Ford FAB 1 2004

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Ford Motor Company supplied the prop, which was a heavily modified, 11th-generation Ford Thunderbird. The Ford vehicle was fully functional and roadworthy, and appeared in a segment in the British motoring TV series Top Gear, in which it was road-tested by James May. May noted that it was not the most practical of cars, mostly due to the excessive length that made it difficult to drive through small English villages. The FAB 1 used in filming is currently displayed at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire.

Information Collected from: http://www.fordforums.com/f349/usa-ford-thunderbirds-68320/

SPECIFICATIONS

ENGINE
• Engine : 7.4 L., 8-cylinder
• Power: Classified
• Torque: Classified
• Engine location: Front

PERFORMANCE
• 0-100 km/h Time = Classified
• Top Speed = Classified


DRIVETRAIN
• Layout Front engine, Front-wheel drive system
• Transmission: Automatic transmission

EXTERIOR
• Colour: FAB 1 pink
• Chassis: Carbon fibre and Kevlar composite

WHEELS/TIRES
• 4 Wheel Steering
• 6 x 28 inch Alloy Wheels
• Custom Pirelli Tires

BRAKES
• Retro pack air brakes

SÚSPENSION
• Air Front
• Hydraulic Rear

OTHER MECHANICAL
• Cockpit Style Electric Roof

INTERIOR
• Some of the interior materials used were ivory hide, Veneer wood paneling & Sheepskin Shagpile
• Seats 2

DIMENSIONS
• Weight: 3306.93 lbs | 1500 kg
• Length: 324 in | 8230 mm
• Width: 72 in | 1828 mm
• Height: Classified
• Wheelbase: Classified

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Looks great, but as your backstory eluded too, it is not an official Bugatti design so has no chance of getting in.
 
I prefer the original which was built on a modified Bedford Duple coach chassis even though it's real life performance was terrible!

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Bedford Duple 6 wheel coach

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Just saw this on a rerun of Top Gear... Liked. As long as I can paint it with ANY other color than that gaudy pink I'll be a pleased man. Oh and slap some Nitrous on it too. Imagine this in Jet Black, Scuderia Rosso brake calipers, BIG spoiler and lowered ride height. Aaaaaaaawesome. (I came to play...) The Miz ftw!
 

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