Ultimatecarpage.com update (06-30-08)

[Wouter Melissen]

Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

There was a time when all Rolls-Royce chassis were clothed by custom coachbuilders, but today even Rolls-Royce have succumbed to series-production. Pininfarina have made a rare exception with the Hyperion, which will be shown for the first time at Pebble Beach. The best manufacturers can offer to replace the custom coachwork are lavish options. Lamborghini has jumped on that band-wagon with the Murcielago LP640 Roadster Versace. As with the Coupe model, the Roadster comes equipped with an interior designed by the Italian couturier.
Porsche have rounded off the face-lift of 911(997)-range with the introduction of the four-wheel drive versions, headlined by the Carrera 4S Cabriolet.
At the upcoming British Motor Show in London a new Spanish manufacturer will debut what looks like yet another Lotus 7 clone. Dubbed the IFR Automotive Aspid, the two seater comes equipped with a very powerful four cylinder engine.
After an absolute glorious period in the 1960s and early 1970s, sports car racing lost its edge. Towards the end of the decade, it all turned around. Today we take a look at two very successful cars from that period; the triple World Championship winning Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Turbo and the 1984 IMSA GTP Championship winning March 84G.
To finish off this update we have dug deep into motoring history and have come up with the American Underslung Traveler. Built between 1907 and 1914, the American Underslung featured, as its name suggests, a revolutionary 'underslung' chassis. Today only very few of these wonderful machines have survived and the featured example sure is one of the best.

Enjoy the links:

1907 - 1914 American Underslung Traveler - Images, Specifications and Information

1994 - 2004 DeTomaso Guarà - Images, Specifications and Information

2008 IFR Automotive Aspid - Images, Specifications and Information

2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster Versace - Images, Specifications and Information

1979 - 1982 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Turbo - Images, Specifications and Information

1984 March 84G Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information

2008 Pininfarina Hyperion - Images, Specifications and Information

2008 Porsche 997 Carrera 4S Cabriolet - Images, Specifications and Information

Regards,
Wouter Melissen

[Kitdy]

Mistake in the Guarà article:

A few ??? laters a supercharged version with 400 bhp presented, but it never entered production.

Third paragraph from the bottom, last sentence.