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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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Lookey what I spotted on the freeway..

Driving home from work this morning and this passed me on the freeway with some dolled up blonde in the front seat. At first I thought it was a Saleen S7 but now I'm not sure what it is ..But its some sorta sick exotic..Not something you see every day in Oregon lol. I apologize ahead of time if I posted this in the wrong section but had to share..
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Its a Factory Five GTM Supercar. Its a kit car. Pretty cool to see as I don't think they've sold that many.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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Kit car? Well that's disappointing..
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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What's wrong with kit cars?
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 01:54 PM
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What's wrong with kit cars?

Nothing at all .. I just thought it was some rare half million dollar exotic lol
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Was that Camry SE trying to keep up with it?
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Was that Camry SE trying to keep up with it?

Lol sure looks like it . I was. The guy driving it probably was thinking who's this weirdo in the TL taking pics of my car while driving.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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that car is ugly

it looks like a corvette mixed with an s7...which sounds like it should be cool, but this car is def not cool.

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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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Did you get a good look at the blonde in the passenger seat?
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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^ yeah is looks part corvette, definitely a head turner, exhaust is ehh.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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I spotted one of these here in WA as well.
The exhaust sounded amazing when he drove by me

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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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I like that it's a unique car, not many around, and looks pretty exotic.

Agreed there is no ;heritage; or clout though, although if a serious tuning company started putting these together (other than F5) and upgraded the guts, it would be a pretty easy way to get into some serious performance without dropping bucks for a Ferrari or Porsche or ...
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Just noticed the plate on the OPs pic.. O-SO-FAST lol
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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nice spotting

lol @ osofst
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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It is part Corvette in a way... C&D drove one of these a while back that had an LS7.

I think it's pretty cool, and would love to build a kit car one day.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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^ how about a fiero ferrari or "faux-rrari hehehe

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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Funny, they're very similar in color as the real deal, which coincidentally enough, was spotted in Washington as-well.


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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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I would love an s7 if I could find one and afford one at that....Factory Five GTM's are really nice vehicles. Big ol gm powerplant and soem twins you got a fighter.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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For a kit car, I think it looks pretty awesome.

Ill take one. In black.

It may not be to the level of anything that can be bought from the dealership, but damn...those numbers look awfully good.

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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Socol
Funny, they're very similar in color as the real deal, which coincidentally enough, was spotted in Washington as-well.

^this car is on a whole different plant compared to that poor excuse for a 'supercar' the OP posted pics of.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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I'm waiting for pics of the dolled up blonde.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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^+1. I think pic #2 is the best we get.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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I rather see dolled up blonde, then the car...
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
^+1. I think pic #2 is the best we get.

Lol ya pic #2 is the best you get..Not that easy doing 70 and trying to get decent focused pics on the freeway
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
^+1. I think pic #2 is the best we get.
Originally Posted by MattB07TL
Lol ya pic #2 is the best you get..Not that easy doing 70 and trying to get decent focused pics on the freeway
Yeh....this thread disappoints.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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One in the OP looks like one of the ones available when they came out. They've changed the details of the design little by little each year & the large spoilers really seem to complete the look if people buy 'em. But, this is probably one of my favorites.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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It looks hilarious next to the F150. I would love to build one someday. Ive heard good things about F5 kits.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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One of the best kits out there!
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Holy carp it's small.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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Where in Oregon was this?

I've seen one similar to this in Medford.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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Holy carp it's small.
They're light as hell, too. 2,400 lbs. without the driver.
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