Doesn't mention anything like 0-60 or 1/4 mile times. I can't tell how well the 1300+ hp translates into real world stats.
Impressive for sure though. Being reported to Homeland Security is funny.
Impressive for sure though. Being reported to Homeland Security is funny.
Of particular note "you drive the car up to about 90 miles an hour and you spool up the jet"--it will just slide at lower speeds, and you will have no control. So the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are just whatever you get in a stock beetle carrying an extra 300 lbs.
"So they wanted $2,000 for the missile," Patrick said, "and I had a bottle of ouzo and after a while I got them down to a grand." He still hasn't got the 35-foot-long missile, but he does know what he'll do with it once it clears U.S. customs. (Good luck.)
"I want to build a missile silo on my front lawn," he said. "It'll have those electric-opening silo doors and I'll have a set of lights for it. Then, at night, I open the silo doors and raise the missile up, with those lights on it."
This guy is a dream come true. He's like a version of Woz with a flair for surplus weaponry. It's fantastic.
Also, imagine having the connections to buy a Mach 3 missile that shot down Gary Powers for less than a Macbook. I wonder if a launcher is included.
Guessing he is single, close to it, or coupled with someone just as adrenaline powered :)