Shelby SuperCars (SSC) is an American manufacturer of supercars founded in 1998 by Jerod Shelby. The company is known for the Ultimate Aero TT; equipped with a twin turbocharged V8 which produces 1,287bhp (960kW) this car beat the Bugatti Veyron as the world’s most powerful production car. On September 13, 2007 the Ultimate Aero was clocked at 414km/h (257mph), resulting in the title of fastest production car in the world. This record has been reclaimed by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
SSC has developed a new car which should take the title once more.
It’s called the Tuatara, a foppish pronunciation of Twitter. Who knows why? 
Hey if your lucky, you can get that thing up to 50mph on the 405 freeway…
[your = you're - ed.]
Mr. Shelby, you just spent millions developing the fastest car in the world. Please spend $200 on a professional sound person to record your voiceover with a decent mic. Argh.
#18. Carbs, plugs, dist. caps, timing…even replaced freeze plugs in my 64 Mustang…did all my own work. We learned how to do or it didn’t get done.
And yes, my first Triumph motorcycle always had that telltale spot of oil lurking beneath. If it wasn’t there, I knew my brother was in for an ass kicking.
I think British Leyland was responsible for more oil spills than BP itself.
Nice, I guess for those with nothing better to spend their money on. At least it’s made in a country that didn’t viscously attach the USA or it gas half my family
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Okay, Dallas, is it true that Toyota purposely made the Prius the 2nd* most hideous car of all time just to slow down initial sales so that they could keep up with production?
Oh, and I did 67 mph on the 405 Saturday. Both ways. Past LAX. With the cruise control on!
*1st place goes to the Pontiac Aztec.
I want to see a head on crash of this and the Veyron. Maybe on Myth Busters. Proving the myth that having this much speed could be fatal.
Or maybe proving that buying one of these is nature’s way of telling you that you have way too much
a) money
b) time on your hands
c) preexisting attributes.
Looks like a car for someone with a small pee pee.
In 1961 my first car was a 59 BMW Isetta 300. My first new car was a 69 Datsun 2000. Nothing I’ve owned since has come close to the fun those cars gave me.
Waiting for Top Gear.
They say that the tuatara is a living dinosaur.
As usual the comments are WAY better than the story. Good job guys.
>> Gorgo said, on July 19th, 2011 at 4:11 pm
>> My first new car was a 69 Datsun 2000. Nothing I’ve owned since has come close to the fun those cars gave me.
I always wanted one of those Datsun 2000s. What a great car that was. I’ll bet you wish you still owned it.
bobbo,
Cool, you owned a Bugeye! That’s a bit of an exclusive club.
I remember reading an interview with Donald Healey saying that the Bugeye was his favorite creation because it embodied what he hoped sports cars should be — pure fun.
If you want a good ratio of fun + cheap + reliably, I recommend a used Mazda Miata.
They made so many of them that you can pick one up cheap.
And, I tell you, they are great driving fun. But, unlike the old British sports cars, you can trust them enough for a long road trip.
#24 Well, not sure if Toyota made the Prius intentionally fugly but I got this bad boy for a good price.
It also hauls me around for 60mpg and carries more bags of cypress mulch than that piece of shit Shelby sold to Republicans with pinky dicks.
well, i wonder what type of times it’ll turn on the “top gear” tracks in the US and the UK with the stigs behind the wheel. that’s the true test of a car.
All that dough and that’s the best name they could come up with? Why don’t they call it “Burn”, or “Velocious”?
I think you will find the new name is a prehistoric age lizard still found in New Zealand.Maybe Reese Millen or his father are involved.The are fast kiwis living in California.
in #17 bobbo said: I feel sorry for the kiddies. Lego cars just don’t have the torque.
What the fuck do you think gets a Tesla to its top speed in 5 seconds while pinning your ass into the back of the seat!
Bobbo, you’re a total waste of your father’s sperm…
Peepod you had me at “in.”
I thought Tesla’s were high torque electric motor based cars with hundreds of little lithium batteries being the storage medium.
I don’t think Lego’s have anything like that.
Ha, ha. Turns out I’m wrong. Who knew there were “Master Lego Fabricators?”
Man–if you just keep yourself open to carefully crafted opposing points of view, entirely new vistas of info open up to you:
http://autoblog.com/2009/05/25/childhood-redeemed-lego-artist-creates-jaw-dropping-four-wheele/
Bobbo,
I just like cars in general. I’m an engineer but know diddly squat about the mechanics of them. I love them all though
IF I was rich, I’d buy me a nice Saleen car. I’m always a fan of quality built vehicles.
This one with it’s shape and design appears to achieve the speed partly with its good(?) aerodynamics and g-force implementation. Would be great to see the numbers on this car. I don’t like it but having been able to achieve this goal and its appearance is very intriguing.
Gripes, my spelling is atrocious tonight. So many corrections!