So name the year and GM Color ?
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Roscobbc
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Talking a few days ago to a long term buddy who still has his 1 of 550 or so '71 429 SCJ Mustangs (originally purchased in 1977 - and still has it) - he bought already re-sprayed in a metallic violet (yes, a debateable colour - even today).........but its OEM colour was Grabber Lime..........that certainly divided opinion back in the day.
Totally agree.
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If you want this green one,
Price $1,000,000 US plus
Claims to be better than the C8 ZR1
Aston Martin. After a five-and-a-half-year gestation period that involved several major changes, the brand most famous for its ties to the James Bond franchise finally took the cover off of the finished version of its mid-engine Valhalla hypercar.
The Valhalla is set to hit the market as a 2026 model.
Under its back glass resides a twin-turbo, flat-plane, dry-sump AMG-based 4.0L V8 that sends its 817 horsepower to the rear axle.
Like the workaday Corvette E-Ray, its front wheels are motivated by electricity.
As what the Brits call a “petrol head,” it always feels outlandish to detail the electric bit of modern powertrains, but here it goes: a pair of radial flux (yes, that’s their real name!) e-motors send their power to the front corners, while a third is integrated into the rear transaxle.
The plug-in part of the system is served by a liquid-cooled 6.0-kWh battery pack.
Ironically, all of this complexity yields exactly 1,064 horsepower, just like Detroit’s new all-internal combustion Bad Boy ZR1
Beyond the hybrid power plant that also makes 811 lb-ft, the Valhalla features a new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission that interestingly doesn’t have a reverse gear.
Instead, it relies on the front e-motors to motivate the car when backing. Electric motor number three also takes care of starting the V8, helps with gear synchronization, and minimizes turbo lag by filling in torque gaps.
The ‘Halla also features a Tumbler-style “silent mode” where it is able to run on pure electric power in traffic or during steady driving to save fuel.
Carbon ceramic brakes, race car-inspired aerodynamics good for a claimed max of 1,323 lbs. of downforce, adaptive Bilstein dampers, Michelin Cup 2 (no R) rubber, and optional lightweight magnesium wheels round out the technical highlights. In spite of space-age carbon fiber and aluminum construction, the four combined power plants and 560 individual battery cells conspire to punish the scales.
Aston is claiming a 3,649-pound dry weight (mass before the typical 150+ lbs. of fluid – oil, fuel, coolant, various lubricants is added to the mix).
Just 999 of these English ZR1s will be built at an estimated base price of $1,000,000 a pop, again reminding us American commoners how fortunate we are that General Motors still makes the Corvette and has continued using it to punch ever-higher into the performance stratosphere to give us a glimmer of hope that we too could gain entry into the once unimaginable showroom 1,000 horsepower club!
Price $1,000,000 US plus
Claims to be better than the C8 ZR1
Aston Martin. After a five-and-a-half-year gestation period that involved several major changes, the brand most famous for its ties to the James Bond franchise finally took the cover off of the finished version of its mid-engine Valhalla hypercar.
The Valhalla is set to hit the market as a 2026 model.
Under its back glass resides a twin-turbo, flat-plane, dry-sump AMG-based 4.0L V8 that sends its 817 horsepower to the rear axle.
Like the workaday Corvette E-Ray, its front wheels are motivated by electricity.
As what the Brits call a “petrol head,” it always feels outlandish to detail the electric bit of modern powertrains, but here it goes: a pair of radial flux (yes, that’s their real name!) e-motors send their power to the front corners, while a third is integrated into the rear transaxle.
The plug-in part of the system is served by a liquid-cooled 6.0-kWh battery pack.
Ironically, all of this complexity yields exactly 1,064 horsepower, just like Detroit’s new all-internal combustion Bad Boy ZR1
Beyond the hybrid power plant that also makes 811 lb-ft, the Valhalla features a new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission that interestingly doesn’t have a reverse gear.
Instead, it relies on the front e-motors to motivate the car when backing. Electric motor number three also takes care of starting the V8, helps with gear synchronization, and minimizes turbo lag by filling in torque gaps.
The ‘Halla also features a Tumbler-style “silent mode” where it is able to run on pure electric power in traffic or during steady driving to save fuel.
Carbon ceramic brakes, race car-inspired aerodynamics good for a claimed max of 1,323 lbs. of downforce, adaptive Bilstein dampers, Michelin Cup 2 (no R) rubber, and optional lightweight magnesium wheels round out the technical highlights. In spite of space-age carbon fiber and aluminum construction, the four combined power plants and 560 individual battery cells conspire to punish the scales.
Aston is claiming a 3,649-pound dry weight (mass before the typical 150+ lbs. of fluid – oil, fuel, coolant, various lubricants is added to the mix).
Just 999 of these English ZR1s will be built at an estimated base price of $1,000,000 a pop, again reminding us American commoners how fortunate we are that General Motors still makes the Corvette and has continued using it to punch ever-higher into the performance stratosphere to give us a glimmer of hope that we too could gain entry into the once unimaginable showroom 1,000 horsepower club!
Mr. Cricket
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I followed a big block in this colour to the Nationals, I was in my 2018 Grand Sport and could hardly keep up, it was being driven in a very spirited fashion ( as it should
If it's the same one that I chatted to the owner at the Nationals it's an L72 like one of mine so rated at 450hp. The air cleaner decal will more than likely show 425hp but they were in fact rated at 450hp minimum. Lincs Corvette have just fitted an electronic ignition to mine and dropped it back home on Wednesday and commented that he had Mosport Green big block C2 in his garage to have PS & PB fitted so probably the same Corvette. They are very QUICK