School Me (he got schooled on the Pagani Zonda!)
07-20-05, 12:47 PM
#16
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Excellent background, 1Sick! Perhaps the Brazillian racer was Ayrton Senna?
That is the F in de Pagini Zonda F.
07-20-05, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Excellent background, 1Sick! Perhaps the Brazillian racer was Ayrton Senna?
The Zondas Carbon Fiber tub barely weighs 130lbs. This is the entire car.
And a correction on the cars he did for Lamborghini. The 1st one was the Countach QV, the 2nd the Countach Evoluzione. That car weighed 1,000 lbs
LESS than the regular Countach due to Pagani using Composites.
07-20-05, 01:37 PM
#20
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Yep. That car is awsome. I have seen Wyclefs Zonda on numerous occations. Its absolutely stunning. like a present day McLaren F1.
Heres a pic of his car that I took last summer at the Terror Squad Car Show...
Heres a pic of his car that I took last summer at the Terror Squad Car Show...
07-20-05, 01:44 PM
#21
Speaks French in Russian
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Sure. Pagani is the new "SUPERCAR" in Modena. The company is founded by Horacio Pagani. He was born in Brazil and was into cars his whole life. At the age of 20 he built and was racing his own car. He befriended a high-profile Brazillian racer (I forgot his name) who hooked him up with Lamborghini. It is said he packed, when to Italy, arrived and said "I don't care if I start sweeping floors, I am here to build the most beautiful car".
He was one of the first people to work on composites, i.e CARBON FIBER on production cars. His first effort was the 25th anniversay Countach. It weighed 400lbs less than the regular model!! He designed Lamborghinis and saw carbon fiber as the future.
He started his own carbon-fiber building company that even today, Lamborghinii contracts with. It took him 12 years to build the Zonda. He is, like Lexus, ABOUT THE DETAILS!! The cars are crafted by hand and everything has to be perfect. The cars are selling VERY well for him.
The name ZONDA is after a Brazillian Wind. He chose the V-12 AMG engine b/c the friend that hooked him up with Lamborgnini raced for Mercedes and said " If you build a car, it HAS to have a Mercedes engine". So he got hooked up there as well.
Currently he is working on the Zonda F, more power, its lighter, 20" wheels. He just started making the Zonda convertible, which b/c of the carbon fiber is as rigid as the coupe.
EVO and CAR claim this is the NEW top dog Supercar. THey love it.
He was one of the first people to work on composites, i.e CARBON FIBER on production cars. His first effort was the 25th anniversay Countach. It weighed 400lbs less than the regular model!! He designed Lamborghinis and saw carbon fiber as the future.
He started his own carbon-fiber building company that even today, Lamborghinii contracts with. It took him 12 years to build the Zonda. He is, like Lexus, ABOUT THE DETAILS!! The cars are crafted by hand and everything has to be perfect. The cars are selling VERY well for him.
The name ZONDA is after a Brazillian Wind. He chose the V-12 AMG engine b/c the friend that hooked him up with Lamborgnini raced for Mercedes and said " If you build a car, it HAS to have a Mercedes engine". So he got hooked up there as well.
Currently he is working on the Zonda F, more power, its lighter, 20" wheels. He just started making the Zonda convertible, which b/c of the carbon fiber is as rigid as the coupe.
EVO and CAR claim this is the NEW top dog Supercar. THey love it.
Sigh. Aiite Sick, I think you are on the verge of knowing to damn much.
Nice info though. I remember you telling me about how he used to work for Lambo in that other thread, but his background info is quite interesting. Maybe I should take notes.
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