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Old 02-27-2017, 12:10 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Don't forget about the Daytona Chargers and Superbird's either.

The Superbirds Cd was in the .28 range.


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The Dodge-PPG M4S Pace Car: Restored

It's a very interesting car.
  • It was in the movie before it paced the Indy 500
  • It wasn't in the movie, those were VW-powered replicas
  • It's got the little roll-down windows because the passenger's job is to wave at the crowd
  • Gene Winfield built the 6 replicas
  • It never made the 200mph goal, topping out at 194.8mph
  • The active, Daytona style wing never was completed



An early example of a twin turbo four for power, and an external ducted wing, like the GTI W12-650 or the new Ford GT.

The Wraith II kit car never got off the ground.

Other Mopar concepts that did make production: Challenger, Prowler, PT Cruiser, and Viper.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:26 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Building a slick prototype is one thing and marketing it is another.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:40 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Same reason they couldn't mass produce this one.

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That's typical concept car stuff. There's a scene in the movie Tucker where they are trying to roll out something for the press, I forget the details.

A lot of them -mobile but don't auto-.
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The Wraith II kit car never got off the ground.
I rather like the shorter tail on the II, not as aerodynamic though.

https://www.allcarindex.com/auto-car...ics-Wraith-II/


John Watsons Wraith II car is for sale.

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.........one of the styling plugs showed up on eBay today.(2014)
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From Autoweek, July 18 1994. A Tennessee Corvette tuning company named Air Dynamics built this prototype of a mid-engine sports car that they intended to put in limited production.

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