Gerald Wiegert took about 20 years to develop his all-American supercar, unveiled in 1990, the Vector W8 was one thing really out of this world, a automotive that would rival the Lamborghini Countach when it comes to appears, the dashboard was created to imitate the cockpit of a fighter jet, and it even got here with shows as an alternative of dials, and a lot of switches and dials scattered everywhere in the inside, again within the early Nineties the MSRP for a Vector W8 Twin Turbo was a staggering $685,000.

Some sources state solely a complete of twenty-two models had been constructed till they filed for chapter within the mid-Nineties, different sources point out solely 17 models, whichever the quantity it appears chassis #017 was truly mr Gerald Wiegert’s private automotive, completed in a surprising black bodywork on chrome wheels and a black leather-based inside, however this particular automotive has been misplaced for many years now, till Curated in Miami situated it, and tries to place all the data collectively, that is what they got here up with to date: When Vector was taken over by Megatech within the early Nineties, this automotive together with many different belongings had been seized, as Weigert didn’t need to relinquish management of his firm. On the time, Megatech additionally owned Lamborghini, which they bought from Chrysler. Thus, this Vector W8 made it over to Lamborghini USA HQ in Jacksonville in some unspecified time in the future after its seizure by Megatech. Finally, the automotive ended up in Europe and was titled to Lamborghini USA, after which it traded palms to a personal collector.

Jerry Weigert had a long-existing lawsuit concerning this automotive, claiming it was his private property and never that of Vector Aeromotive Company. Sadly he handed away in 2021 earlier than the matter might be resolved. Nonetheless, the proprietor on the time has settled the case with the household, and the automotive has now been reunited with its authentic MSO! Nonetheless, extra particulars to discover about precisely what occurred with this automotive throughout its 25 years of obscurity, however we’re pleased that it’s again out within the mild!