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There may be hope yet...
AutoWeek (7/17/00) reported that Speed Racer's Mach 5 will be going into production as a kit car (avoids government red-tape with emissions and safety) for $61,000. Apparently this was after someone paid $150,000 for the first car on EBay. Go figure. Now if TC ever builds the Straker car, EBay might be just the place to get Harrington-Straker Automotive off to a start. [hidden email] wrote: > > I found the following on a web page : > http://www.ukcar.com/road_tests/citroen/xm/Xm.htm > > Modern Art > > Those of us old enough to remember the TV sci-fi UFO will probably recall Ed > Straker's rather startling car. Every time I see a saloon XM I get flash > backs of buzzing, spinning alien machines heading towards the atmosphere, > tracked by green interceptors, fronted by large single white torpedoes, > guided along by sun tanned skinny women in gold glitter wigs and catsuits. > Citroen's designers must have been avid viewers too, you can see the echoes > of Ed's car from every angle. > > Retro it's not though. Space age and beyond is nearer the mark. One day all > cars will look like this. (If manufactures are bold enough to build them.) > > Rakish good looks are of little use, if the old tin worm eats away at your > features and the chassis disintegrates around you. A fully galvanised body > makes sure that the chassis at least should rival anything on the road for > longevity. > > Amelia |
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Yup. Here's some pictures...
<<Shortcut to The Real Mach 5.URL>> > There may be hope yet... > > AutoWeek (7/17/00) reported that Speed Racer's Mach 5 will be going > into production as a kit car (avoids government red-tape with > emissions and safety) for $61,000. Apparently this was after someone > paid $150,000 for the first car on EBay. Go figure. > > Now if TC ever builds the Straker car, EBay might be just the place > to get Harrington-Straker Automotive off to a start. > > > > > > [hidden email] wrote: > > > > I found the following on a web page : > > http://www.ukcar.com/road_tests/citroen/xm/Xm.htm > > > > Modern Art > > > > Those of us old enough to remember the TV sci-fi UFO will probably recall Ed > > Straker's rather startling car. Every time I see a saloon XM I get flash > > backs of buzzing, spinning alien machines heading towards the atmosphere, > > tracked by green interceptors, fronted by large single white torpedoes, > > guided along by sun tanned skinny women in gold glitter wigs and catsuits. > > Citroen's designers must have been avid viewers too, you can see the echoes > > of Ed's car from every angle. > > > > Retro it's not though. Space age and beyond is nearer the mark. One day all > > cars will look like this. (If manufactures are bold enough to build them.) > > > > Rakish good looks are of little use, if the old tin worm eats away at your > > features and the chassis disintegrates around you. A fully galvanised body > > makes sure that the chassis at least should rival anything on the road for > > longevity. > > > > Amelia > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Kent,
I think you need to change your email program to text-only! > Yup. Here's some pictures... > > <<Shortcut to The Real Mach 5.URL>> [snip] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Rob |
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Oops! Sorry...
http://www.mymach5.com/ > ---------- > From: Rob Hemmings[SMTP:[hidden email]] > Reply To: [hidden email] > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:07 AM > To: Laughlin, Kent; [hidden email] > Subject: RE: Straker's car? > > Kent, > > I think you need to change your email program to text-only! > > > Yup. Here's some pictures... > > > > <<Shortcut to The Real Mach 5.URL>> > [snip] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- > Rob > > > > |
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