Hennessey was started so its founder could afford to keep racing.
In 1991 John Hennessey modified the Mitsubishi 3000GT he drove every day, raced it up Pikes Peak, set a class record of 177 mph at Bonneville and drove it home. He had learned racing’s first rule, he said: to make a small fortune, start with a larger one. If Carroll Shelby could make a living building cars, so could he.
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