Topic: Monty126 - Solved: Z59 by Proximacentauri

[el_monty]

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please tell me the name of this vehicle, who built it and what powers it. It's an easy one to figure out but I thought it deserved to be on AP.

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[el_monty]

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[Iluvatar]

Ariel Atom is too easy?

[el_monty]

Yes, that would be too easy... 

[Hiawatha]

Z 59 from Utah, built by a guy whose nickname is Proximacentaury, basically from junk around an Acura RSX engine

[el_monty]

Hiawatha gets the point for a complete answer.
Proximacentauri (real identity not known) is a Flickr user who posted photos of the building process of this homemade racer. According to Wired, "Proximacentauri says his Ariel Atom clone, which he calls Z59, cranks out about 160 horsepower and does 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds - just under a second behind the real Atom. The car's street-legal and registered, and Proxicentauri claims it gets 35 mpg."