Mad Specials And One-Off's...

[Furinkazen]

Top Gears article on this 900bhp Aston-powered Vauxhall from the 1970's made me think... what are the most insane one-off special cars you know of? Cars that make you go "WTF" and have to read the spec again?

 

[obsessive rules]

Vauxhall red victor. 2000bhp drag racer.

Y'know the most incredible thing... ROAD LEGAL!!!

 

[Furinkazen]

Vauxhall red victor. 2000bhp drag racer.

Y'know the most incredible thing... ROAD LEGAL!!!

Was that not featured in Fifth Gear many years back?

 

[obsessive rules]

Was that not featured in Fifth Gear many years back?

I don't watch fifth gear.

 

[Tornado]

The TwinStar:

It would be silly enough if they didn't jury rig a faux-CVT into it by using engines with different redlines (so the throttle is always on at least partially). That they did do that just pushes it over the top.

 

[Slash]

Was that not featured in Fifth Gear many years back?

I got to find that Mustang Mach 1 with 3,040hp that's street legal.

 

[stumpydino]

Red Victor 3 got Europe's first 6 second street car record this year, street eliminator is a bit quieter these days but you could count most in the class as mad specials There used to be a crazy blown Aston Martin Vantage, think there's an MG SV running in it too!

 

[hawkeye122]

Im sure the Transit XJ220 doesnt need mentioning. Everyone and their mother knows about that.

 

[homeforsummer]

I suppose the Juke-R is also worthy of mention, though since they're producing a limited run of them it falls into the "mad special" category rather than the "one-off" one.

 

[Nessy]

Would the mid/rear engine'd Micra get a mention maybe?, or not quite special enough.

 

[obsessive rules]

Veyron l'or blanc.

Lazzarinj 500. It has a 458s v8 in the back!

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

I think "Baby Bertha" the 500bhp, 5.0 V8 powered Vauxhall Firenza deserves a mention, a legend in the hands of Gerry Marshall:

Skip to 3:40 for the good stuff. 👍: