John Hennessey Performance. His company also makes its own vehicle, the Venom GT, arguably the world's fastest production car. It's been clocked at 265.7 mph!
SEALY - In 1991, John Hennessey was building hot rods out of a Houston apartment near the corner of Chimney Rock and the Southwest Freeway... 'The fast and the serious about speed; http://tinyurl.com/njvldu7 <http://tinyurl.com/njvldu7> <http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/The-fast-and-the-serio\ us-about-speed-4588372.php> 'Fast cars made by Houston-area company' Houston Chronicle: http://tinyurl.com/p8wdp63 <http://tinyurl.com/p8wdp63> > The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport? > > It's three-year reign as the world's fastest > production car has ended. Not with a bang, but > with a whimper. Or, rather, a technicality." > > "While a Veyron Super Sport did run 267.8 mph, > Bugatti speed-limits its production vehicles to > 258 mph," the company said in a statement. Thus, > at 265.7 mph the Venom GT is the fastest > production car available to the public." > > 'How a Texas Tuner and a Technicality Took Down > the World's Fastest Car' > Wired: > http://tinyurl.com/d5jhubg >
