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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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Default 0-60 MPH in 1 Second!!!
Chalk one up for the British!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hWj1p2wu4o
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Thanks for the link...that was great work in the engine, I just wish he would have done it in a nicer looking car.

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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Not bad..not a fan of the car but it is different....Not a bad running car....but how many cars do we have in the US that do that everytime they go to the track?
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Not bad..not a fan of the car but it is different....Not a bad running car....but how many cars do we have in the US that do that everytime they go to the track?
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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I'm not a fan of straight lines. I like my roads windy.
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"That is naughty..."

Interesting that it's a LHD car. Among other things.
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Now if someone only would send him a C5 to modify . . . Hmmmm

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tons...but in the UK it is not usual
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Like the owner said, he wanted one that looked american. Imagine that!
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I have seen that before. that car rocks
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Fast car!
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