Re: Street-Legal Supercar

From: Thumper (thumper72@lvcm.com)
Date: Tue Oct 10 2000 - 20:25:34 EDT


Hey Ron,
    Sorry to hear you didnt win the big bucks! I was just reading a short
article about the S7 in Motor Trend....sharp looking car, a bit pricey but
definately sharp! I wonder if Bill Gates would adopt me? LOL

    Anyways glad to have met ya. I am still working on getting tickets to
the SEMA show. I will keep you updated. And hopefully you be able to bring
the DAK so i can check it out! TTYL!

Bill Boggs
thumper72@lvcm.com
http://www.lvcm.com/thumper/white_lightning.html
"White Lightning"
2001 CC Sport+ 4.7 Auto

> Got back from Lost Wages....didn't make enough to SC the Dak but enough to
> pay for the trip and an extra G for my effort. Course, now I'm
> sleep-deprived. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Anyway, before I dozed off yesterday, I
was
> perusing my mail and thumbing through the most recent Pop Sci mag when up
> pops this street-legal supercar. Now this car looks like it belongs on
the
> track. It's got the stance of a Viper...maybe even a little lower, 41
> inches to be exact. Then I read further. The car is a concept car built
by
> Mr. Saleen, builder of highly modified Stangs. Well, he built this one
from
> the ground up, right here in Irvine. It has a midship V8 running 550 hp
at
> 6,400 rpm. Top speed is 200+. 0-60 in under 4 seconds. The car is
> slightly longer than 15 ft. Space frame chassis with all carbon fiber
body
> panels. Rear view mirror has been replaced by video screen and a camera
> mounted at the rear. There is storage space, both front and back, but not
> big enough to hold a set of golf clubs. Steve's going to build 100 of
these
> a year, but better start saving now....the cost is $375,000.00. It's
called
> an S7. The production run will be four years starting next spring.
Hmmmm,
> I guess I'm gonna have to go back to Vegas to get the money for this one!
>
> Ron
> 00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile
>



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