    Nov. 6, 2010 10:47 a.m. gamby SuperDork

    Wow. Cosmetically, everything is just right there. Pure sex (the forbidden kind )

    That exhaust looks AWESOME peeking out like that.

    I know the purists hate on kit cars, but whatever--that car is a beauty, period.

  • Twin_Cam

    Nov. 6, 2010 3:38 p.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork

    The soundtrack to that YouTube video is every great symphony ever written compressed into one depression of that guy's right foot.

  • kevlarcorolla

    Nov. 7, 2010 12:56 p.m. kevlarcorolla New Reader

    In reply to CanadianTercel:

    Sorry but an AE86 doesn't even come close to using those lights.

 
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