Rare ONES The journey of a well-known brand such as Porsche cannot be separated from the brilliance of the company founder to set strong company foundation which continues to be passed down and continued by his successors who are very astute and cold-handed in managing an automaker company, therefore it is always able to produce various classy-reliable cars, so it is not surprising that the brand's prestige is maintained until now.
The Strosek Auto's program for the Porsche 928 (in pictured the Porsche Strosek 928S Version I) consisted of a series of spoilers, bumpers and other cosmetics divided into three stages, the Version I, II and III. (Picture from: Carscoops)
Despite the historical facts as mentioned above, and how famous this Stuttgart-based car manufacturer often produces the best cars that are tough on the streets and on the racetrack, such as the famous Porsche 911 model with all its derivatives or many other models. And many of these famous models, it turns out that there are also unique models that are specially made by third parties and maybe not too many people know about their existence like the following;
The Porsche Strosek 928 is adorned by a shade of blue paint, it looks like it has a number of distinctive Strosek parts including widened front and rear wheel arches, as well as reshaped doors with three locks on either side. (Picture from: Carscoops)
The model in question is a unique Porsche 928 Strosek, as we all know, if the Porsche 928 model is arguably one of the lesser-known iconic cars made by the German manufacturer, was launched in 1977, and ever voted as the car of the year of 1978. However, things are different regarding a third-party company that modifies this lesser-known Porsche 928 model.
The Porsche Strosek 928S Version I wears a set of BBS wheels that fit cars from this era perfectly. (Picture from: Carscoops)
For those that don’t know, previuosly We have also discussed Strosek Auto Design regarding to the controversial Lamborghini Diablo VT/R model sometime ago. The German coachbuilder company has made a name for itself modifying 911 models over the decades and back in the day, also tried its hand at customizing the 928. It is unclear just how many 928s received the Strosek treatment, though it is known that the German coachbuilder also made a number of kits for the Porsche 928 in both Coupe and Roadster styles from 1984 to the early 1990s.
The interior of Porsche Strosek 928 Version I looks quite striking which is mostly clad in brown colored
genuine-leather that spreads throughout the dashboard, door panels,
center console, pillars, headliner, and seat bolsters, while the center
of the seats and door panels have a checkered finish. (Picture from: Carscoops)
As qouted of 1000Sel, the German coachbuilder company's program for the Porsche 928 consisted of a series of spoilers, bumpers and other cosmetics divided into three stages, the Version I, II and III. And this particular example in pictured is thought to be the only one with this specification known as the Porsche Strosek 928S Version I marked with absence additional large spoiler at rear.
The Porsche Strosek 928 is powered by V8 engine, but it's unknown whether the mentioned engine gets a performance upgrade from the coachbuilder. (Picture from: Carscoops)
Well, when we've looked at the exterior appearance of the modified Porsche 928 Strosek, which adorned by a shade of blue paint, it looks like it has a number of distinctive Strosek parts. These include widened front and rear wheel arches, as well as reshaped doors with three locks on either side. Meanwhile on the legs, this modified Porsche 928 Strosek wears a set of BBS wheels that fit cars from this era perfectly. This makes the car look even more aggressive than the standard 928 model which in our opinion is very well deserved, but probably for some Porsche fanatics wouldn't like it.
The Porsche Strosek 928S Version I marked with absence additional large spoiler at rear. (Picture from: Carscoops)
The Porsche Strosek 928 is powered by a large, state-of-the-art V8 engine, but it's unknown whether the mentioned engine gets a performance upgrade from the coachbuilder. Under standard conditions the 928's engine is capable of spewing power around 240 break horsepower. While the interior of the 928 looks quite striking which is mostly clad in brown colored genuine-leather that spreads throughout the dashboard, door panels, center console, pillars, headliner, and seat bolsters, while the center of the seats and door panels have a checkered finish.
As quoted of ClassicDriver, the Porsche Strosek 928 could be said as a controversial car, especially for those German brand fanatic fans, but it does tell a compelling story of 1970’s and 1980’s car tuning. It is becoming a sign of the times and although it may be deemed tacky by some, its value as a rarity styled by a legendary Porsche tuner is likely to grow as time goes by. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS | CLASSICDRIVER | 1000SEL ]
Man with a Great TALENT As we already have discussed to this day in many articles of unique classic cars that have ever circulated in the world's automotive. Well this time we will discuss about one brand of kit cars that was quite famous in the 1950s to 1960s, and lots of cars applying the brand's outfits were appeared in various styles in cyberspace to this day.
