RE: Images of Melling's Hellcat emerge

RE: Images of Melling's Hellcat emerge

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dinkel

26,887 posts

257 months

Thursday 1st June 2006
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Just a shell on wheels . . . I'd like to see some of it's technique!

tuscan_thunder

1,763 posts

245 months

Thursday 1st June 2006
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Melling, I believe, had a significant influence in the design of the Jaguar XJR supercharged engine if I rightly recall.

I don't think this thing looks too bad. The Hyundai influence is there, but then the Hyundai has a carbon copy of the roofline and c-pillar from the Ferrari 456GT so I don't see that as a problem. It's not a pretty car (Hellcat) but it's not ugly. I do detest the name though. (But I like the look of the Bristol Fighter - function dictates, not styling)

I think that Mr Melling will succeed in building some of these machines. He doesn't seem to be the kind of gent to shout his mouth off without something to substantiate his claims. Steve Cropley's column in Autocar yesterday suggests that there is some tangible progres with the car and that some working examples will be available soon.

I hope it's a success. At 100k, it isn't that much more expensive than the MG SV-R. In my experience, generally, when someone is spending over about £70k on a car, they are in a position to spend £100k or more.

LuS1fer

41,086 posts

244 months

Thursday 1st June 2006
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tuscan_thunder said:
I hope it's a success. At 100k, it isn't that much more expensive than the MG SV-R. In my experience, generally, when someone is spending over about £70k on a car, they are in a position to spend £100k or more.


Not exactly a storming sales success.....the MG and they ended up flogging them off for far far less.

>> Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 1st June 10:52

horse78

1 posts

213 months

Saturday 3rd June 2006
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Does anybody know where the body is being manufactured

GunnerGibson

31 posts

212 months

Sunday 30th July 2006
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I met Mr Melling today. He is indeed alegend, he has designed many engines, including TVR and the new VXR one..also he has designed the Renault v10 F1 engine.
His latest engine is pushing 700bhp n/a however he mentioned to me that he bolted twin turbo's to it and it produced 1250 bhp+.
He is intending to release a veyron rival...however his car will be 300kg lighter..imagaine that,.
I think the car will be a hit.

He is extremely confident of winning Le-mans. :-D

gixerboy1

5 posts

212 months

Tuesday 31st October 2006
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horse78 said:
Does anybody know where the body is being manufactured


The body is being produced in house.

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Wednesday 1st November 2006
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Ahem, the thread died 5 months ago.

Bedford Rascal

29,469 posts

243 months

Wednesday 1st November 2006
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Zad said:
Ahem, the thread died 5 months ago.
So did Al Melling by the looks of him.

chapps

1 posts

207 months

Saturday 16th December 2006
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I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears the melling hellcat.. wow....It is fricken sick...

apache

39,731 posts

283 months

Sunday 17th December 2006
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Oh, is that a good thing or bad?

dinkel

26,887 posts

257 months

Sunday 17th December 2006
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How does it go? hehe

Ahonen

5,015 posts

278 months

Sunday 17th December 2006
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chapps said:
....It is fricken sick...


Does that mean it molests animals in petting zoos?