I saw a Piranha

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:11 pm

us michigan folks have cars in our blood and when it gets warm out we go cruising.i know most of you have heard of the woodward dream cruise well there are alot of citys around doing there owen cruise and today i was at one and i saw a piranha at first i thought it was an ASC. the car is extreamly neet and i do have pictures that i took with my cell phone (all i had). the plate on the car was 1 of 8. i had to take some one that was with me home and when i went back it was gone... i wish i would have got to talk to the owner.

happy fathers day to all of you dads out there...

~Peter

Post by **negusm** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:18 pm

...but you were right...a Piranha IS an asc...just converted...again

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:34 pm

I hope we get to see the pics. It was black, correct ? I read about the car & the owner on the web.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:44 pm

sorry you guys havent heard from me in so long i have been so busy with school and my new job yeah sandy it was a black vert. it kinda looked like an ASC but the top only had 1 window in the rear unlike how the ASCs have 3 it had verry simular wheels too verry verry verry neet car i still have the pictures on my phone i have to ask someone at Verizon how to email them to myself so i can post them

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:25 pm

I read an article on the web about the car & it's car-designer owner, with a sorta crummy picture of it. I believe it's one of 8 made, 4 originally remaining in America. I (now) wish I had saved the article. Maybe I did.....needle in a haystck syndrome.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:10 pm

tfs2121 wrote:sorry you guys havent heard from me in so long i have been so busy with school and my new job yeah sandy it was a black vert. it kinda looked like an ASC but the top only had 1 window in the rear unlike how the ASCs have 3 it had verry simular wheels too verry verry verry neet car i still have the pictures on my phone i have to ask someone at Verizon how to email them to myself so i can post them

Here is a link to the car & man you saw:--

http://www.panteracars.com/PantherSpots102003a.pdf

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:19 am

i dont think the car i saw was owend by that guy it had a michigan plate on it the plate was "1 of 8"

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:17 am

2 WERE NOTCHBACKS, 2 WERE HATCHBACKS & 4 WERE CONVERTS. OF THE CONVERTS, 2 WERE BLACK, ONE WAS RED AND ONE WAS BRIGHT BLUE.

RON CAYCE WAS COMPANY OWNER/FOUNDER,
BARRACUDA ENTERPRISES WAS THE METAL POUNDER.
DENNIS FLICK, JR. DID SOME OF THE DESIGN.
FOUR OF THE 8 UNITS WERE SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST,
LEAVING A MERE 4 IN AMERICA. THE COMPANY DISBANDED
WITHIN A YEAR. CAYCE WENT INTO MOTORCYCLES.

cobrajeff · Post by **cobrajeff** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:58 pm

Here is a picture of the blue pirahna convertible that was displayed at the Detroit AutoRama a few years back.

I talked to Ron Cayce about the car, but was unable to schedule a follow-up visit for more pictures and information.

I thought the lower grille area was a little "Cobra-esque", even with the fog lights. The whole front end (hood and tops of fenders) tilted forward like a late-model 'Vette (or an old XK-E). More pictures are posted in the Gallery.

regards,

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Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:16 pm

That black '82 ascMcLaren Mustang was made by Barracuda Enterprises (Metalpounder) and Peter Muscat and was "THE" car Muscattook to FoMoCo Ford Division to get corporate sponcership and they turned him down! Sent him over to Mercury Division who wanted a 'Vert, as'Verts were coming back (Rviera, Eldorado, Dodge 400, LeBaron, etc). Mercury liked it...and well the rest was history....

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