All historical evidence indicates that the Kellison GT cars (in pictured Kellison J-5 Coupe), which first appeared in 1957, is an original design, in as much as anything is. (Picture from: Kellison Cars)
At the time, many kit car companies have been making incredible fiberglass bodyworks over the years, only a minority of them built more than a handful of cars before leaving into oblivion. Well one of the few companies to leave a mark on the industry was Kellison Engineering. The Folsom, California based company was founded in 1958 by Jim Kellison, a former US Air Force pilot who fought in the Korean War. It is well known that he also was a fanatic sports car fan and even thought of designing and building his own sports car body.
The Kellison J-1 is a small coupe designed to fit on Austin-Healey Sprite and Crosley chassis realesed first in 1957, and also featured with a Zagato's typical double-bubble roof line. (Picture from: KellisonCars)
It could be said that this Jim Kellison-owned company may had produced the greatest number of fiberglass bodies than any other company, and estimated to date its list consisting 1,000 Kellison and about 1,000 other bodies by Kellison. Then are those purely Kellison's design? Mostly not, because every design is influenced by vehicles and designers respectily of their time and years in the past. The real Kellison's works are known always started with a 'J' prefix followed by a number indicating the order of production.
A beautifully detailed and refurbished J car roadster (in pictured Kellison J-2 Roadster). (Picture from: KellisonClassicCars)
And if judging from Kellison's early works, clearly seems those applied Zagato's double bubble. The Zagato's
trademark style refers to the two bulges in the car's roof to give the
driver and passenger more headroom, and today many modern exotic cars
use such roof style. How's could it be? As quoted of Undiscovered Classic that Jim Kellisson known greatly admired the Zagato works, since seen personally 1957 Ferrari 250 Zagato and 1958 Fiat-Abarth 750.
Here's the Kellison J-2 Coupe, one of 15 to 20 units ever made featured with a 'double-bubble' top like some Fiat-Abarth models and Zagato-bodied Ferrari's. (Picture from: ConceptCarz)
As we all knew that the famous Italian design firm which specializes in car designing for various world's top brands such Ferrari, Fiat, Abarth, and others. It's just that in our opinion, Kellison's double bubble style seems better than the original ones. Not only that, Kellison's designs have also been adapted by many other automotive companies such Pininfarina, another major Italian auto design company that does a lot of design work for Ferrari, and others has used a bit of Kellison design in their cars.
Kellison
J-3 is roadster is visually similar to the J-2 roadster sibling, but shorter with 98-inches of wheelbase. (Picture from: KellisonCars)
During the production period, Kellison Engineering produced many car kits. Its first fiberglass bodies
known as Kellison J-1 were offered to the public in 1957. It's a small coupe designed to fit on Austin-Healey Sprite and Crosley chassis, and featured with Zagato's typical double-bubble top like some Fiat-Abarth models and Zagato-bodied Ferrari's. Unfortunately there is no information on how many J-1s has ever made by this company.
Never assembled Kellison J3 competition body roadster on a TR6 chassis with a 5.0 Ford and five speed. (Picture from: ClassicMotorsports)
The next model is Kellison J-2 was an attractive 1950s roadster released in 1959 with 102 inches wheelbase, and 169 inches long, there's no information related to number for the roadster style made by the company. As quoted of KellisonCars, in addition the company also made the coupe styles as many as 15 to 20 units.
This Kellison
J-4 Coupe which is the Kellison Engineering's first production launched in the end of 1950s and was sold in kit and turnkey form. (Picture from: PistoNudos)
Then the company produced its next model of Kellison J-3 roadster is visually similar to the J-2 roadster sibling, but shorter with 98-inches of wheelbase. These bodies were also used on a small number of racing cars in the '50s. Same to its sibling J-2, as quoted of KellisonCars, this bodies also made in coupe style as many as 10 to 15 units, meanwhile roadster kits produced as many as 50 to 60 units.
This Kellison J-4 Coupe certainly has such a dramatic and low slung, completed with its very low stance and small frontal area made it appealing to both road-legal and racer versions. (Picture from: CurbsideClassic)
The next model is the Kellison J-4 Gran Turismo which is the Kellison Engineering's first production kit and was launched in the end of 1950s. There are 300 units of the J-4 Coupe made by the company and 20 to 25 units for the roadster version. As you see, this model carries a handsome coupe style with a 98 inch wheelbase and was sold in kit and turnkey form.
