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Re: Monty104
« Reply #25 on: May 11, 2017, 08:34:47 AM »
Made North of Virginia ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #26 on: May 11, 2017, 09:38:47 AM »
Yes
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #27 on: May 11, 2017, 09:57:27 AM »
Made in Pennsylvania ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #28 on: May 11, 2017, 10:06:29 AM »
Not PA
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #29 on: May 11, 2017, 10:10:19 AM »
Made in Connecticut ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #30 on: May 11, 2017, 10:13:44 AM »
Yes!
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2017, 10:44:23 AM »
Callaway ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #32 on: May 11, 2017, 10:56:51 AM »
Not Callaway
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #33 on: May 11, 2017, 11:07:47 AM »
Shrike ?

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« Reply #34 on: May 11, 2017, 11:10:05 AM »
Not Shrike
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #35 on: May 11, 2017, 11:21:45 AM »
Did it remain at the test mule stage or did it develop into a proper car eventually ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #36 on: May 11, 2017, 11:28:02 AM »
As far as I know, the definitive car has not been built. This test mule has been driven by a well-known automotive magazine a few years ago but no photographs have appeared of the finalised car; plenty of renderings, though.
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #37 on: May 11, 2017, 12:02:49 PM »
Was it tested by an US car magazine between 2010 and 2015 ?

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« Reply #38 on: May 11, 2017, 01:21:15 PM »
Yes.
To be clear, I have seen the article about the car on the magazine's website; I don't know if the same piece appeared in print.
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #39 on: May 11, 2017, 02:36:05 PM »
Tested by Road & Track ?

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #40 on: May 11, 2017, 02:49:04 PM »
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Re: Monty104
« Reply #41 on: May 11, 2017, 03:41:02 PM »
Supercar System V8 Roadster

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Re: Monty104
« Reply #42 on: May 11, 2017, 03:53:13 PM »
You got it!
I am actually not entirely sure if the car was built in the US or the UK, since it is obviously LHD, and R&T's test took place in England. I haven't been able to find any reference to the place where the car was put together, so I went with Supercar System's HQ address, which is Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Re: Monty104 - Solved: Supercar System V8 Roadster test mule
« Reply #43 on: May 11, 2017, 04:06:09 PM »
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