While the first deliveries of Nissan’s latest Z car are still quite far away, and racing is even further, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some action with members of the series. And against tough competition, above all.
autoevolution 8 Mar 2021, 21:55 UTC ·
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No, it s not a replica of the original GT500, but a so-called “Continuation series.” As some of you know, in 2001 Carroll Shelby gave his blessing to a company called Unique Performance to build no less and no more than 75 GT500 Continuation Super Snakes, but not long after that, it all went horribly wrong.
The company in question was called Unique Performance, and it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in late 2007, following a number of shady complaints from customers that put a deposit down and never got their car.
The Raven Black vehicle in this story is number 23 of only 43 completed cars and it has an interesting history of its own.