1965 427 LeMans Cheetah EXP Aluminum body proto-type 1of1 Bill Thomas Chevrolet (2024)

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How many Bill Thomas cheetahs were made? ›

This estimate is based on the number of fiberglass bodies produced by the chosen manufacturer selected by Thomas and by the documented production number of the last known original Cheetah. Bob Auxier of BTM Race Cars places the number at 19 chassis and 33 bodies.

Chevrolet withdrew support, and the last Cheetah was completed in the fall of 1965. The exact number of cars built is still unclear, but it is somewhere around 15. At least one was a roadster, and prices ranged from $7,500 for a street car to $12,000 for one of the race-prepped monsters.

GM's upper management squelched Chevy's back-door tech assistance to Bill Thomas' Cheetah program, and his Anaheim, California, shop suffered a fire, trashing his production tooling after only 21 cars were built. (13 of those are known to have survived.)

In race trim, the Cheetah was capable of over 210 mph (338 km/h), which was insane for the 1960s. The car featured independent suspension all-around and featured NASCAR brakes. The main focus was the engine, as the Cheetah was designed around it.

The HD Universe rendition of the Cheetah is primarily based on the Ferrari Enzo, with major elements taken from the Pagani Zonda. The carbon fibre stripe on the bonnet resembles that of the Pagani Zonda Tricolore.

A Ferrari Enzo can accelerate to 97 km per hour in 3.14 seconds, whereas cheetahs can go from 0 km to 104 km per hour in three strides in only 3 seconds. Amazing, is it not? How does this happen?

The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal. They can run as fast as a car on the interstate—up to 70 mph. And they can reach that speed in just 3 seconds!

The wheelbase was 90.0 inches with a 59.0-inch front and 57.0-inch rear track. Brakes were drums all around behind 15-by-7.0-inch American Racing magnesium wheels. The heart of the diminutive beast was a fuel-injected 327-cubic-inch Chevrolet V-8 mated to an aluminum Corvette four-speed.

Originally created as a cheaper utilitarian vehicle, the Ford Woody quickly turned into one of the most iconic and recognizable cars of all time. This car was purchased in Hartford, Connecticut in 1941, and was driven by a chauffeur for a West Hartford family.

Chevrolet Cheetah 1964, also known as (Killer Cobra)

How much is the Cheetah kit car? ›

Shell Valley sells Cheetahs in kit and turnkey-minus form. The latter versions are assembled at Shell Valley East, and start at $26,900 painted in your choice of colors and striping. All you add are the engine, tranny and driveshaft. Kits start at $15,990, so the choice is up to you.

For decades the Cheetah has been a bit of legend over in California, and with good reason. It all starts with these two statistics: 500+ horsepower in 1,500 pounds of weight. There's this as well: 215 mph at Daytona in 1964, and nearly 200 mph at Riverside, a much shorter track.

In addition to small and big-block Chevrolet powered cars, Cheetah Evolution has also produced various LS-powered cars, and even a V12 LS Cheetah that we saw firsthand at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Now in 2020, Craig has decided to sell Cheetah Evolution in order to better serve his Corvette restoration team.

he 1964 Cheetah Roadster CRO-SAL Special is a unique and rare racing car, designed by Bill Thomas in collaboration with Chevrolet, intended to compete with the Shelby Cobra. Modeled in Blender.