This Kellison
J-4 Experimental Car was one of four cars that was built by Kellison for the 1959 Motorama Fair in Detroit. (Picture from: KellisonClassicCars)
At the time in 1960s, the J-4 kits was sold start at $365, while the completed car was $6,700, and is built over a tubular steel frame and was powered by a Chevy 283 cubic-inches V-8 with a four-speed transmission system. Besides that it has a fully decked-out interior, and also came with a three-piece set of fitted luggage. Meanwhile the J-4 body was also used on many road racers, dragsters, show cars, and special-purposed Bonneville cars.
This Frank Collingwood's J-4 'ASTRA' show car known as the most successful show car competing in the 1966 International Show Car Association (ISCA) against some 4000 entries. (Picture from: John's Rod&Custom)
And the most famous of them is a customized version was used on a show car built by Frank Collingwood, which won the International Show Car Association Championship in 1966. Although J-4 normal car had inner panels, firewalls and extra reinforcement. It turns out Kellison Engineering also made its lightweight competition bodies with no inner structure. It can be said that these models (included both coupe and roadster versions) are the most common Kellisons found today.
As you can see, this Kellison
J-5 Coupe was a version of the J-4 with quad headlights (built in coupe and roadster styles). (Picture from: KellisonClassicCars)
After that was born the next model known as the Kellison J-5 which is a version of the J-4 with quad headlights (built in coupe style only as many as just 350 to 400 units). The car featured wheelbase of 102 inches, (for coupe version) its roof was raised 1 inch to provide more space coupled with extended doors. Then the Kellison J-6 Panther was launched as the latest version of the J-4 with angular grille, a more pointed tail, trunk lid, higher roofline, and other detailed differences. It could easily be mounted onto 1953-1962 Corvette chassis, and made by the company over 500 units in coupe style only.
The Kellison
J-5 Coupe featured wheelbase of 102 inches, (for coupe version) its roof was raised 1 inch to provide more space coupled with extended doors. (Picture from: RoadandTrack)
Besides all the 'J' series models mentioned above, during Jim Kellison-owned company production period also made bodywork for other company. And the most noticed were being sold by Allied Fiberglass under the name of Astra X-300GT. In fact the car was a J-4 variant featuring a higher roof line to gain head room in the interior and also had an oval grille, while many J-series bodies had squared-off grilles and produced over 500 units.
This Kellison J-6 Panther (in pictured was 1968 model) based off the J-4 design, which was more or less a full-size custom GT car designed for V8 engines. (Picture from: RareCarNetwork)
Not only the road-legal sports car models, Jim Kellison-owned company also makes many cars for racing purposes, even the replica of famous Cobras and Ford GT-40s during its production periods. The ups and downs in this industrial world have led the company to
produce a wide range of car kit products until its closing in 1969.
The Astra X-300GT (in pictured was 1967 model) was a Kellison J-4 variant sold by Allied Fiberglass featuring a higher roof line to gain head room in the interior and also had an oval grille. (Picture from: CurbsideClassic)
After he shut down his auto company, and opened a successful book store. But he couldn't stay away from the aroma of curing fiberglass, so in 1976 he started building the Stallion, one of the first-generation of Cobra replicas, before trading in the kit car industry for the jewelry business in 1980.
Jim Kellison passed away in 2004, leaving behind hundreds maybe thousands of wonderful kit cars to carry on his name.😢 Over the years, the cars were sold by Kellison Engineering, Kellison Inc., Allied Fiberglass (under the Astra name), and Lincoln Industries. Keep your eyes open and check out the excellent Kellison's web site. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | KELLISON CARS | PISTONUDOS | MOTORTREND | ROADANDTRACK | UNDISCOVEREDCLASSIC ]
Wild ONES When talking about Japanese car brands, we will immediately mention Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Mazda, Daihatsu, Mitsubishi, Isuzu or maybe Subaru. This is understandable because all those Japanese brands are very well known by the public throughout the world.
This Mitsuoka Orochi looks cool and stylish using the Liberty Walk's widebody kit, while appeared at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon as the show car of a Japanese aftermarket lights maker, Sphere Light. (Picture from: id.Motor1)
But did you know that Japan also has many other car manufacturers and one of them is Mitsuoka Motor. Well, it is one of many small Japanese car companies, and is well known for building unique cars with unconventional styling, some of which are modern while others imitate the look of American, European and particularly British retro cars of the 1950s and 1960s.
