The Light Car Company Rocket is an ultra-lightweight, open-cockpit road car designed by Formula 1 engineer Gordon Murray and former racing driver Chris Craft.  Built to mimic 1950s Grand Prix race cars, it weighs under 850 pounds and features a tandem two-seater layout - with the rear seat residing beneath a removable passenger cover.  The Rocket is powered by a high-revving 1,000cc Yamaha EXUP/Genesis inline-four motorcycle engine producing roughly 143 to 147 horsepower - allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 3.8 seconds with a top speed of over 140 mph.  Only around 35 to 50 total examples were ever hand-built, making them exceedingly rare collector items today.
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