Sadly that was back in 1989, that's 22 years ago!!!! The rust bubbled out on the tops of the wings in front of the windscreen. The lips on the wheel arches had already been replaced with what looked like Jaguar ones. They were rounded and not like the originals, and they were rusting badly. Boris was going down hill fast, and at the time (about 10 years ago) would have cost more to repair than Frua concours values. It was then that we decided to build a racecar which would make Cobras look slow, and the Black Car was born. The engine, gearbox and diff were all custom, and capable of handling 650 horses and 600 lbs/ft of torque, so the originals are all on the shelf. The gearbox is a 5 speed with 1:1 5th. The diff gives about 170mph at 7000 rpm, and it hit the rev limiter fairly easily on many of the longer straights. If I had continued development, I would have put in a longer 5th gear as 4th and 5th were too close anyway. I saw Big Al from Thunder Road today as he wanted some 428 parts, and he said he had been thinking about the Black Car recently. Maybe there is a case for putting the Band back together. We're 106 miles from Silverstone, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing our sunglasses. Hit it!