Startup U.S. automaker Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus beats Ford in Baja 1000
The second time was not the attraction for the Ford Bronco R race truck.
(Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus)
The Bronco completed second in class to the SCG Boot from Connecticut-based Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus a yr after failing to complete the race as a result of a mechanical problem its first outing. Meanwhile, it was the Boot’s second-straight win in the grueling occasion.
The boutique automaker builds street-legal variations of its high-end race vehicles and lately added the Chevy-powered 4×4 to its lineup. The odd-looking off-roader is impressed by the Hurst Baja Boot raced by actor Steve McQueen in the late Sixties, which firm founder James Glickenhaus bought at public sale in 2010.
The Boot beat the Bronco in Class 2 by over 5 hours in the 1000-mile race and completed in forty second place general forward of the Ford in seventieth.
Glickenhouse operates underneath the auspices of the Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturers Act, though its final regulations have not yet been put into effect. The program permits firms to construct as much as 325 historic duplicate vehicles yearly with out having to satisfy all present security requirements.
(Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus)
The Boot is priced barely larger than the manufacturing Bronco that goes on sale subsequent June, to say the least. Prices for the Boot begin at $258,750 for a two-door and $287,500 for a four-door 460 hp mannequin, whereas a two-door Bronco’s base value is $29,995 and a four-door’s $34,695.
