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According to Wikipedia: Supervan[edit] The Supervan first appeared at the Easter 1971 meeting at Brands Hatch. A GT40 chassis and its mid-engined 400 bhp Ford V8 gave a standard pressed-steel Mark 1 Transit bodyshell a claimed top speed of around 150 mph. The vehicle had been built for Ford by Terry Drury Racing.[1] Externally the van appeared very like a standard Transit, in Ford's racing livery of white with low horizontal triple blue stripes.[2] The wheel arches were flared to almost cover the wider wheels, but this was barely more noticeable than the extensions fitted to the production long-wheelbase Transit. Aerodynamics of the high-mounted bodyshell were crude though, and although the van was usually demonstrated with drag starts, body lift limited its top speed on a track. In 1978 the Transit was redesigned as the Mark 2, with quite different looks. Supervan's appearance now looked dated and no longer suitable for promoting the 'New' Transit. |
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Yes. Or at least that is the claim and unless somebody got really creative the camera times and dates at the top line up. There is a whole story on it someplace in the internet. I must have watched it about 200 times when I stumbled across the story.
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There also seems to be a lot of evidence it was faked, mostly around lighting and such. Sort of like the Moon landing I suppose but this makes more sense.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qr39-pbSqA"]Fake or Not? Man Struck By Lightning Twice - Learn the Truth! - YouTube[/ame]
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Interesting, though.
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Don't disagree, although I did notice the scorch marks seem to grow a bit after the fact. Maybe wet scorch marks!?
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I can imagine wetting oneself after being struck by lightning. If it's fake it's a damn good one.
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My thoughts as well.
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Not sure if this is allowed here, so I'll just post the link... (Man sliding in men's locker room)
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