M4S PPG Turbo Interceptor

[qzone83]

This is going to seem off the wall, but does anyone know where any of the Dodge Turbo Interceptors are located? I've been trying to track one down for a long time with not much luck.

[iloveshelbys]

theres some guy who casted a few bodies of the car and has a website...donno what it is but im sure google would find it.

as for the engine, aparantly you can still buy the head brand new from the factory but would cost you around 10K

cheack these out

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t30107.html

cosworth???

[rb70383]

I love that car, and would love to build it as a kit car as well.
http://www.thewraithcar.com/

[Rearview]

As I recall, the car used a modified Ford/Cosworth 2.3 16V cylinder head. At the time, Chrysler and PPG were both claiming 440HP from a twin-turbo 2.2... not bad for the early mid-'80s. Of course, since then I've heard the claims spiral downward. Last I knew, the Walter P Chrysler Museum had one, the whereabouts of any other legit M4S is unknown (I think there was only one real car). Most of the cars used in "The Wraith" were rebodies that just looked like the M4S and used other structures/drivetrains.

If memory serves, the original car's PPG paint job alone cost almost $40,000. I worked for a parts store that sold PPG at the time that car showed up, and I seem to remember the rep telling me something like $37,000 just in paint.

[JandHbodies]

I took this about 2 weeks ago at the WPChrysler museum:


I also will soon work at the company that built them.

[rb70383]

Got any more pics of it? I love that car too.

[flimone]

noone have some videos of the PPG ?... i listen that in the year of film "the wraith" the ppg was a safety car of indianapolis

[Reaper1]

The paint on that car is an interesting topic. From what I remember reading somewhere it is actually a light brownish color and then they sprayed a candy black over it. This gave it the ability to "change colors" in different light.

If you watch The Wraith the ONLY scene where the real car is used is right at the end where Charlie Sheen hands the keys over to his brother and it is sitting outside the burger place.

The car appears black the entire movie, but if you look closly at that last scene you can see jsut a hint of the true color.

There were 2 engines built. One was the engine that was featured in Hot Rod(IIRC) that had the red valve cover, ect. That engine was mainly for display. The real engine is much more plain looking using a natural aluminum and black valve cover. There used to be some REALLY good pictures on the net of it, but I have NO idea where thye went. Once Pinacleceda(or however is was spelled) went away, a LOT of good information and such also dissapeared. Somebody *may* be able to use the "way back machine" on the web to bring it back up, but you have to know the exact web address last I checked, and links there don't work.

AFAIK there is only "1" real M4S, the one in the picture on this thread.

An interesting note: this car used an active aero system. The intake on the front of the car lead to a deflector that could be adjusted by the driver for frontal downforce. I *think* the rear wing had a similar feature.

That's all I can really remember right now....

[roachjuice]

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Originally Posted by Reaper1 The paint on that car is an interesting topic. From what I remember reading somewhere it is actually a light brownish color and then they sprayed a candy black over it. This gave it the ability to "change colors" in different light. If you watch The Wraith the ONLY scene where the real car is used is right at the end where Charlie Sheen hands the keys over to his brother and it is sitting outside the burger place. The car appears black the entire movie, but if you look closly at that last scene you can see jsut a hint of the true color. There were 2 engines built. One was the engine that was featured in Hot Rod(IIRC) that had the red valve cover, ect. That engine was mainly for display. The real engine is much more plain looking using a natural aluminum and black valve cover. There used to be some REALLY good pictures on the net of it, but I have NO idea where thye went. Once Pinacleceda(or however is was spelled) went away, a LOT of good information and such also dissapeared. Somebody *may* be able to use the "way back machine" on the web to bring it back up, but you have to know the exact web address last I checked, and links there don't work. AFAIK there is only "1" real M4S, the one in the picture on this thread. An interesting note: this car used an active aero system. The intake on the front of the car lead to a deflector that could be adjusted by the driver for frontal downforce. I *think* the rear wing had a similar feature. That's all I can really remember right now....

i should paint my glhs that color.........

[flimone]

wow u remember a lots of things... about the engine and the deflectors is very intresting... but someone knows if there are videos for example at the Chrysler museum about m4s? seems that "the wraith" is only place where see this car... incredible... maybe jake...jake... jameeeeee!!!!

[Reaper1]

Yeah...now if I could put that talent of remembering all that trivial crap to work remembering my physics formulas I'd be OK!!! LOL If only we could convince the instructors that they let us look stuff up in the "real world" and that they should prepare us for that by letting us practice it now!