The accompanying pictures are
vidcaps from a Sky News piece about
Al Melling's new supercar - the Melling Hellcat. As the
video shows, Melling has a running prototype of the V10-powered car. The
prototype looks rather racy, sporting Viper-style like pipes, and in an
interview the designer confirms he's taking the new sportscar to Le Mans in
2007.
The car, the prototype of which is now in its final production stage in Mr
Melling's Rochdale factory, is a mean machine. Capable of reaching speeds in
excess of 200 mph, it is powered by a 700bhp 6.0 litre engine. It takes just 2.8
seconds to get to 60 mph. It's a classic front-engined, rear-drive coupe with a
carbonfibre monocoque body and chassis, with all independent wishbone
suspension. And what's more it weighs only 1,220 kg. At £100,000, it doesn't
come cheap.