I've seen the prototype car they did a lot of development for Ellison's car. It's pretty impressive (this coming from a manufacturing engineer). Also, if you're in the Provo, UT area and like cars, think about dropping by for a visit. They seem quite open to visitors to come check out their facility and see what they're working on.
The craftsmanship of the body is mind boggling, realizing it was pounded by hand out of flat sheet aluminum into a body that is entirely compound curves and then polished to a mirror finish.
The machining is also mind boggling, the time that went into programming all the tool paths so that the tool marks left after the machining operations were "right" (mentioned in Chapter 10: Machining) had to have been immense.
Making bodies like that isn't uncommon when dealing with street rods with metal bodies. They don't say, but they probably also used an English Wheel - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Wheel
Tool marks add to the texture and thus can add to the beauty of a piece. They add interest and engage your eye and mind, drawing your eyes through and around the features of the piece, revealing the path of the tool.
Yeah, I hadn't see it and this is right up my alley.
I think once something is around a year old it really isn't a dup anymore, but rather a "classic" if it gets the votes. The classics I post in my Hacker Newsletter each week usually get a lot of clicks because of this.
