Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs?
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In the spring of 1982 historic grand prix competitor and engineer, Chris Smith decided to design and build a replica of one of his all-time favourite race cars, the gorgeous 1956 Lotus XI Le Mans car. Such was the accuracy and beauty of the car he produced in his home garage at Westfield House, Armitage he was immediately inundated with requests from enthusiasts wanting one for themselves.
By the following Easter in 1983 the company Westfield Sportscars had been created. Further demand for the new Westfield XI replica kit meant bigger premises and staff were required and the fledgling sportscar company was under way.
From the outset Chris and business partner and wife, Eileen recognised the importance of constantly reinvesting in product development.
After the introduction of a new car, the equally well received Westfield 7SE, a decision was taken to fade out the XI allowing the team to concentrate on production of the new kit. The company continued expanding rapidly to cope with ever growing demand, which became even stronger after the bodywork was redesigned and modernised. Westfield were now firmly established.
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Created in a collaborative effort between Ugur Sahin?s design house and custom production firm, Mallett Cars, the USD Mallett Corvette Z03 comes available as two optional upgrade packages designed exclusively for the Corvette C6 and Z06. The first kit, ominously dubbed the Dead Blow Hammer Conversion, equips your ?Vette with a Mallett-modified version of Chevy?s famed LS7 V8. Outfitted with a Vortech supercharger kit and custom ported LS7 heads, 90mm performance throttle Body, Billet Monster crankshaft and Crower valve springs, the USD Mallett Z03 Dead Blow Hammer will crank out an astounding 700-horsepower.
If 700 horses is too tame for you and you don?t mind shelling out a couple extra grand, upgrading to the Mallett APS Twin Turbo Hammer Conversion will expand your herd by 299 stallions (ok, sorry, we?ll stop with the equestrian references). Although the structural modifications made to the LS7 by the Dead Blow Z03 will remain basically unchanged, engine output will be pushed to a staggering 999-horsepower, making it well worth the extra dough. Regardless of the package, however, both USD Mallet Z03?s come with a ZR1-inspired hood window that allows you to show off the fearsome beast lurking beneath.
So how much damage will Mallett?s Dead Blow and Twin Turbo Hammers do to your wallet? Exactly $32,700 and $35,795 worth (respectively) - excluding the price of the donor car, of course.
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The GINA Light Visionary Model is a fabric-skinned shape-shifting sports car concept built by BMW. GINA stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions". It was designed by a team led by BMW?s head of design, Chris Bangle, who says GINA allowed his team to "challenge existing principles and conventional processes.