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The U.S. Air Force launched a new recruiting initiative last month featuring a couple of custom cars loaded with some seriously high-tech equipment. The first car is a white Ford Mustang called “X-1″ and the other is a black Dodge Challenger called “Vapor.”
X-1 is the mightier of the two with a 500 hp 4.6-liter V-8 built by Ford Racing. Inside the pearlescent painted exterior is a cabin that resembles a jet cockpit. Actually, theinterior resembles the Batmobile more than, say, a Lamborghini Reventón.
There is a single ejector seat in the middle (no word on whether it is functional); the manual transmission is controlled with a flight-stick shifter; and the driver sits in front of an advanced instrument panel. Some of the X-1′s other neat features include a concealed motorized steering wheel, custom pedals, GPS transponder, and innovate display that features a touch screen monitor and a sensor pack that displays night and thermal vision.
Vapor is decked out in stealth-black radar-absorbing paint. It also boasts a custom body kit, vertical doors with biometric access, and one-off carbon fiber wheels. It also has a custom stealth exhaust that can make the car virtually silent with the flip of a switch.
The interior of Vapor is complete with aircraft-style controls, including a passenger-side steering wheel for a copilot and a command center with high-tech instrumentation and three screens. It also boasts a computer system allowing for unmanned remote access, integrated thermal imaging camera, and a 360-degree surveillance camera.
Galpin Auto Sports was commissioned build the two supercars. Galpin Auto Sports is known forits custom vehicles like KITT from the 2008 “Knight Rider” series, and forits shop, featured on MTV’s “Pimp My Ride.”
The 2009 Super Car Tour kicked off in Austin, Texas, where the vehicles made their public debut. They will tour high schools and a variety of Air Force-sponsored events to drum up interest in the Air Force’s exciting opportunities to work with the latest technology. The Air Force hopes to recruit hands-on people to serve in critical Air Force jobs.
Source: U.S. Air Force
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