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Vector Motors Corporation is an automobile manufacturer originally based in Wilmington, California. Its history can be traced to Vehicle Design Force which was founded in 1971 by Gerald Wiegert. Vehicle production began in 1989 and ceased in the 1990s. The company was recently revived (as Vector Motors Corporation), and is currently developing a new supercar. Vector is credited as America's first attempt to compete with European performance car manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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Wiegert and his personal car, a Vector W8 Gerald Alden Jerry Wiegert is an automobile designer and manufacturer. ...
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Vector W2 The Vector W2 was a Concept Car created by Vector Supercars in 1981. ...
The Vector W8 was the first American super car, and was produced from 1989 to 1993. ...
The Vector WX-3 during the early 1990s. ...
The Vector WX-3 during the early 1990s. ...
The Vector M12 was a vehicle designed by the Vector Aeromotive Corporation, and was the first vehicle produced after the buy-out of the company from Jerry Wiegert by the Indonesian company Megatech. ...
Vector SRV8 The Vector SRV8 is a automobile made by Vector Supercars which is a Prototype. ...
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Origin In 1971, Gerald Wiegert, fresh from college, founded a design house called Vehicle Design Force,[1] and teamed up with Lee Brown to create a new car called The Vector. The Vector was said to have various powerplants including a DOHC Porsche engine and it would only cost US$10,000.[2] None of these plans came to fruition though, and while Wiegert planned production, it never happened. All that came of The Vector was an empty shell that was displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show.[1] Lee Brown left the design team shortly thereafter, and after The Vector was featured on the cover of Motor Trend magazine in 1972.[1] Wiegert renamed Vehicle Design Force to Vector Aeromotive after work began on a new project, the Vector W2. Image File history File links Vector_automobile_brochure_autoshow. ...
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Wiegert and his personal car, a Vector W8 Gerald Alden Jerry Wiegert is an automobile designer and manufacturer. ...
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Vector W2 The Vector W2 was a Concept Car created by Vector Supercars in 1981. ...
The Vector W2 In 1978, Wiegert created another car, called the W2. Like the first car, it was immobile at the time of its show debut, but in 1979, he got the car running.[2] During its lifespan, it got over 100,000 miles on its odometer, the most of any concept yet.[2] Image File history File links Vector4. ...
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Vector W2 The Vector W2 was a Concept Car created by Vector Supercars in 1981. ...
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The W2 was well loved by many magazines, and it was extensively tested by Motor Trend magazine and the British automotive television program Top Gear. However, Top Gear was ordered to not perform a top speed test on it, even though Vector claimed it was capable of 230 mph.[2] Motor Trend is one of the oldest automotive magazines still publishing. ...
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AutoWeek published an article comparing Wiegert to Peter Pan and compared the Vector headquarters to Neverland. Wiegert sued AutoWeek and the author Dutch Mandel. Courts cleared AutoWeek and Mandel. Wiegert appealed verdict and AutoWeek settled to stop legal bills from building. [3] This article is about the play by J.M. Barrie. ...
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Vector W8 In 1989, Wiegert's company, now known as the Vector Aeromotive Corporation, began production of the W8 (an evolution of the W2). Financial backing came from public stock offerings and various lawsuits including suits against the Goodyear Tire Company (trademark infringement with the Vector brand of tires) and Vantage cigarettes.[2]The W8 was basically a reengineered W2, of which 2 prototypes were made (only one running). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 177 KB)this is da s a m o b i l File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Vector W8 was the first American super car, and was produced from 1989 to 1993. ...
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One particular black W8 was sold to famous tennis player Andre Agassi. Since Vectors were hand built, it took time to build one, but Agassi demanded that the company deliver his W8 regardless.[4][3] Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. ...
They delivered the car as promised. They told him that he could display it, but warned him not to drive it until the final work was completed. He ignored the warning, though, and drove it hard around his yard. As a result, the car's 600+ hp engine backfired, causing the destruction of the exhaust system and the rear interior.[4] This article is about a unit of measurement. ...
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He complained to Vector Aeromotive, causing Wiegert to give a US$455,000 refund to Agassi so he could avoid any negative publicity from the media. This attempt failed, however.
Repairs on Agassi's W8 were finished and the car was sold again. A total of 17 Vector W8 cars were built for public sale.[3]
The Vector W8 did manage a brief foray into the spotlight of the film-going general public when a red version of the car was used in the 1993 film Rising Sun, driven by a Japanese businessman.
