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Light02atl 03-13-2009 08:39 AM

SMS challenger on Ebay
 
SMS Challenger on Ebay.

Price tag.....$100k!

awayne 03-13-2009 11:17 PM

Been posted in the Ebay Forum Here

Bruce 03-14-2009 10:56 AM

Same place that I bought my PJ at. Ron Ward is a real good guy and knows is performance cars.

DrumSTW3 03-19-2009 12:06 AM

And it doesn't even really exist...

Dave 03-19-2009 12:41 AM

Details. Details. Details.

DrumSTW3 03-19-2009 11:53 AM

Think about it... Has anyone ever really seen one? Granted, they did their little "unveiling" at the night club... and that's fine, for a martini. Since no one is interested in a 100k Martini, and you can't drive it, I am skeptical to say the least. Why unveil a car in a place where it can't be driven? Usually SS is chomping at the bit to show off his stuff... On the track...

Out of all the places SS could have unveiled this car, El Toro, Willow Springs, Fontana, CAMSW, why pick a night club. Has anyone seen this thing actually drive? More importantly, has anyone seen this thing drive with any real power, like say, 100k worth? All I know is that someone made a body kit for a Challenger, slapped some purple paint on it, and had a party for friends and family around it.

Stanghungry 03-19-2009 12:08 PM

wow almost 100k.... naaaaaa I will pass..........:cool:

Dave 03-19-2009 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DrumSTW3 (Post 16149)
Think about it...

Sometimes I need Jim to remind me that my basic sarcastic nature doesn't always translate to text. My voice, speech pattern and basic lovable personality.

So, when I read "And it doesn't even really exist..." my feelings were "Details. Details. Details"... as in like... "small detail, no cars exist." :smile:

Anyway, I'm not chomping at the bit for SMS to start full-blown production on anything yet. We still have a terrible economy, fighting a new war on communism, with illiterate kids graduating every year.

Regardless, SS can take his time on the new venture. Though... some say things are moving to speed with these next generation, scientific, performance cars.

Hmmm. I never really thought over the Night Club press event. I remember when it happened I liked the idea. It was different. Youthful. Hip. I'm not a "shiny shirt night club guy," but I wasn't really bothered by it. Would have been fun to attended. (Minus - shiny shirt.)

06saleenX 06-10-2009 10:05 PM

dealer in jersey has a black one on ebay pretty slick looking

Dave 06-10-2009 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 06saleenX (Post 19767)
dealer in jersey has a black one on ebay pretty slick looking

Item #: 160341310271

06saleenX 06-10-2009 10:19 PM

oops meant new york, sweet car

DrumSTW3 06-10-2009 11:10 PM

Nice car!!!

Those ceiling panels look insanely familiar... thinking 76 Fairbanks

67fire 06-10-2009 11:26 PM

"Those ceiling panels look insanely familiar..."
Irvine,CA. perhaps?

Eric

Jim D. 06-11-2009 12:00 AM

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Those are the "clouds" from 76 Fairbanks and were acquired in the "redundancy auction" held last year before Fairbanks closed down. Since nobody else bid, Hancock Park reeled-in a whopping 10 bucks on that baby.

That photo would have been taken at the new SMS facility (not at 76 Fairbanks).

See auction photo below for how it looked during the shutdown...

DrumSTW3 06-11-2009 01:25 AM

I was simply implying that the familiarity I was refering to was because they used to be at 76 Fairbanks, not that the picture was actually taken there. I have been to the old Saleen factory numerous times (including at the auction you are refering to) and it was simply an observation that they were in fact the same panels...


No one got it, everyone wanted to "school" me...

Jim D. 06-11-2009 01:46 AM

Class dismissed. :biggrin:

DrumSTW3 06-11-2009 10:47 AM

LOL :tongue:

Now, to return the favor, Jim... next time i'm in CA i'm gonna sit down with you and teach you how to repond to an email and phone call....:biggrin:

Jim D. 06-11-2009 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DrumSTW3 (Post 19802)
LOL :tongue:

Now, to return the favor, Jim... next time i'm in CA i'm gonna sit down with you and teach you how to repond to an email and phone call....:biggrin:

No I can't get you on TV -- at least not until next season, because they're done shooting this season. I'll e-mail you back about the other thing. :smile:

Stanghungry 06-11-2009 12:29 PM

I looked at this car on ebay and noticed that they never took a picture of the engine. Unless I am blind or some thing......

DrumSTW3 06-11-2009 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim D. (Post 19804)
No I can't get you on TV -- at least not until next season, because they're done shooting this season. I'll e-mail you back about the other thing. :smile:


Sounds good. It was actually the other thing I was wondering about... Thanks:smile:

WILHELM 06-14-2009 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave (Post 16163)
fighting a new war on communism,

And by this you mean?

Dave 06-14-2009 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WILHELM (Post 19915)
And by this you mean?

Government owned (insert industry here).

S281_232 06-22-2009 10:03 AM

This dealership is only a few miles from my house i might have to take a ride over to go see it in person.


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