How many "Spyders" are there????

[Lamonster]

There's the Can-am Spyder http://spyder.brp.com

the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/jsp/spyder/08/index.do?loc=en-us

the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder Megasite http://www.3000gtspyder.com

the Maserati Spyder http://www.reviewcars.com/2006/maserati_spyder.html?gclid=CKTEqt3A7I0CFQwsOAod9Ab itA

the U-E-V Spyder http://www.universalelectricvehicle.com/spyder.html

the Vintage Spyders http://www.vintagespyders.com

and who knows how many other "Spyder" brands out there. :dontknow:

[Twodog185]

Porsche 910
1967

Nombre d'exemplaires produits: 29
Moteur: 6 cylindres en lignes - 2 soupapes par cylindre
Cylindrée: 1999.6cm³
Puissance: 250 chevaux
Poids: 600 kilos
Vitesse maxi: 265.5 km/h
http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/513/584/20060930/dyn004_original_670_442_pjpeg_2513584_5adffc754a9d 0fd25afe2c5e2bc451f6.jpg

[Twodog185]

Ferrari F430 Spider

That's a 483-hp, 4.3-liter V-8 tugging on your leash, so you'd better want to run. First gear stretches out to 8500 rpm, howling to make your shanks shake. Second gear should get you 60 mph in about 3.6 seconds and a misdemeanor conviction in four flat. Keep the hammer down through third, fourth, and fifth, and sixth will burn your scalp clean off at 186 mph, or so Ferrari claims.
June 2005

http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/buying_guide/ferrari/f430/2005_ferrari_f430/ferrari_f430_spider_first_drive_review/138857-1-eng-US/ferrari_f430_spider_first_drive_review_submodel_fu ll.jpg (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/droptop_depot/ferrari_f430_spider_first_drive_review+view-photos.html)

[Lamonster]

http://www.m109riders.com/forum/Smileys/default/oldpost.gif (javascript:void(0);)

You probably posted to this when I had the sort order all messed up. :opps:

[Twodog185]

It was before coffee.

[Lamonster]

:coffee:

It was before coffee.

[COSpyder]

My snowboard jacket is a Spyder!

[Greg H.]

This is probably the ultimate Spyder of all-time. The Porsche 917/30 Panzer 1,400 horsepower on demand at the turn of a knob. Funny thing is; this is the car that is considered responsible for killing the "Can-Am" series! :shocked:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sowhatsitcalled/images/333333/Watkins_Glen-1973-07-22c-006.jpg

It is perhaps the most powerful racing car to attack a road course; the most powerful racing car designed to travel more than a 1/4-mile at a time: the Porsche 917/30.

Its all-conquering twin-turbo flat-12 engine produced a reliable 1,100 bhp at 7,800 rpm and 19 psi of boost. For short bursts, the pilot could command a staggering 1,500 Bhp by turning up the boost to a piston-melting 32 psi with the twist of a knob. Accompanying all this power is the handling of an F1 car!
When the FIA put an end to the 917 sports car it didn't come as any great defeat to Porsche. The company from Stuttgart was already eyeing the Can-Am series and the SCCA was ready to welcome them with open arms. Though a 16-cylinder engine was considered for use in Can-Am, it was eventually decided to turbo-charge the existing 12-cylinder motor that had already brought so much success.

Roger Penske and Mark Donohue were awarded the honour of representing Porsche in the Can-Am. Having earned a Can-Am Title in 1972 with the 917/10, development of the 917/30 became highest priority. Donohue and Penske spent countless hours putting miles on 917/30-001; an adjustable wheelbase test mule.
Development of the 917/30 resulted in a 7.5 inch longer wheelbase than the 917/10. The engine displacement was increased from 5.0- to 5.4-liters, boosting power to over 1100bhp and a staggering 820lb-ft of torque! But the 917/30 was hardly a "slippery" aerodynamic shape and the extra power didn't actually result in greater speed. Content to run less Downforce, Donohue convinced Porsche to endow the new car with the long Le Mans tail, finally allowing it to reach a top speed of 240mph.

Factory computed performance figures suggest that the 917/30 would rocket from a standstill to 60mph in 2.1 neck-snapping seconds, and 100mph came only 1.8 seconds later! From the moment the 917/30 Works Prototype was born to the time Porsche repeated as Can-Am Champion, few would deny that Donohue had an unfair advantage!

[TJ_Spyder]

And there is the Spyder paintball line:

http://www.spyder.tv/

[Star Cruiser]

And the Fiat Spyder
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:27_cDTQdRwkJ::www.ronalusa.com/cars/fiat_spider/fiat_spider_rt.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/fiat_spider/fiat_spider_rt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/fiat_spider.html&h=351&w=640&sz=80&tbnid=27_cDTQdRwkJ::&tbnh=75&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfiat%2Bspyder&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=2&ct=image&cd=1)