The Vector
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The Vector was an automobile
prototype
built by Vehicle Design Force of California. The non-running concept was shown at the 1972 Los Angeles Auto Show. Gerald Wiegert
, the car's designer, said that it would be powered by a DOHC Porsche engine and would be sold for $10,000. By 1980, the car had evolved into the running Vector W2
prototype.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
built by Vehicle Design Force of California. The non-running concept was shown at the 1972 Los Angeles Auto Show. Gerald Wiegert
Gerald Wiegert
Gerald Alden "Jerry" Wiegert is an inventor, entrepreneur, automobile designer, and manufacturer. Born in Detroit, Michigan he created the Vector, a high-performance sports car intended to be America's answer to European cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche...
, the car's designer, said that it would be powered by a DOHC Porsche engine and would be sold for $10,000. By 1980, the car had evolved into the running Vector W2
Vector W2
The Vector W2 is a concept car created by Vector Motors in 1980. It has a twin-turbocharged 350 cid Chevrolet V8 engine that produces over 600 hp and over 600 ft·lbf of torque...
prototype.