1972 Pontiac "LeSupra" LeMans. Just click on the image to start a slideshow!
[...] “We are putting a 1991 3.0 Toyota Supra engine in a 1972 Pontiac LeMans,” said Ralf. “Maybe you have seen it already.” With those words, Ralf went from garage rat to post-modern rod hero. - Hemmings Motor News, May 22, 2007
[...] Sushi mit Ketchup? Das ist schlimm. Noch schlimmer ist es für Puristen, wenn japanische Motoren in Musclecars verpflanzt werden, in uramerikanische Kultautos. Ralf Becker hat es getan - die Fangemeinde ist zutiefst verstört. - SPIEGEL ONLINE, September 09, 2007
[...] we're going to keep an eye on these guys, you never know what kind of shenanigans those Germans are getting into. - Jalopnik.com, February 19, 2008
Facts
- 1972 Pontiac LeMans 2dr sedan, 1970 front clip
- 1991 Toyota Supra 7M-GTE (3.0 litre (2954 cc), 24-valve, tubocharged)
- Eagle Rods
- JE Pistons
- Haltech E6X
- Eibach Springs and Spacer
- AEZ Nemesis
- Toyo tires
- Liquid to air intercooler
Partner
- West Coast Resto
- Cars From USA
- AEZ
- Eibach
- Toyo
- Style Deluxe
Documentation
- Chromjuwelen Articles: http://www.chromjuwelen.com/de/german-engineering/chromjuwelen-garage/
- "LeSupra" Fotogalerie: http://www.chromjuwelen.com/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,198/?g2_itemId=21152
- "LeSupra" Filme: http://www.chromjuwelen.com/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,198/?g2_itemId=95814
Press (Online)
- May 22, 2007, Hemmings Blog: "Fast, anti-furious: Supra-LeMans"
- May 22, 2007, Hemmings Blog: "The Tao of the Supra-LeMans: Ralf speaks"
- May 24, 2007, Autoblog.com: "It's a mad world: Meet the Supra-LeMans"
- May 25, 2007, Engine Swap Depot: "Pontiac LeMans with Supra 7M-GTE"
- May 26, 2007, TMRtuned: "Cross-Pacific Cross-Breeding: Pontiac LeSupra"
- May 26, 2007, CarDomain: "Toyota Powered Pontiac"
- September 20, 2007, TMRtuned: "Pontiac LeSupra, Alive And Kicking"
- September 25, 2007, SPIEGEL ONLINE (inkl. Video): "US-japanischer Kultwagen: Sakrileg im Motorraum"
- October, 2007, Bild.de: "In diesem Ami-Schlitten schlägt ein Herz aus Japan"
- November 8, 2007, Auto Tuning News: "Japan-Amerikaner: Pontiac Supra-LeMans mit AEZ Nemesis"
- November 8, 2007, geileKarre.de: "Ralf Becker von "Chromjuwelen" tunt einen "alten Ami" mal anders. Manch eingefleischtem US-Car-Fetischist könnte das jedoch Tränen in die Augen treiben ..."
- Februrary 2, 2008, AUTO BILD Klassik: "Toyota Technik im Musclecar: Ein Typ aus zwei Welten"
- February 19, 2008, Jalopnik.com: "German Confounds Us With Pontiac LeSupra"
- February, 2008, Didn't You Hear...: "...It's Tuner Tuesday: Pontiac LeSupra"
- AEZ Wheels: "AEZ Nemesis auf Pontiac Supra-Le Mans: Ein Amerikaner mit japanischen Muskeln"
Press (Print)
- November 1, 2007, Hemmings Motor News: "Hamburg Jazz"
- Street Magazine
Presse-Clipping
- -> http://www.chromjuwelen.com/images/090824_LeSupra_Screenshots_I.zip
- -> http://www.chromjuwelen.com/images/090824_LeSupra_Screenshots_II.zip
- -> http://www.chromjuwelen.com/images/090824_LeSupra_Screenshots_III.zip
TV/Video
July 23, 2007 (see article "Pontiac ''LeSupra'' LeMans: Film")
September 7, 2007, SPIEGEL ONLINE
September 26, 2007, Motoso.de
June 9, 2008, Motoso.de
October 27, 2008, auto mobil, VOX, Trailer (see article "Pontiac ''LeSupra'' LeMans: TV Portrait (VOX)")
November 2, 2008, auto mobil, VOX (see article "Pontiac ''LeSupra'' LeMans: ''Er verliert. Hochgradig.'' (Film)")