Thanks Christine. The car was built by a Royal Oak automotive designer. It's his vision of what a Chrysler sports car of the fifties could have been. Virgil Exner spent a lot of time with Ghia back in the day developing designs for just such a car, but none were ever executed. This car is based on a '59 Chrysler Imperial that was narrowed 8 inches and shortened by several feet. Top chopped off of course and the sports racing style windshield built. The chassis is an aftermarket product meant for building high-performance cars with Dodge Viper rear end and suspension. The engine is a 6.1-liter 2012 Dodge SRT V-8, generating about 500 horsepower. Ten thousand hours of labor invested in the effort.
On Sep 26, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > Sweet ride, and great shots. > > The Detroit-bred car guy reading over my shoulder wants to know: > What's the story behind the car? It's a one of a kind? Was it built > that way, or did someone modify? > > :) > -c > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> Shot a car today at what is left of the Packard Proving >> grounds in Shelby, Michigan: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16483795 >> >> The car was a 1959 Chrysler Imperial two-seat roadster -- a car that never >> exacted, save in one man's fantasy. The proving ground venue just happened >> to be handy and aesthetically a nice match for the car. Here it is in front >> of the old Packard garage: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16483792&size=lg >> >> And smoking the hides on the remains of the Packard test track, which was >> once a 2 1/2- mile oval (if memory serves me). All that remains is a few >> hundred feet of track and guardrail: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16483794&size=lg >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
