As freaky as the Californian's are, this COULD (hopefully isn't) be the real
deal....
You need the dayglo exterior colors, to make yourself safe and visible in
such a small vehicle.
Nah, I ain't buying it either.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 3:35 PM, <bighealey@charter.net> wrote:
> Well known British car restorer and long time fixture in the California
> club racing scene Ralph Chechonit heads a new company (CHEC) with a unique
> offering to battle the raising costs of gas. The new cars to be produced
> involve retrofitting older lightweight British and Italian Sports cars with
> moder Hybrid drivetrains. The new venture leverages older classic cars and
> new hybrid and electronic technology. A company spokesperson collaborated
> rumors of large government involvement and the use of stimulus funds rather
> than traditional start up venture capital.
>
> Having unveiled three prototypes including a convertible MGA, Austin Healey
> 100 BN2 model and an Alfa Romero GTV potential customers were clamoring to
> get orders in for their new cars. Spokesperson Debra Jaeger says company
> buyers have been buying up Austin Healeys and Alfa Romeros from eBay,
> Craigslist and private sellers in record fashion. She said the cars are
> stripped of their old motors and transmissions and retro fitted with
> electric hybrid power trains supplied by their Chinese affiliate in
> Shanghai. The interiors are replaced with synthetic velour in bright colors
> doing away with leather interiors that animal right activists might find
> offensive. The exteriors are painted in your choice of flourscent green,
> dayglow orange or banana peel yellow.
>
> The company has reportedly been buying large numbers of Austin Healeys and
> other cars as cores for their products. Per company President Chechonit the
> old original cars are loud, clunky and useless as a practical form of
> transportation. The resulting cars and much safer, more tame and lack the
> noisiness of the originals which typically are gross polluters anyway. As
> he says we are taking useless old junk and making a real useful and
> desirable product.
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