Avtech WX-3 Wiegert displayed his next version of the Vector at the Geneva Auto Show in 1993. The Avtech WX-3 coupe, along with a roadster version, the Avtech WX-3R, was a further evolution of the W8 design. Only the 2 WX-3 prototypes were built, a coupe and a roadster. The WX-3 was planned to have 3 different engine options. A 600hp "basic" V-8, an 800hp "tuned" option, and a 1,200hp Twin Turbo option,[5] While the Coupe had the twin turbo engine (tuned to about 800hp) the roadster had the same Chevrolet engine as the W8.[2] When the WX-3 debuted in 1993, MegaTech, an Indonesian company, acquired a controlling interest in Vector. After Wiegert returned from the Geneva show, the Vector board asked Wiegert to relinquish control of the company and become the company's designer. He refused, and caused a lockdown on the Vector headquarters.[3] He was later fired from Vector Aeromotive.[3] The WX-3 Coupe was originally painted silver, but it was repainted teal-blue by Wiegert to match the teal-blue and purple logo of his Aquajet jet-ski company (The teal-blue coupe and purple roadster are featured as promo tool on the Aquajet website).[1] The Vector WX-3 during the early 1990s. ...
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The Vector W8 was the first American super car, and was produced from 1989 to 1993. ...
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The Vector M12 MegaTech moved Vector from the Wiegert-owned building in Wilmington, California, to Jacksonville, Florida, where the company could share office space with fellow MegaTech-owned automaker Automobili Lamborghini. Image File history File links M12. ...
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The new Vector Aeromotive Corporation created a car called the Vector M12, which was loosely based on the WX-3 but powered by a version of the Lamborghini Diablo V12 engine. Consequently, some work on the M12 was handled by Lamborghini. This, inevitably, resulted in the American formula being lost.[2] The Vector M12 was a vehicle designed by the Vector Aeromotive Corporation, and was the first vehicle produced after the buy-out of the company from Jerry Wiegert by the Indonesian company Megatech. ...
The Lamborghini Diablo was a high-performance supercar built by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. ...
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Production of the M12 began in 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida and the car was introduced at the 1996 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where two cars were on display. Production was shuttered late in 1996 when the $189,000 cars were not selling at their expected rate. Production resumed after MegaTech sold off Lamborghini (to Audi) and Vector (to management). By early 1999, only 14 M12s were produced due to a lack of engines from Lamborghini. Vector's contract for engines was not fulfilled primarily due to Vector's inability to pay Lamborghini.[3] It was alleged that Tommy Suharto, son of Indonesian strongman General Suharto and a MegaTech principal, illegally embezzled from the company for his own personal gain.[3] “Jacksonville†redirects here. ...
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Financial troubles within Vector were not helped by continued negative press coverage including Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear calling the M12 the worst car ever made.[3] Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. ...
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Vector SRV8 Vector reduced the cost of the M12 and created the SRV8. This new model had a Corvette engine and a Porsche transaxle.[3] Within days of the SRV8's public introduction, the company shut its doors, leaving only the one prototype ever built. The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ...
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It should be noted that, according to one story, Lamborghini took a W8 for payment for the engines,[3] but since it was property of Wiegert, he took the case to court. He won it back, yet Lamborghini, now owned by Volkswagen, never gave the car back.[3] Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...
Today After the remains of Vector Aeromotive were sold to American Aeromotive, Wiegert took back the assets of Vector and changed the company name from Avtech Motors to Vector Supercars, then finally to Vector Motors. Neither Wiegert nor American Aeromotive have produced cars, so it is unclear whether there will ever be another Vector produced.[2]
Vector WX8 For some time now there had been rumors about Wiegert developing a new car to bring Vector back to life, supposed to be called the WX-8. At the Concorso Italiano on August 18th 2006 Gerald Wiegert showed up in the V-8 Avtech prototype with a friend. He confirmed he is currently working on another supercar. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Gerald Weigert had the Avtech on display at the Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance on June 17, 2007. His business card for Vector Motors Corporation (Wilmington, CA) has him titled as "Chairman and CEO." He also announced that he plans to debute his new prototype at the 2008 LA Auto Show. Rodeo Drive sign Rodeo Drive (pronounced Spanish: ro-DAY-oh) generally refers to a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States, although the street stretches further north and south. ...
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At the 2007 LA Auto Show, Weigert presented a prototype of the WX8. The car is powered by a supercharged 10 litre all-aluminium V8 with a projected output of 1,850 horsepower, which would make it more powerful than the Bugatti Veyron and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT. Vector claims a top speed of 275 mph.[6] The Bugatti Veyron 16. ...
The American-built SSC Ultimate Aero TT is a supercar built by Shelby Super Cars (SSC) in order to rival the new Bugatti Veyron with speeds of over 250 mph (400 km/h) and a 0-60 mph time of 2. ...
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- Vector Supercars
- Vector Aeromotive Club
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