Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Vector Twin Turbo Designer Passes Away (NFC)

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Err....  "in any manner"   ---- Damn spell check...

Hans.

On 1/26/21, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
> No, don't know the chassis number.  At the time, he was either a
> dealer for them, or more likely considering being a dealer for them.
> I don't think the car was molested in any manor, and had few miles on
> it.  But some of the employees in charge of the car collection most
> definitely didn't speak highly of the driving experience - like the
> windshield wanting to remove itself at highway speeds.
>
> Hans.
>
> On 1/25/21, Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hans, a few of the W8s have been butchered by shops who don’t know the
>> car.
>>
>> Taken apart and reassembled incorrectly with inferior parts.
>>
>> Do you remember the chassis number of that car at Tonkin?
>>
>> A friend of mine was one of the first Vector employees and he showed me
>> two
>> cars that he has serviced since new.
>>
>> Very, very impressive machines in person.
>>
>> I would rate the build and materials at or higher than its
>> contemporaries.
>>
>> Everything was hand built on that car.
>>
>> The driving experience was in my top 3 of “Wait, journalists insisted
>> that
>> this thing was supposed to be XXX and it’s really NOT anything close to
>> that.”
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 20, 2021, at 13:43, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ron Tonkin (Portland Ferrari dealer) had one.  I thought the build
>>> quality was appalling. They said at anything above highway speeds, the
>>> windshield was wanting to come out.  Thought it was odd that what was
>>> promoted as the ultimate supercar had a small block Chevy in it.  And
>>> a three speed auto, which was likely a TH400.
>>>
>>> Curious feature was the bench seats.  Wiegert apparently wanted the
>>> car to be usable for "romantic encounters".  Wouldn't be too terribly
>>> romantic if the driver ended up in the passenger's lap on fast left
>>> hand corners......
>>>
>>> Hans.
>>>
>>>> On 1/20/21, Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Amazing story...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/vector-supercar-creator-jerry-wiegert-still-looking-for-a-second-chance-dies-at-76/
>>
>>
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