The first Mitsuoka Orochi Concept unveiled at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show and built based on the Honda NSX platform. (Picture from: Automobiles-Japonaises)
Mitsuoka Motor is also known as the main distributor of the retro-classic TD2000 roadster in Japan. It could be said that Mitsuoka Motor is primarily a custom design coachbuilder, customizing production cars, e.g., the Nissan March, and replacing various aspects of the bodywork for sale worldwide.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Nude Top convertible version is unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Shown. (Picture from: Automobiles-Japonaises)
As time went by, the company then paved the path for its-owned sports car which became known as the Mitsuoka Orochi when in 2001 the company created a sports car concept based on the Honda NSX platform and launched for the first time at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, then followed by unveiling its convertible version named the Orochi Nude Top at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Kabuto Concept is unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show and retained the Orochi's basic construction, but has been fitted with carbon fiber panels, a body kit, and a rear spoiler. (Picture from: Automobiles-Japonaises)
As quoted of Wikipedia, the name of this sports car made by Mitsuoka Motor is inspired by a Japanese legendary mythological creature named Yamato no Orochi (an eight-headed and eight-tailed dragon/serpent). Uniquely, not only the name is inspired by those legendary mythological creature, it turns out that the design of the two-seater sports car as well. So it is not surprising that the car's design looks very out of the box, and always able to take our sights to it. Well, something unusual, almost always able to take our sights to it.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Zero known as a cheaper alternative to the Orochi due to it had fewer metal-plated accessory parts, synthetic leather, and reduced soundproofing around the engine to reduce costs. (Picture from: Pinterest)
As quoted of Car and Driver, as its name indicates, the Mitsuoka Orochi has reptilian design with the headlamp and rear combination lamp have a design motif of piercing eyes that transfix the prey. The air intake something eerie on the front bumper eerily suggests the upper and lower jaws of a python, poised to strike the prey with sharp fangs.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Gold Premium has both an additional front and rear spoiler and modified variable note exhaust system with four tail pipes as opposed to two on the standard Orochi and is unveiled in the 2010. (Picture from: Wikiwand)
Although it looks weird and quirky to some, who also sometimes give negative reviews related to its appearance. However it is in accordance with the the company mission, as stated by Susumu Mitsuoka, the President of Mitsuoka Motor said that the Mitsuoka Orochi was designed to be a prestigious car that would attract everyone's attention. If the Orochi passes on the road, it will certainly make other vehicle drivers or people directly turn their heads to see it and frown due to its very unusual design.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Final Edition is known as the final model after the company announced the Orochi discontinued in 2014 and in order to celebrate its production run. (Picture from: TopSpeed)
If its appearance can distract people when they see it, then what about its performance? Under Mitsuoka Orochi's hood lies an unspectacular 233-hp six-cylinder with capacity of 3.3-litre mounted at the stern and mated to a five-speed automatic transmission, in fact that's the same engine of the fifth-generation Toyota Camry. So by such those engine power could be made Orochi accelerates from rest to 100 kph in about 6 seconds. Well, in terms of performance Mitsuoka Orochi was mediocre as it considered not too impressive, but not too slow.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Seven Eleven Evangelion Limited Edition has unique multi-coloured paint scheme appearance inspired by Evanglion, one of Japanese anime series of the 1990s and built based on the Gold Premium platform. (Picture from: Kumparan)
Due to in each production series, Mitsuoka Orochi is always produced in limited quantities, namely between 5 to 20 units. Besides that, these Mitsuoka Motor's sports cars were produced in a relatively short time, namely between 2006 and 2014. Thus, it is not surprising that the car population (estimated there're 400 units ever made) is very limited and rare. Let's take a look at the Orochi sports car series ever made by the automaker company based in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
The Mitsuoka Orochi Devilman is built in collaboration with Go Nagai, the creator of a popular Japanese anime titled Devilman Crybaby and unveiled in 2018. (Picture from: Auto-Versity.ru)
The Mitsuoka Orochi first edition launched in 2006/2007 named Orochi Kabuto, and released 5 units only. Then the next series, namely Orochi Zero which was launched in 2008, only made as many as 20 units per-year. Furthermore in 2010 Mitsouka Motors launched the Orochi's next series, namely Orochi Gold Premium only 20 units. Continued in 2014 the Japanese manufacturer decided to launch next edition of the monster, namely Orochi Final Edition, in only 5 units.
