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Wow. IMSA much? Cool.Barnard BTR7, a supercar from South Africa.
Wow. IMSA much? Cool.Barnard BTR7, a supercar from South Africa.
So you want a car with the versatility of an El Camino or a Ranchero but you want to show everyone that you're playing in a different league? Here is the perfect car for you then:
1978 Cadillac Mirage pickup
Only 204 were built, under the hood a 8.2 l V8 boosting an amazing 200 horses.
That is one ugly car. I love how the Commodore VE looked but this is just horrible.Turns out the Holden Commodore VE WAS actually once imported to Germany of all places....
....As a brand that almost no one ever heard of, and the car itself costed more than 120k Euros.
The Bitter Vero!
...With a name like that, who would even want to buy that? I know that the German language is different and all, but "Bitter"?!
Logic. No idea why GM made that stupid a move, I man OPEL is a GERMAN company, so why not export it to GERMANY under OPEL!?I don't understeer why the Hell they did that...
They sell Holden Commodore VE in Auz and NZ.
They imported it to Britain as vaxuhall.
They imported it to US as Pontiac.
They imported it to Middle East and South Africa as chevrolet.
So why the Hell they didn't imported it to Germany as Opel instead of some unknown company?
Maybe because it wasn't imported under GM. I'm not sure, but from what I've read, they never imported the Commodore V8 to Germany, because there was a possibility, it couldn't do the speeds of German Autobahns for long without a risk of catching fire.Logic. No idea why GM made that stupid a move, I man OPEL is a GERMAN company, so why not export it to GERMANY under OPEL!?
I mean OPEL is a GERMAN company, so why not export it to GERMANY under OPEL!?
Because GM Europe president, Carl-Peter Forster wanted Opel to make its own RWD Sedan.I don't understand why the Hell they did that...
So why the Hell they didn't import it to Germany as Opel instead of some unknown company?
And guess when the RWD Sedan part happened!Two years ago, when the new Commodore was being developed, there was a hot debate within GM about it being adopted by Opel as its flagship model. That plan was being pushed heavily by GM global product boss Bob Lutz and then-Vauxhall boss, Australian Kevin Wale. But Forster was opposed to the idea. He wanted Opel to develop its own rear-wheel-drive sedan.
His view does not appear to have changed. When asked recently about the suitability of the Commodore for Europe, he said: "In the UK but not really on the Continent, we don't believe so. It is the kind of vehicle better suited to Vauxhall than Opel."
...With a name like that, who would even want to buy that? I know that the German language is different and all, but "Bitter"?!
So why the Hell they didn't imported it to Germany as Opel instead of some unknown company?
Logic. No idea why GM made that stupid a move, I man OPEL is a GERMAN company, so why not export it to GERMANY under OPEL!?
I see a lot of Porsche 962 in thatBarnard BTR7, a supercar from South Africa.
It's "Bitter" because the company is named after the founder: Erich Bitter.
A basic Google search would have told you that the Bitter Vero was not imported by GM. Holdens were purchased by Bitter, then imported and sold in Europe by Bitter.
1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech ST
Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt set a course record of 257.123 mph (413.788 km/h) on 27 August 1987 at the Fort Stockton test track. The outright top speed of the car was 267.88 mph (431.10 km/h).
Ok, that looks really sleek. Hard to believe that it's an Oldsmobile of all things, and the fact that it did set speed records is equally incredible. A very cool concept for sure.
I don't think there is a road long enough to get it to 431 km/h.
Because VW won't let anyone else use Ehra.Um, there are a few:
Nardo and Ehra-Lessen (dunno if I'm pronouncing this correctly). If the Veyron had enough room to set a speed record there, why not this?
Because VW won't let anyone else use Ehra.
Nardo isn't great for record attempts, you lose a few MPH due to the fact that it's a banked corner rather than a flat straight.Fair point, it is VW's private testing grounds after all. But Nardo isn't, if I remember correctly.
Nardo isn't great for record attempts, you lose a few MPH due to the fact that it's a banked corner rather than a flat straight.
Why wasn't it put in the Guiness Book of Records?1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech ST
Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt set a course record of 257.123 mph (413.788 km/h) on 27 August 1987 at the Fort Stockton test track. The outright top speed of the car was 267.88 mph (431.10 km/h).
Well, then probably @hsv's suggestion of going to Boneville is the best possible one. It seems flat enough to attempt a speed record...
Why wasn't it put in the Guiness Book of Records?