This is a 2007 SSC Ultimate Aero TT (1S9SA28447W944004). This car was built in limited numbers by SSC North America (formerly Shelby SuperCars) from 2004-2013. In 1999, an engineer by the name of Jerod Shelby founded Shelby SuperCars with a goal in mind of developing an American-made supercar. The companies name was later changed to become SSC North America in order to differentiate themselves from Carroll Shelby’s iconic Shelby American company, which has no relation to SSC. After much time was spent engineering, designing and developing between Jerod Shelby and his team, SSC North America eventually introduced their first ever prototype in 2004, and it was officially named the SSC Aero SC/8T prototype (001). With things quickly advancing for SSC after developing a total of 3 SC/8T prototypes, by the year 2006, the company would have already built its first ‘production car’, a ‘Cobalt Blue’ car called the Ultimate Aero TT. In 2007, the team achieved an official Guinness World Record for ‘the fastest production car in the world’ with the second production car built 002. The carbon-fiber and titanium constructed Ultimate Aero TT managed to set a speed record of 412.28 km/h (256 mph), the average of two runs in opposite directions in accordance with the FIA Speed Records rules. The prototype SC/8T cars made use of a variety of supercharged V8 engines, while the TT cars were powered by a series of twin-turbocharged V8 engines. The SSC Ultimate Aero cars were continuously enhanced (more power, new bodywork, better brakes, etc.) as the years went by, ultimately culminating in the companies final variation, the one-off 6.9L all-aluminium twin-turbocharged V8-powered Ultimate Aero XT in 2013. The Ultimate Aero has since been replaced by the companies newest project, known as the Tuatara in 2020.
How many made? 14 across all variants (3 SC/8T prototypes, 10 TTs, and 1 XT)
Engine: SSC-designed 6,300cc twin-turbocharged V8
Debut: 2005 Concorso Italiano in Monterey, CA
Top Speed: approximately 257mph
0-60mph: around 2.7 seconds
Photo Credit: @nickfernau_photography
Research: @rarecarsonly
2007 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
27.08.2024
SSC North America