The 2021 Ultima RS! This is about as close as you can get to having a racecar for the road. If you haven’t heard of Ultima, the company was actually brought to life by another known name in the automotive industry, Lee Noble. Engineer & designer, Lee Noble, first ever launched an ‘Ultima’ model under his company Noble Motorsport. Under Noble’s ownership, three Ultima variants were produced (Mk1, Mk2, & Mk3), with a total production of about 26 total kits sold from 1983-1992. These early Ultima’s used a variety of different parts for example, the cars initially used Ford Cortina front uprights/brakes/steering & a V6 engine taken from a Renault 30. As time went on, many different parts were implemented for these builds, giving clients the freedom to create a truly unique machine. The first customer to buy an Ultima car, Ted Marlow, would subsequently go on to race his car successfully, achieving many race wins and lap records along side Lee Noble. After some more trial and error with both mechanics & races, eventually, in early 1992, Ted Marlow would actually go on to purchase the rights to all of the jigs & moulds for the current Ultima models, thus ending any future involvement from Noble Motorsport at the time. From here, Ultima Sports ltd. was formed by both Ted & Richard Marlow now based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Since forming this new entity, the company has offered a range of models which are supplied in component form, meaning, Ultima provides the parts needed for the client to construct their vehicle offsite for the US market. As for this specific car, this build originated first as an Ultima GTR, then became an Ultima Evolution, and finally is now built to be Ultima’s latest model, the RS. YouTube.com/AMMEDIANY for the full video!
How many made? one of under 25 total units worldwide and one of only a handful of completed running examples at the moment
Engine: 7.0L 427 LS7 V8 producing 800-850 horsepower
Debut: n/a
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Photo Credit: @am_media_ny
Research: @rarecarsonly