In that year Mitsuoka Motors also once made another one unit of these car series with an appearance inspired by Evanglion, one of Japanese anime series of the 1990s and was named 7-Eleven Evanglion Limited Edition. As the finale edition of Mitsuoka Orochi is Orochi Devilman made in 2018 in collaboration with Go Nagai, the creator of a popular Japanese anime titled Devilman Crybaby.
Tried to Come Back Maybe you still remember the BMW i8 hybrid sports car which after nearly six years of production, it was officially retired in April 2020. And until now BMW has no plans to build any successor. Of course, for those of you who have already fallen in love with the i8, this is bad news.
The Taraschi Berardo is a retro-modern hybrid coupe designed by Andrea Quartieri which was mentioned as a tribute to Berardo Taraschi and to mark the return of a small Italian racing squads named Squadra Corse Taraschi in motorsports. (Picture from: alVolante)
Hold on and don't worry, there's still a little good news for you, the BMW i8 sports car is still given a chance to live, and reemerged in a classic style to mark the return of a small Italian racing squads named Squadra Corse Taraschi in motorsports.
The Taraschi Berardo built based on the chassis of this modern hybrid coupe BMW i8. (Picture from: Otosia)
The mentioned car is designed by Andrea Quartieri, was later given the name Taraschi Berardo, which was mentioned as a tribute to Berardo Taraschi. For those of you who don't know, of course you will immediately ask, who is he? For your information, he is an Italian businessman who had started his career at a young age as a racer after establishing a motorcycle repair shop.
1953 Giaur 750 Sport Champion from Team 1-Off, one of Taraschi's most successful competition cars, and taken by the Taraschi Berardo maker as the inspiration sources. (Picture from: Motor1)
During the 2nd world war his motorbike workshop was forced to close and after the war was over it was reopened. But at the time he has a new interest in cars that makes him then shift the focus and studied all aspects (mechanics and frames). In short, since then he went on to develop and product a series of sports and competition cars during the 1950s and 1960s through his company named Officina Meccanica Berardo Taraschi.
The
Taraschi Berardo bodywork featured with rounded front and rear fenders,
prominent curved lines on the hood, oval-shaped headlights, redesigned
grille, and a longer body. (Picture from: Taraschi)
The naming of the car after the Italian businessman has also reportedly been approved and initiated by Berardo's son, Tazio Taraschi, and even the project is supported by the Squadra Corse Taraschi, a team known to have provided a lot of advice and technical assistance including spare parts to the automotive collectors who owned the original Berardo Taraschi made cars.
To get its current form as the Taraschi Berardo, the BMW i8 should be completely overhauled, leaving only its dramatic butterfly-style doors. (Picture from: alVolante)
As we all know, the BMW i8's latest reincarnation is debuted at the Automobile Museum of Turin in October 7, 2020, emerged as a retro modern hybrid sports coupe. Well, to transform into a new figure of Taraschi Berardo, the donor car must be customized and refurbished by combining retro style with modern plug-in hybrid technology.
Then inside the Taraschi Berardo's cabin, we can see the expanse of luxurious interior decorated with layers of high-quality wood and leather. (Picture from: alVolante)
By design, this i8's latest reincarnation is inspired by the 1953 Giaur 750 Sport Champion from Team 1-Off, one of Taraschi's most successful competition cars ever made. To that end, the BMW i8 donor car should be completely overhauled with aluminum body panels made by hand over the donor car chassis.Therefore the new car bodywork featured with rounded front and rear fenders, prominent curved lines on the hood, oval-shaped headlights, redesigned grille, and a longer body. So that in the end, You will not look at all the initial form of the BMW i8.
Not only that, the BMW i8's digital dashboard, air vents, and 8.8-inch screen have been retained as well, but the center console has been redesigned. (Picture from: DrivingYourDream)
However, there is one original detail of the BMW i8 is preserved, ie the dramatic butterfly-style doors. Then inside the cabin, we can see the expanse of luxurious interior decorated with layers of high-quality wood and leather. Not only that, the i8's digital dashboard, air vents, and 8.8-inch screen have been retained as well, but the center console has been redesigned.
The Taraschi Berardo has got an output increase of up to 420 hp, even if desired the automaker can also increase the power to 470 hp and 520 hp. (Picture from: alVolante)
While the original BMW i8 produced 374 hp spewed out by its hybrid powertrain (consisting of a turbocharged 1.5 liter inline-3 engine coupled with electric motor), the new car has got an output increase of up to 420 hp. Even if desired the automaker can also increase the power to 470 hp and 520 hp.
