When new, W8’s were a bit disappointing due to their primitive transmission and a general air of unrealized potential, but the passage of time has softened their flaws and enhanced the charms of their truly exotic construction and ambitious aircraft-inspired features. The auction house estimates the car will bring between 300,000 and 450,000. We’ve heard of replacement windshields costing as much as $20k - fortunately the one fitted to this example looks to be in good shape. This car is set to cross the auction block on January 17. A rare 1992 Vector W8 Twin Turbo will pass through RM Auctions Monterey auction block in August. Despite the well-publicized breakdown of Andre Agassi’s W8, the cars were said to have been designed to last the life of their owner with reasonable maintenance. MegaTech then launched the W12, using Lamborghini's 5.7. Boost was driver-adjustable between 8 and 14 PSI, with advertised power of 650 HP and 649 lb-ft of torque at the 8-lb setting. A few years after W8 production ended in 1992, Wiegert lost control of Vector to Indonesian firm MegaTech, which also bought Lamborghini. The engine shown here is also from a different car, but all W8’s were powered by the same Chevy 350-based Rodeck race block with twin turbos. The dash shown below is identical to this car’s but (possibly) from a different chassis. We love how the switchgear looks like it could have been cribbed from a long-range bomber or nuclear submarine. A large, orange-on-black mil-spec screen is configurable to display engine and chassis data and also is used as a speedometer and tach in place of conventional analog gauges. The left-side sill is massive and houses a jet-throttle-style gear selector for the 3-speed automatic transmission. The interior seems to be in very nice condition with only a little wear on the driver’s power Lear seat detracting from an otherwise factory-fresh appearance. Silver suits the car well, given its aerospace DNA. Those included a bonded-aluminum monocoque chassis, 5,000 aircraft-spec rivets, aluminum-honeycomb floor pan and Kevlar and carbon fiber body panels. What was the lowest recorded sale price for a Vector The lowest. 22.ĭesigner/founder Gerald Wiegert called his company “Vector Aeromotive” as a reference to the aerospace-derived engineering and construction methods used in his cars. The highest recorded sale was 720,000 for a 1991 Vector W8 Twin Turbo on January 17 2020. Find it here at McCormick’s Auctions in Palm Springs, California where it’s scheduled to cross the block Feb. Following the illegal sale (see history) of Vector Aeromotive Corporation to Megatech, the legal battle waged by Gerald Wiegert was successful and Vector. There’s little written information offered, but photos show an apparently clean car in condition appropriate to an essentially as-new, little-driven uber-exotic.
The listing says the car is one of 18 remaining in existence (reportedly, 19 - two prototypes and 17 for public sale - were built between 19). The auction house estimates the car will bring between $300,000 and $450,000.This 1993 Vector W8 (VIN: 1V9VW2620PW048016) is said to be a one-owner example with 2,100 original miles. This car is set to cross the auction block on January 17. The instrument cluster also has a compass, an hour counter, and more buttons and switches than you’ll know what to do with. It’s pretty futuristic for the time, with a large screen to the left of the steering wheel. The interior of the car looks immaculate. When new, Vector claimed a 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds, which is still fast today. The transmission is a three-speed automatic, a General Motors find as well. Power in the Vector W8 is a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V8 engine pulled from the front-engined belly of a Corvette that produces 625 hp and 649 lb-ft of torque. The car has covered only 2,268 miles in its entire life. This original owner kept the car in his collection until this auction, so it has been well cared for. It was ordered in 1989 and delivered in 1991. It’s a wild wedge shape, and in purple, it looks even more outlandish.
#Vector w8 for sale serial number#
This particular car is serial number 009. The most shocking thing about the Vector W8 was how it looked. The model you see here is for sales at RM Sotheby’s auction in Arizona. The most shocking thing about the Vector W8 was how it looked. The Vector W8 Twin Turbo is a supercar from the late 1980s that is arguably one of the wildest from the era. Outbid the Others for This Purple Majesty
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