Archiwum zagraniczne East News 2024-08

The car is finished to a high standard, NORTH CAROLINA,.USA, A STUNNING 2013 Local Motors Rally Fighter that had a starring role in Fast and Furious 8: The Fate of the Furious is hitting the auction block.  Images show a well maintained hero car from the film with a few scratches from high speed encounters on set of the Vin Diesel franchise.  The vehicle has 4,670 Miles on the clock and a huge LSA 6.2L Supercharged V8 Engine under the hood.  According to mediadrumworld.com the car is going to be auctioned with SBX Cars. A rare off-roader, this example is finished in silver with a black cloth interior currently showing less than 5,000 miles and was featured in Fast and Furious 8 : The Fate of the Furious. So far there is no price listed with the vehicle however the average price of a Local Motors Rally Fighter is Ł58,663.75 ($77,556). “For those wondering whether this Rally Fighter is a sports car or desert racer, the answer is simply, “Yes”. This exceptionally rare vehicle - fewer than 100 were built - comes from Local Motors, an outfit that sought to upend automotive norms when it was founded in 2007,” states the listing.  “In just 18 months, the automaker turned out its first Rally Fighter via crowd-sourcing.  “The design was chosen from a field of applicants and is said to be inspired by the P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Upon purchase, buyers were encouraged to visit the Local Motors factory and participate in production.  “As a result, every Rally Fighter has build aspects unique to the model. But all of them meet Road & Track’s description of being “...wonderfully overstuffed with muscle and suspension.”  “The muscle being a Chevy small-block V8 and the suspension a bespoke setup featuring King components with up to 20 inches of travel. “Here is a car that will turn heads everywhere it goes thanks to stunning bodywork and the growl of the supercharged mill in this particular Rally Fighter. The fact that it can tear up the trails with the best of them is just icing on the cake. But perhaps the cherry on top of this epic automotive engineering effort is that it’s a bona fide movie car.” There’s no denying that this 2013 Rally Fighter is an amazing machine. But dialing up the stature of this particular model is its Fast and the Furious movie franchise provenance.  This exact vehicle, Local Motors build number 55, was Letty’s hero car in the 8th installment of this legendary car film series, The Fate of the Furious.  “Even better, when it was returned to street-legal configuration, the owner was careful to leave minor cosmetic imperfections alone to ensure the Hollywood provenance remained intact,” continues the listing.  “So, the original silver paint and tubular red front brush guard are a little rough, but that’s part of the charm and should appeal to serious movie car buffs.  “Other exterior highlights of this 2-door coupe include a front skid plate, a roof-mounted light bar, a rear bumper guard, and tow hooks at both ends.  “This Rally Fighter also features LED headlights and tail lamps. Of course, the low-slung swagger of the fiberglass composite body mounted on a tubular steel space frame ensures serious road presence. “That swagger and presence are backed up by a supercharged LSA 6.2L V8 under a big clamshell hood. Packing 556 horsepower and 551 lb-ft of torque, this powertrain can sling the Rally Fighter to 60 in about 4.2 seconds and on to an estimated top speed of 150 mph for those with nerves of steel. “A 4-speed automatic transmission routes power to the rear wheels, ensuring tail-happy driving dynamics. It works in conjunction with a carefully configured weight distribution to lend credence to the sports car side of this Rally Fighter.  “Along with this front mid-engine configuration, Local Motors mounted the engine a few inches off-center - toward the passenger - to account for the weight of a driver. All with the aim of delivering high-end sports car handling to go with the high-speed off-road racing capability.  “As for keeping the power planted, this 2013 Rally Fighter rides on black-finished 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 37-inch Goodyear Wrangler rubber.  “The independent front suspension features billet double A-arms, while out back there is a 4-link solid axle with a Panhard rod.  “King coilovers with remote reservoirs provide 18 inches of travel up front and 20 inches out back. As for braking, this Rally Fighter boasts power-assisted disc brakes all around with ABS.  “The 12.88-inch front rotors are clamped by 6-piston calipers, while the rear consists of 13.88-inch rotors with 4-piston calipers.  “Inside, the Rally Fighter’s purpose-built cabin is headlined by a pair of black cloth-upholstered Recaro front buckets with 5-point harnesses and an exposed tubular steel structure. A 3-spoke Momo steering wheel fronts a set of gauges including an odometer reading 4,670 miles at the time