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ack in 2006,
pimp my ride fans (myself included) were introduced to a new company by the
name of GAS short for Galpin Auto Sports, a southern California car restoration
and customizing company with an extensive portfolio. Now ,After installing
snake cages ,building ice cream trucks and creating the modern KITT for Knight
Rider ,GAS embarked on a whole new project that will not only enlarge their global
automotive footprint but will revolutionaries the norm behind super car manufacturing. What your witnessing below is nothing new for the company,
which originally started out as a ford dealership and later expanded into
modifying cars according to client
requirements or better yet , Galpinizing .
The founder, Bert
Boeckmann built a 6 decade relationship with Ford not
only as a distributor but as a concept and limited production mustang designer.
The GTR1 project headed by chief designer beau his son, is a continuation the
family owned whip conglomerate envisioned for the blue oval auto giant. They decided
to head for the hyper car league, one in which your pony count has to be in excess
of 700 or you aren't even part of the conversation. , In which GAS surpassed the
red tape at an immense pace,with a 1000 prancing
horses plus 24 and 1002 N.m of torque.
Utilizing a
5.4 litre V8, the GAS team threw in a couple of turbos into the carbon fibre
housed engine, placing the GTR1 to 100 kilometers per hour in 3 seconds with a top speed
of 225 mph (375kph)
Price wise? A
Million dollars flat, placing the gtr1 in the same range as the McLaren P1,
Porsche 918 and the Pagani Huayra. Here’s a couple of ways you can look at it ,would
you pick a ford over a European masterpiece that will drop jaws effortlessly
,or will you purchase an understated hyper car that will make automobiles above
its price tag try to play catch up with it.
Words:Toby T-bag Mashale
Images:galpinautosports.com
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