Other Silver Bullets
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Mercedes-Benz SL300 Gullwing coupe
- The original silver-arrow
- Introduced in the mid-1950s in both gullwing coupe and roadster configurations
- One of the most beautiful sportscar classics of all time
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Porsche Type 718
- Introduced in 1958 as a higher-performance successor to the Porsche 550 Speedster
- The original mid-engine rear-drive Porsche
- Inspiration and predecessor of current-day Type 986 (Boxster)
- Check out my Porsche RSK page
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1963 Chevrolet Corvette coupe
- The immortal 'split window coupe'
- multiple V8 engine options -- 250-360 hp
- 10,594 produced
- hidden (flip-up) headlights introduced
- 0-60 in 5.9 secs (L84 - 360 hp fuel-injected motor)
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1989 Lamborghini Countach SA25
- The final iteration of the immortal Countach motorcar -- model designation is the Special Anniversario (25th) edition
- One of 3 made in this color (silver/red)
- Someday I will have one of these rare beasts (!) -- quite possibly the most outrageous supercar. Ever.
- Check out my Countach page
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Vector M12
- not exactly silver, but hey -- everyone has an off-day
- Lamborghini Diablo-based mid-engine rear-drive supercar
- 500+ hp V-12
- One of the first global supercars: Italian-powered, American-built, Indonesian-owned
- Kinda looks like my NSX
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Porsche Type 986 Boxster
- Introduced in 1996 as a mid-engine rear-drive 'entry-level' roadster alternative to the Porsche 911 Cabrio
- 2.5 li, 201 hp base engine
- 3.2 li, 252 hp optional engine -- Boxster S
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2000 Porsche Type 986 Boxster S
- Introduced in 2000 as the upgraded version of the popular type 986 Boxster
- 3.2 li, 250 hp engine
- P911 / 996 disk brakes
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Lotus Elise
- Lightweight mid-engine rear-drive roadster
- One of the most impressive handling cars today
- Limited availability in the US as a track-only 190-hp racecar
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2000 Honda S2000
- Latest entry in the 'pocket-rocket' roadster category
- High-output 4-cylinder motor: 240 hp/2 liter I-4 (120 hp/li)
- Check it out!
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BMW Z8
- Introduced in 2000
- 5.0 liter, 400 hp motor
- 007 -- James Bond's latest ride
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200x Ferrari 360 Modena Spyder
- 'Planet Earth's most emotional new convertible' (Motor Trend, June 2000)
- IMO simply the best convertible made. Period. See you at the waitlist line!!
- 3.6 liter cinquevalvole DOHC V-8 with F1 sequential-shift transmission
- 400 hp @ 8500 rpm / 3200 lbs / 0-60 in 3.9 sec
- also comes with a license to kill
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