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Originally Posted by Wes Bender
If he's running it on the salt flats at Bonneville, you should be able to buy that car pretty cheaply in about ten years or so. 
Sounds interesting though. With 400 hp and the right gears, what speed does he think he can achieve? |
Cheap is relative. It's still a silver / red gullwing. Plus it will have a speed record. The car was restored about 10 years ago and he has the original dash, seats, engine block is perfect condition. The body doesn't need much work at all. The paint is flawless and the underside just needs a coat of fresh paint. I spend the entire year disassembling the car, cleaning / painting the entire car.
I can't remember what the actual HP is, but on the stock trans he is trying to push 173 mph. Which is a record for a 3 liter engine at Bonneville.
http://www.racesafety.com/bonneville_record_2003.html
He has John Fitch driving for him, those of you who don;t know who he is, research him. Amongst many many things, he drove the Millie Miglia in a stock 300SL and it was his car that crashed at the 55 LeMan that killed 90 people.