Ok kiddies This could be easy if I posted what it looked like prior to this stage of the Carrera Panamericana but if you wonder what happens when you race vintage cars and miss one of the turns by a wee bit this... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Jim, thats the artist formerly know as Starliner, 53 or 54. Michael, looks like an OX... Image Unavailable, Please Login
1953 Studebaker that was equipped with a Chevy 350 with 430 hp and thankfuly a full roll cage, fuel cell, and 5 point harnesses.... Here is another from the race I will give you that it is a BMW but.... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Strange, a very strange supercar. Yamaha OX99-11 was a supercar built by UK's Ypsilon Technology under Yamaha's financial support, powered by a detuned Yamaha formula one V12 engine. Unlike Ferrari F50's engine, this one was really detuned from the racing engine, with the same 3.5 litres displacement, 5 valves per cylinder or 60 valves totally. Of course, in order to make it durable and reliability for road use, it was detuned to 400 horsepower "only", which occurred at record-high 10,000 rpm. It still offered a magic specific output of 114 hp per litre, which was still unmatched by F50. The very strange styling was artistic, although not everyone liked it. Observe the bubble glass roof and you may confuse it with a F15 jet fighter. F15 has longitudinally-positioned seats, so did OX99-11's 1+1 seating plan. The front end just acted as an additional front spoiler for enhancing downforce, therefore no luggage space was incorporated. Like Formula One cars, an air box intake was located above the roof and rammed fresh air directly into the engine compartment. Overall speaking, body panels were beautifully crafted and painted. We don't know how did it drive, although the 1000 kg kerb weight must ensure fairly well acceleration. Everything else was unknown because the car actually failed to find a single customer. Being priced at 0.9 million pounds and born during economic recession, in addition to many competitors like Jaguar XJ220, Bugatti EB110 and McLaren F1 around, it was not too strange to know that not a single car was sold. Specifications Model Yamaha OX99-11 Year of launch 1993 Layout Mid-engined, Rwd. Chassis Carbon fiber / aluminium honeycomb monocoque Engine V12, dohc, 5v/cyl. Capacity 3500 c.c. Power 400 hp Torque N/A Gearbox 6 M Kerb weight 1000 kg Top speed 186 mph (claimed) 0-60 mph N/A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Luke, you're getting to me...not a Gaz, Zil or Zis. I know this, it is in a Piperlike fog @ moment. Hmmmm. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Bump. try this one from a current issue magazine article: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nope. You are thinking of the BMW Dixie (var. Dixi). Hint: This car is American, built 1926.. Pic is on E. Stewart Ave, Garden City, NY.
