This special Road & Track issue is from December 1991. The bottom left thumbnail on the cover is the Colani Corvette.
He says he wants to be 100 kph faster than Ferraris. "They have the 200 mph club. We are starting the 300 mph club."
I also kept this article from 1992. I must have had a mouse or hamster chew on it
It says:
Luigi Colani considers himself a "bio-form industrial designer." His design work encompasses not only cars, but aircraft, trains, interiors, watches, eye-wear, cameras, toothbrushes and bicycles.
However, his Colani Corvette is aimed straight into horsepower heaven. It was originally built for static display as an experimental futuristic sports coupe. But Luigi decided it should become a motivational vehicle, since its lines produced a stunning 0.21 Cd, and the whole body acts as a wing, producing downforce to help the 1985 Corvette chassis. The Ford Top Loader four-speed trans is bolted to a 700 hp, 470 cubic-inch Chevy with 13:1 forged pistons, closed-chamber heads, a 640/290 [sic] roller cam and Hilborn fuel injection.
In 1992, Brian Shafter took the wheel and turned 248.188 mph to set a Land Speed Authority record for Class1, Catagory [sic] 2, Engine...at the World Finals on the Salt Flats.
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/au...anted=all&_r=0