It's not known how many cars will be made, the automaker only says will make it in small numbers editions. Just like other premium hand-built cars, this i8's retro style customized sports car also has a high price tag. For your information, the Taraschi Berardo is said to be priced around €800,000 (about $940,473), which is almost seven times more expensive than the standard BMW i8. Wow!! *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | TARASCHI | CARBUZZ | CLASSICDRIVER | DRIVINGYOURDREAM | TUNINGBLOG.EU | ALVOLANTE | MOTOR1 ]
Thunderstorm At the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed event which took place in West Sussex, England some time ago, it was seen that there was a unique electric-powered car attracted attention of the audience present at that time. Besides it has a unique shape similar to the Batmobile in 1992 Batman Returns movie but in a smaller version.
The
McMurtry Spéirling is an innovative electric-powered single-seat fan car has been unveiled by British firm McMurtry at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. (Picture from: Autocar)
It turns out, the mentioned car above named McMurtry Spéirling has good performance too, no wonder if it has claimed the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb record with Ex-Formula 1 driver Max Chilton behind the wheel, and knocking the Volkswagen ID R from the top position with a 39.08sec run.
The
McMurtry Spéirling has claimed the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb
record in 39.08sec run with Ex-Formula 1 driver Max Chilton was at the
wheel. (Picture from: Evo.co.uk)
This one seater small electric-powered car specifically for racing track purposed, is launched for the first time in 2021. And related to the car's name of Spéirling which means 'thunderstorm' in Irish. The mentioned car above is developed by the British startup company named McMurtry Automotive founded in 2016 by Irishman Sir David McMurtry. Besides its unique design, the Spéirling is also equipped with various technologies that make it attractive.
The
McMurtry Spéirling is also fitted with the prototype F1-style steering wheel, the only other controls appear. (Picture from: Evo.co.uk)
The first is the downforce technology used, as you can see this car does not have a spoiler at the rear (but in the 2022 model attached large spoiler at rear). This is because the Spéirling uses fan technology that presses down on the back. Not just a regular fan, but a special 80 horsepower fan that provides maximum downforce without the need to go fast. The fan can also be adjusted in speed via the pedal shifter in hand to adjust the desired downforce.
As a race car, the McMurtry Spéirling was built into a light weight car, with majority its body made of carbon fiber, so no wonder the car weighs less than 1,000 kg. (Picture from: Autocar)
The presence of its fan system causes this car has sound like a jet also. Making it as one of the electric cars with the loudest sound. As a race car, the McMurtry Spéirling was built into a light weight car, with majority its body made of carbon fiber, so no wonder the car weighs less than 1,000 kg or 1 ton.
The McMurtry Spéirling featured with advanced downforce technology by using a special 80 horsepower fan adjusted in speed via the pedal shifter in hand to adjust the desired downforce. (Picture from: AutomotiveDaily)
This McMurtry Spéirling unique car powered by an electric motor capable of producing 1,000 horsepower, this car has a power-to-weight ratio of 1 hp/kg. That's amazing considering this car has to carry the weight of the battery placed around the driver. That much power is channeled entirely to the rear wheels because this car uses a RWD (Rear-wheels drive) configuration coupled with a 60 kWh battery. This combination can make it go from 0 to top speed at 300 kph in just 9 seconds.
With such astonishing speeds, the McMurtry Spéirling can be used on track for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour before needing to be recharged. But that's not a problem because this car has a 600 kW quick charge technology. As for normal road use with WLTP standards this car can reach 563 km. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MCMURTRY AUTOMOTIVE | WIKIPEDIA | AUTOCAR | AUTOMOTIVEDAILY ]
The model in question is a unique Porsche 928 Strosek, as we all know, if the Porsche 928 model is arguably one of the lesser-known iconic cars made by the German manufacturer, was launched in 1977, and ever voted as the car of the year of 1978. However, things are different regarding a third-party company that modifies this lesser-known Porsche 928 model. 
As quoted of ClassicDriver, the Porsche Strosek 928 could be said as a controversial car, especially for those German brand fanatic fans, but it does tell a compelling story of 1970’s and 1980’s car tuning. It is becoming a sign of the times and although it may be deemed tacky by some, its value as a rarity styled by a legendary Porsche tuner is likely to grow as time goes by. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS | CLASSICDRIVER | 1000SEL ]
