Monster Garage Panoz

[wxmd]

I was coming back from lunch at the airport where I work, and I saw an interesting car...err...plane sitting on the tarmack. I decided to check it out, and at first glance, I thought it was a Mazda Miata, but after talking with the crew doing the Photo Shoot, I find out it's actually a Panoz Esperante ($80,000+ Miata). Well they gutted to make it lighter (Started out as the lightest production car in the U.S.) and built aluminum wings with a think a 50 or 60 HP 4 cylinder to drive the prop. I guess it actually flew down at Kitty Hawk…but you can watch the show on Discovery Channel.

[Blue N Boosted]

Originally Posted by wxmd

I was coming back from lunch at the airport where I work, and I saw an interesting car...err...plane sitting on the tarmack. I decided to check it out, and at first glance, I thought it was a Mazda Miata, but after talking with the crew doing the Photo Shoot, I find out it's actually a Panoz Esperante ($80,000+ Miata). Well they gutted to make it lighter (Started out as the lightest production car in the U.S.) and built aluminum wings with a think a 50 or 60 HP 4 cylinder to drive the prop. I guess it actually flew down at Kitty Hawk…but you can watch the show on Discovery Channel.

LOLOLOL thats funny as hell!!!. I want one!

[wxmd]

Originally Posted by Blue N Boosted

LOLOLOL thats funny as hell!!!. I want one!

there is only one...ask Jessie James...He Might make you one for 100 Large...

[Black05Redline]

ill bet it would be more like $200K the car alone is $100k. I saw the buildup of that car last week. it is a two part project and i think the second part is on this week. looks awsome though, but i guess i dont have to watch the show to know that it flew. since it is still around it means that is wasnt destroyed.

[XeroState]

Originally Posted by Black05Redline

ill bet it would be more like $200K the car alone is $100k. I saw the buildup of that car last week. it is a two part project and i think the second part is on this week. looks awsome though, but i guess i dont have to watch the show to know that it flew. since it is still around it means that is wasnt destroyed.

Thats true. But I do enjoy seeing how he destroys things. I mean, how often do you see a minigun unload on a car, or see a car go into a car crusher with a filled propane tank in the front seat?

[wxmd]

Originally Posted by Black05Redline

ill bet it would be more like $200K the car alone is $100k. I saw the buildup of that car last week. it is a two part project and i think the second part is on this week. looks awsome though, but i guess i dont have to watch the show to know that it flew. since it is still around it means that is wasnt destroyed.

Sorry to take the suspense out of it for you...What time is the Show on?

[Black05Redline]

it is on in about 10 minutes

[alredline04]

I saw that last night. Pretty cool. He needs to put rudders on that thing and really fly it.

[max_boost]

I stayed up to watch the second part last night and I was a little disappointed at his "flight" if it can even be called that.

[VueRedline]

Originally Posted by max_boost

I stayed up to watch the second part last night and I was a little disappointed at his "flight" if it can even be called that.

But at least he flew further than the Wright Brothers did!!! I thought he would at least get higher than one or two feet off the ground. But then again it was just a car with wings so what kind of flight can you really expect?