The original Mormon Meteor III had a Curtiss aircraft engine that displaced 1,670 cubic inches. This weak facsimile only has 543. The Meteor had 750 hp, this copy has 330.
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The one thing the Metro version has going for it is that it will seat 40 people, with room for at least 40 more standing. The Meteor? Seats only one. I won’t even mention carbon footprints.
The exhibit this bus is advertising is Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile. It will be on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts until September 16. Tickets for adults are $18.
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This bus-conversion-to-car is much better than the Corvette that one of the local Chevy dealers did a few years back. Proportions are almost right!