RE: Fiat 500 Funny Car At SEMA

RE: Fiat 500 Funny Car At SEMA

Thursday 5th November 2009

Fiat 500 Funny Car At SEMA

725hp V8 powered pocket-racer revealed at US tuner show



Proving you can squeeze a quart into a pint pot is US custom builder Legacy Innovations with this fabulous 427 small-block V8 powered take on a classic '59 Fiat.

The flip-up bodied funny car features a chrome-moly tube chassis, hinged at the back, while the steel body itself is relatively stock apart from that big hole in the bonnet.

According to the builders, the car makes 725hp, which it puts onto the dragstrip through a pair of giant Hoosier slicks with the help of a set of 'wheelie bars' that effectively double the 500's length.



 

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louismchuge

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Thursday 5th November 2009
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sweet jesus! eek

domV8

1,375 posts

180 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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What's that gonna be like to steer..?!

Cotty

39,389 posts

283 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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No wheely bars ? eek

Stevie Mojo

1,519 posts

236 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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Cotty said:
No wheely bars ? eek
You didn't read the article properly Cotty! You must be too busy preparing your next enormous plate of grub wink

Cotty

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283 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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Stevie Mojo said:
Cotty said:
No wheely bars ? eek
You didn't read the article properly Cotty! You must be too busy preparing your next enormous plate of grub wink
I didn't read it at all, just looked at the pictures.

vdubbin

2,165 posts

196 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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I read Fiat "500 Hundred Funny...", and assumed it was this chap;

HD Adam

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183 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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You all need to go and watch the Taz Racing lads at Santa Pod or Shakey sometime.


Staffy1984

316 posts

179 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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domV8 said:
What's that gonna be like to steer..?!
lol steer....good one laugh

LCR270

326 posts

231 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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looks like a whole lot of fun to me

Lil' Joe

1,548 posts

185 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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Mods, any pic's with the bodywork down?

GingerWizard

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197 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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thats made me giggle.....

Fidgits

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228 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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I WANT ONE! biggrin

Slinky

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248 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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HD Adam said:
You all need to go and watch the Taz Racing lads at Santa Pod or Shakey sometime.

Especially if there's a burnout competition!

3Dom

345 posts

198 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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Now mine is back on the road after a 6 month sleep - I feel very underwhelmed by the measly 28bhp it puts out. Any V8's going spare?!

pimpin gimp

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199 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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domV8 said:
What's that gonna be like to steer..?!
Do you know the purpose of a funny car?

stew-S160

8,006 posts

237 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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that is the nuts smile

Belfast Boy

855 posts

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Thursday 5th November 2009
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My one only had 30 bhp, so thats going to be a absalout riot on a Drag strip.

TheMighty

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Thursday 5th November 2009
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pimpin gimp said:
domV8 said:
What's that gonna be like to steer..?!
Do you know the purpose of a funny car?
You don't have to steer a funny car then gimp?

Fuchs

216 posts

194 months

Thursday 5th November 2009
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Google "fiat 600 pete englezos"

pops good wheelies off the line too.......

Spydaman

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257 months