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02-27-2008, 11:35 PM
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so i've been on a "top gear" tear, watching old clips on youtube, and falling in love w/ ascari's, tvr's, atom's, and bowler's.
but other than shelby, what other small shop car makers are there in the US? |
02-28-2008, 12:03 AM
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They claim to make the worlds fastest production car. It has no relation to Carrol Shelby. Which i think is a tuner not really a maker.
There are lots of companies that tune like shelby ( Brabus, roush, tech art, lingenfeltor, venom....) but as far as Tesla http://www.teslamotors.com/ is the only thing i can think of.
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02-28-2008, 12:15 AM
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...all well known US based tuners/race car builders who've also produced limited production street legal cars under their name at one time or another in the last few years. The Callaways I've seen are mostly Corvette based, but they definitely have their own thing going: 
Google 'Vector W8' for one of the classic stories in American supercar annals too. Seems like they're always just about to start up production again. 
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02-28-2008, 02:58 AM
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02-28-2008, 03:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | Sorry about the last post. I didn't see you were looking for made in America.
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02-28-2008, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jokerjkny  so i've been on a "top gear" tear, watching old clips on youtube, and falling in love w/ ascari's, tvr's, atom's, and bowler's.
but other than shelby, what other small shop car makers are there in the US? |
Where is Roush based? My boss owns a few, He's a Ford guy. |
02-28-2008, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bmc Sorry about the last post. I didn't see you were looking for made in America. | all good, but sweet lookin' cars! |
02-28-2008, 10:44 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | Is Avanti still in business? Their cars are absolutely gorgeous IMO.
Edit: Yes, they are ! http://www.avantimotors.com/ and their cars are still some of the most stylish on the road IMO. I love 'em! Built in Cancun Mexico now at a rate of about 150 per year.
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02-28-2008, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Philbiker Is Avanti still in business? Their cars are absolutely gorgeous IMO.
Edit: Yes, they are ! http://www.avantimotors.com/ and their cars are still some of the most stylish on the road IMO. I love 'em! Built in Cancun Mexico now at a rate of about 150 per year. | I dig it, except the front end. Looks like Short Circuit.   |
02-28-2008, 12:17 PM
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02-28-2008, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Passinwind Panoz | This was the first one I thought of when I read the first post.
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02-28-2008, 12:30 PM
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