[Shotimes] RE: OT - Another new car for the aquarium guy

[Paul L Fisher]

Ahhh. SO it was a Vanquish, not a 'cheap' DB 7. I have also seen a Mini
Cooper S, and a high end MB sedan and coupe.




Paul L Fisher

'99 Ford Taurus SHO Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic 63K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04

'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 182K Build date 11/18/1992 (Sold
3/27/04)




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From: John Stout [mailto:sho_man1@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 12:36 AM
To: Paul L Fisher; 'v8sho List'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: OT - Another new car for the aquarium guy



Milwaukee residents Jerry and Kathy Ritzow collect exotic cars, including an
Aston Martin Vanquish, two Corvettes and two Ferraris, which are housed in
the Ritzows' 4,700-square-foot garage. The Ritzows will receive their S7
within a week. They were the first to put a deposit down after Jerry Ritzow,
63, the owner of an aquarium-manufacturing company, saw photos of the S7 at
its unveiling at a press event in August 2000.

Both Ritzows drive their exotic cars around town and to work.

"This is a car that will not sit there and get dusted," Ritzow said of the
S7. "It's going to be where other people can see it."

The S7 is street legal and passes all required government certification
tests. Saleen spokesman John Dinkel calls it a "refined race car."

Although it has about the same width and length as a Mustang - about 78
inches wide and 188 inches long - the S7 is only 41 inches tall, compared
with the Mustang's 52 inches.

Touted as "the first American supercar," the S7 was designed with speed in
mind: light for its size and with a smooth and contoured shape.

The S7 was tested in a variety of locations, including tracks in Europe and
the now-closed El Toro Marine base. A slightly altered racing version of the
S7 was entered in 32 races in 2001, and it finished first in 19.

The S7 finished third in its class in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans
race in June 2001; it finished fifth in its class at the 2002 Le Mans race
last month.

"Racing translates to improvements in production," Dillon said.

"There's no better lab than the track."




Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:

Well, this explains some of it:



http://www.saleen.com/auto/S7/S7con.htm



He has Saleen S7 #1!

Paul L Fisher

1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.

See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO

Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com <http://www.paul-fisher.com/>
SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com <http://www.shoclub.com/>

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From: Christian Andretta [mailto:passport@optonline.net]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:53 PM
To: John Stout; v8sho List
Subject: RE: OT - Another new car for the aquarium guy



What state are the plates?

-----Original Message-----
From: John Stout [mailto:sho_man1@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:45 AM
To: v8sho List
Subject: Re: OT - Another new car for the aquarium guy

run the plates on the Vette and see what comes up ???

Seth Alan Kuiper <kuipersa@umich.edu> wrote:

Paul,

I still think there is more to his glass business than just Phish ;-)

Seth

On Apr 2, 2004, at 9:00 AM, Paul L Fisher wrote:

> Some of you may remember the post I made about the awesome cars parked
> in the same parking spot in front of the All-Glass Aquarium building
> just down the street from my work. Today there is a new one, an Aston
> Martin. Ill actually drive through the parking lot at lunch and see
> if it is just a DB7 or if its a Vanquish.
>
> Since I had seen the Saleen S7, there was a high end Mercedes sedan, a
> Mini Cooper S and a bright yellow C5 Vette (license plates says 212
> MPH so its not stock).
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
>
> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
>
> See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
>
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
>
> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
>


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