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SEMA 2008: World's quickest Rolls-Royce
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No, it's not a chop. It's a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow built by Joe's Street Rod Shop. Poking out of the hood behind the Spirit of Ecstasy is a blown 572-ci Chrysler Hemi that is bottle fed to a more-than-adequate 1,350 horsepower. Expect to the cover the quarter mile stylishly in the low 9s. The car has all of the luxury touches you would expect from a Roller, including full leather, Vintage Air A/C, four TVs and a jar of Grey Poupon. Underneath it's a full tilt boogie runner with a Chris Austin chassis, Air Ride, Wilwood brakes, full tubs and Billet Specialties Riviera wheels. It even has a leather-swathed trunk with matching coverings for the batteries, fuel cell and bottle. Notice the leather wrapped roll cage inside as well, a very elegant touch, and one that sums this sophisticated beast up perfectly.
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Worlds quickest Rolls
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
TJ 4:43PM (11/04/2008)
I would so rock this vehicle.
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MONTE 4:51PM (11/04/2008)
Big ole title saying "World's quickest Rolls-Royce" but no E.T.?
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TJ 4:55PM (11/04/2008)
You must have missed: "...blown 572-ci Chrysler Hemi...1,350 horsepower."
aii 1:06PM (1/15/2009)
or not! hp does not mean much alone. or maybe he just wants the numbers. hell i know i do.
MONTE 6:57PM (11/04/2008)
Don't really understand what E.T. means, do ya TJ?
collegekid13 4:57PM (11/04/2008)
W T F?!
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Yar 5:00PM (11/04/2008)
Grey Poupon bitches!
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Stumpy 5:14PM (11/04/2008)
Haaa! Nice!
RLQ 6:28PM (11/04/2008)
And living my life a quarter mile at a time.
HotRodzNKustoms 5:03PM (11/04/2008)
I know I've seen this car somewhere I just don't remember where...
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Mobius_1 6:13PM (11/04/2008)
A Rap music video, perhaps?
Bungle 5:27PM (11/04/2008)
Now THIS is what Mr. Eddy should have driven in Lost Highway...
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0010313/quotes
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AutoArgent 5:52PM (11/04/2008)
I've seen this particular vehicle before, and it is ridiculously loud. You can hardly stand within forty feet of it without going deaf.
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Dig 5:57PM (11/04/2008)
Grey Poupon won't ride on this shit!!
(dudes, it's Rolls. I couldnt imagine who'd put that damn ugly thing on the hood back of the bitch of estacy, if he could afford a Rolls)
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JDMlover 6:01PM (11/04/2008)
1,350 hp...
My car has 200 hp.....
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Michael 6:22PM (11/04/2008)
My car has barely over 100.
Moose 6:22PM (11/04/2008)
I am imagining it inhaling the Spirit of Ecstacy hood ornament under heavy acceleration. The thought makes me chuckle.
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P.V. 6:28PM (11/04/2008)
Wasn't this already on AB?
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/21/exceedingly-adequate-1040hp-hemi-powered-rolls-royce/
Or is this a different car?
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toronado455 1:21AM (11/05/2008)
That's what I was thinking. Looks like the exact same car. But for some reason the printed specs are different. 592CI/1040HP vs 572CI/1350HP. Tis a mystery.
ugg.tryptophan 8:01PM (11/04/2008)
World's least dignified Rolls Royce
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