PPG car car

[XJguy]

Just came across this:

Dodge M4S (Dodge PPG Turbo Interceptor; 1981, 1984)

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by XJguy

Just came across this:

Dodge M4S (Dodge PPG Turbo Interceptor; 1981, 1984)

There's a book entitled 'Dream Cars' which relates to cars genesis.I don't have that with me,but as I remember,one of the better known Italian design firms created it for PPG.
She would look pretty 'modern' even today.Thanks!

[Arragonis]

Anyone else seeing ads for Allpar ?

[NachtRitter]

Yep, ads only; no pix

[XJguy]

Really? I see pics.....click on URL above pics that is the page I found them on.

Car looks very slick, cd must be very, very low.

Found another shot:

[Frank Lee]

Lose that gook on the roof and trunk and it'd be sweet! :thumbp:

[XJguy]

Hit CTRL and reload when you go to the site to see the car.

[XJguy]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Lose that gook on the roof and trunk and it'd be sweet! :thumbp:

Light bar is for safety, and the wing is to keep it planted well north of 100mph...it was a Pace car.

The rear shot is the best...nice venturi setup and tear drop shape, and looks great.


That M4s Turbo Interceptor from the Wraith movie, all though not as swoopy as this car, still looks amazing.

[cfg83]

XJguy -

I tried to find some YouTubes of the car we've been looking at, but had no luck. I did find some details of the Wraith movie here :

The Wraith (1986) - Trivia

The black car featured in the movie was a real-life technological wonder, the Dodge M4S. A joint effort of the Dodge Division of Chrysler Motors and PPG Industries, one of the highly sophisticated PPG Pace Cars for the PPG-CART Indy Car World Series. The M4S was designed and constructed at an estimated cost of $1.5 million, and featured performance and technology to match that lofty figure. The innovative body design was developed in the Chrysler studios, while PPG developed the finish - a special bronze pearl paint job formulated just for this car. The M4S was powered by a Chrysler 2.2-liter four-cylinder one-of-a-kind engine that exceeded 194 mph. According to 'Gary Hellerstein', transportation coordinator for this film, a total of seven versions of the M4S were needed for filming. The original, on loan from Dodge, was used for close-ups and details. Two more "drivers", consisting of perfectly detailed bodies on dune buggy chassis, were used for stunt driving chores. There were four "shells", empty bodies on bare, towable frames, that were sacrificed in various crash scenes.

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[Arragonis]

Go watch the trailer - looks like the car still exists (see related videos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlt05VbspAQ