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Old 01-22-09, 12:59 PM
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INTERIOR/DASH--->
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Old 01-22-09, 01:07 PM
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Notice that there is no shifter. That is because it has a 3 speed automatic
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Old 01-22-09, 01:18 PM
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I think I have a hotwheels of that thing lying around here somewhere.
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Lawl, the seats say WX3-R.
That company just doesn't go away does it? Just won't die quietly.
The history of Vector is on par with Hennessey.
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Old 01-22-09, 02:16 PM
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don't care. still love it although I like the orig version better
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Old 01-22-09, 02:19 PM
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Gotta agree with Cherplex here on that interior....:BARF:
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Yep, interior is nasty for a supercar
KITT had a nicer interior than that.

Can't believe the chrome ignition switch is the same as our 79 chevette and skylark
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Old 01-22-09, 03:56 PM
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The vector was around 20 years ago. There was nothing like it in the world. It was THE supercar. It faded in and out until it just dissappeared .
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Doesn't the Ford GT qualify as a supercar?
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Wow that is one S.hitty interior.
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Originally Posted by JKA.nyc
Doesn't the Ford GT qualify as a supercar?
The current Ford GT was released in 2000 I believe. The GT40 from back in the days was a purpose built race car.
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Old 01-22-09, 09:28 PM
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Historically the company is strange because they keep fading in and out. I am assuming that there have been a bunch of owners. All I know is when I first saw one when I was a kid it moved me in a way few cars at the had
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I love car from Vector, reminds me of Gran Turismo 2 on the Playstation. :P

The interior is not that bad.
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I had a big poster of a slightly different silver vector right by my bed in junior high. There were several different models and some looked great while others looked very odd.

There was a red Vector like the one pictured in a movie called "Rising Sun" with Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, it gets destroyed in the movie after a brief chase.
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