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camaro5 · 05-28-2008, 10:26 PM

I may be buying a Camaro AND one of these.

The manufacturer produces running street-legal NASCARs built to customer specifications. Mike Burkhardt of American RaceCars and Furniture confirmed that he picks up old cars from Sprint Cup teams and refurbishes them with all-NASCAR internals, including brand-new 100K-warrantied 358 cubic-inch V8s tuned to Late-Model specifications, which translates to about 600 hp and much greater durability than the hard-running 850+ hp mills used in the Sprint Cup series. The cars can be fitted with either automatic or standard transmissions, and as many distinctly non-racecar-like creature comforts as the customer can stand (such as a stereo system, or doors that actually open). Some companies have them built as "rolling billboards," allowing them to plaster a stock car with their logo without actually having to sponsor a stock car. Others are hobbyists and professionals who run the cars in local racing series.

http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2008/...me-street.html

FROM ARC:

A.R.C started building street legal nascars in 2005.We put the first number 16 national gaurd Greg Biffle NEXTELCUP car on the road.To see this vehicle go down our city streets and highways"well it was amazing".It was a very big hit for the corperate industry to be able to use these vehicles for rolling billboards. A.R.C built these to be one of the safest vehicle on the streets to day. With the chassie and roll cage design these car are built to wreck at speeds of 200 m.p +. Thay allso have the looks & handeling of the real thing. With all the upgrades thay can allso be verry comfortable.

http://www.racecarfurn.com/STREET_LEGAL_NASCARS.html

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*TAG UR IT* · 05-29-2008, 12:23 AM

How flippin cool would that be!!!

Sterling · 05-29-2008, 12:33 AM

Wow... that's awesome! How cool would it be seeing one of these rollin' down the road?

*Mindz* · 05-29-2008, 01:26 AM

Now if it was an F1 I might be interested. I don't want a car built specifically to make left turns. How would you drive on the street?

*DGthe3* · 05-29-2008, 01:32 AM

50 grand is pretty good for 600 hp, and those cars weigh 3200 lbs without driver or ballast, I think. Not gonna be the most comfortable ride, or the most agile. But I can just see someone spending an afternoon going around the block in one (always turning left!), just to see how it feels. I know I would if I had one. I live on a block that is shaped a lot like the track at Phoenix, only about half the size and flat.

Oh, Mindz: Cup cars can turn right, they race on 2 road courses a year. Lots of the things that are done to help the cars turn left are easily removed such as weight biasing. But since these are built from the ground up, I doubt that its much of an issue. And you can get a street legal F1 car, its called the Enzo . . .

*Mindz* · 05-29-2008, 01:42 AM

It was a joke...

*DGthe3* · 05-29-2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindz

It was a joke...

oops. Sorry, it just sounds like the exact same thing some friends of mine say when they aren't joking.

kinyu · 06-01-2008, 01:36 PM

I have had the privilege of driving a nascar. While it of course could turn (either direction) it turned horribly. The company must do something to improve that, because a standard nascar couldn’t even make a 90 degree turn at a stop sign.
Very cool though.

SSmoked · 06-01-2008, 05:23 PM

hahah that amazing. but to bad it cant go over any speed bumps lol.

ihc95 · 06-01-2008, 05:29 PM

Its only 50k because it hasnt been refined and has NO luxeries. Without those theres no point of 600hp.

*GTAHVIT* · 06-01-2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihc95

Its only 50k because it hasnt been refined and has NO luxeries. Without those theres no point of 600hp.

One could argue that without 600hp there is no point in refinements and added luxusuries.

WillInThe04Ranger · 06-01-2008, 07:27 PM

Wanna see something weird?? Lol check my attachments, its a early 4th gen camaro btw. Has nothing to do with the nascar style cars but I thought I'd share

*DGthe3* · 06-01-2008, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihc95

Its only 50k because it hasnt been refined and has NO luxeries. Without those theres no point of 600hp.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtahvit

One could argue that without 600hp there is no point in refinements and added luxusuries.

Nascar and refinement don't exactly go hand in hand. To offer any sort of niceties in that car would be missing the point of it. The fun part is that you basically have a racecar that costs 50k and is faster than just about anything on the road.

RiceRocket · 06-01-2008, 09:27 PM

or...........

you could just buy yourself one of these horrid-looking things:

...and stick a big number 3 on the side of it.

BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

05-28-2008, 10:26 PM	#1
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,637	Street-Legal NASCAR Cars, Starting at $50K I may be buying a Camaro AND one of these. The manufacturer produces running street-legal NASCARs built to customer specifications. Mike Burkhardt of American RaceCars and Furniture confirmed that he picks up old cars from Sprint Cup teams and refurbishes them with all-NASCAR internals, including brand-new 100K-warrantied 358 cubic-inch V8s tuned to Late-Model specifications, which translates to about 600 hp and much greater durability than the hard-running 850+ hp mills used in the Sprint Cup series. The cars can be fitted with either automatic or standard transmissions, and as many distinctly non-racecar-like creature comforts as the customer can stand (such as a stereo system, or doors that actually open). Some companies have them built as "rolling billboards," allowing them to plaster a stock car with their logo without actually having to sponsor a stock car. Others are hobbyists and professionals who run the cars in local racing series. http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2008/...me-street.html FROM ARC: A.R.C started building street legal nascars in 2005.We put the first number 16 national gaurd Greg Biffle NEXTELCUP car on the road.To see this vehicle go down our city streets and highways"well it was amazing".It was a very big hit for the corperate industry to be able to use these vehicles for rolling billboards. A.R.C built these to be one of the safest vehicle on the streets to day. With the chassie and roll cage design these car are built to wreck at speeds of 200 m.p +. Thay allso have the looks & handeling of the real thing. With all the upgrades thay can allso be verry comfortable. http://www.racecarfurn.com/STREET_LEGAL_NASCARS.html , __________________ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge General Motors ASEP, A.S. Automotive Technology, Telecommunications Specialist, CISCO Network Engineer STANDARD DISCLAIMER camaro5 is furnishing this information "as is". camaro5 does not provide any warranty of the information whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the information will be error-free.

05-29-2008, 01:26 AM	#4
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	Now if it was an F1 I might be interested. I don't want a car built specifically to make left turns. How would you drive on the street? __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

05-29-2008, 01:32 AM	#5
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	50 grand is pretty good for 600 hp, and those cars weigh 3200 lbs without driver or ballast, I think. Not gonna be the most comfortable ride, or the most agile. But I can just see someone spending an afternoon going around the block in one (always turning left!), just to see how it feels. I know I would if I had one. I live on a block that is shaped a lot like the track at Phoenix, only about half the size and flat. Oh, Mindz: Cup cars can turn right, they race on 2 road courses a year. Lots of the things that are done to help the cars turn left are easily removed such as weight biasing. But since these are built from the ground up, I doubt that its much of an issue. And you can get a street legal F1 car, its called the Enzo . . . __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

05-29-2008, 01:42 AM	#6
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	It was a joke... __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

06-01-2008, 05:23 PM	#9
SSmoked Drives: '12 Camaro ZL1 #1255 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O' Canada Posts: 1,279	hahah that amazing. but to bad it cant go over any speed bumps lol. __________________

05-29-2008, 12:23 AM	#2
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	How flippin cool would that be!!!

05-29-2008, 12:33 AM	#3
Sterling Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairhaven, MA Posts: 5,885 View My Garage	Wow... that's awesome! How cool would it be seeing one of these rollin' down the road?

06-01-2008, 01:36 PM	#8
kinyu Drives: POS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 107	I have had the privilege of driving a nascar. While it of course could turn (either direction) it turned horribly. The company must do something to improve that, because a standard nascar couldn’t even make a 90 degree turn at a stop sign. Very cool though.

06-01-2008, 05:29 PM	#10
ihc95 Drives: 2018 GT PP1 A10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 673	Its only 50k because it hasnt been refined and has NO luxeries. Without those theres no point of 600hp.

06-01-2008, 07:27 PM	#12
WillInThe04Ranger Drives: 04 Ranger, 95 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina Posts: 684 View My Garage	Wanna see something weird?? Lol check my attachments, its a early 4th gen camaro btw. Has nothing to do with the nascar style cars but I thought I'd share Attached Images __________________ America's Manififest Destiny, Rollin On Radials

06-01-2008, 09:27 PM	#14
RiceRocket Resident Ricer Drives: 93 Supra TT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 99	or........... you could just buy yourself one of these horrid-looking things: ...and stick a big number 3 on the side of it. BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! __________________

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