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My experience with sports cars is that there is nowhere to drive them (safely). As one would want to drive them anyway. And if you were to rent time on a race track you quickly discover that you are driving over your experience level and beating the crap out of a expensive toy. But boy do you look good cruising around in one. And at my age you look like a wounded ape getting out of it. At least that's what my neighbor says.
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I will also submit the Ford Thunderbolt Fairlane .
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Lola Mk.6 - I watched an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage about it last week.
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Lola Mk6 GT I also don't recall where the original road-going version of the Ford GT was assembled. Of course in our modern age of auto making "domestic" and "foreign" makes are hard to figure out, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Ford GT may have been assembled outside US borders. Which would then bolster the Vector's "America's First" claim. But then that would leave the Stutz and Scarab claims to rebut.
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It seems a bit of a jump to go from having a designer assist in a design to claiming that the design is based on something .
So sad to learn that Ford had no hand in designing the GT40 . Why was it called the GT40 ? At least I suspect that no one will claim a non American influence with the Thunderbolt , Talladega , Cyclone Spoiler , Hemi Superbird or Hemi Dodge Daytona . All of theses were available as street cars and able to easily triple the National speed limit and then some . There were Thunderbolts delivered with the 427 SOHC engine that delivered a modest 616 HP in stock trim . No blowers , turbos or nitrous needed . Last edited by Otterhound; 01-14-2019 at 11:58 AM. |
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GT for Grand Touring, 40 for the mandated roof height of 40".
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It was actually , no higher than 40" . This was mandated by FoMoCo ( Edsel Ford ) . The remainder was an open book .
Of course , the race version being a pure racing design , does not qualify because it isn't streetable as built . But there was a street version that , like the Vector , was a road car . Yes , the big block Cobra needs to be considered . These Cobras were not modified street cars . They were designed built from scratch to house the 427 engine . I would still like to put a 400 Ford engine in a Miyata . Aluminum heads and manifold shed just over 80 pounds from the engine and that long stroke crank puts out prodigious amounts of torque . Step on that throttle and feel the Earth move under your butt . ![]() |
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Excuse me for leaving out the words 'no higher'.
And it's a Miata, not a 'Miyata'. And (I've been meaning to ask this forever, but now I'm in a pissy mood, I will) - why do you always insert an extra space before every punctuation mark. Is it ignorance, or a deliberate desire to drive people like me nuts? Sorry , nuts ? Obligatory rule #1-avoiding ![]()
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For my $0.02, I say the AC Cobra was the first "true" American Supercar, followed by the original GTO. The reason is an American Supercar needs to be made for American roads. That means muscle is the main attribute. Handling is secondary.
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Certainly not the first U.S. “super car”. Several have been cited. In addition to those already mentioned how about the Shelby GT500 current production Mustang and even the Viper ACR, Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.....
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I'm a huge McLaren car fan from the first F1 I saw on TV as a teen and the subsequent domination at LeMans. It was only after that I learned of Bruce McLaren and the team's previous racing successes. The 720S is truly amazing, and I can't wait to see the SpeedTail come to fruition... |
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As far as current American Super Car the new Tesla Roadster (Supposed to be Coming 2020) should qualify.
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