Marty L sends us the Cheetah - a rare American sports car built between 1963 and 1966 by Chevrolet tuner Bill Thomas. The Cheetah features a front-mid engine placement - powered by a massive 327 or 383 cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 with the transmission connected directly to the differential.  It is extremely light at roughly 1,500 pounds, giving it an incredible power-to-weight ratio.  The Cheetah was designed to defeat the Shelby Cobra in road racing. Only about 11 to 23 original cars were made.
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