Original owner of 650R

[GTS_venom]

Hi all,
I am in a process of buying 1997 Hennessey Venom 650R blue with white stripes and trying to track down the original owner. The Hennessey plaque says #17 and it was crafted for Ken Meade. Does anybody know anything on this car or the original owner?

Thank you
-G.

[plumcrazy]

you know the reputation hennessey has right ?

[AviP]

+1. The Venom cars were a disaster from a support standpoint. Hennessey did not stand behind his work.

[Vipes]

Don't know the original owner but I'm surprised nobody peeled off the plaque since it lowers value to most in the community that know about all the lawsuits.

[13COBRA]

It was built with the money from the original owners of #14, 15 and 16.

[GTS_venom]

Daaam... does everyone hates the Hennessey cars that much? I understand that he did some shady stuff with few but I was under the impression that the rest were quite impressive builds.

[GTS Dean]

He's been rebuilding his rep for a good while, but he burned quite a few people back in the day. This was a popular meme back before the term was even invented:

Hennescrewed.jpg

[M5toViper]

Was everyone made whole?

[13COBRA]

Was everyone made whole?

After lawsuits, yes.

[Frech]

I actually have nothing bad to say about my Venom 600. I've owned it for less than a year and I have no complaints regarding the build.
Although, I did call Hennessey to get some info on the engine upgrades and they were completely useless as a resource. I guess you can't expect a Texas, started in a garage, operation to keep any records or be any type of resource for second or third owners. In any case, my NA Venom RT/10 put down 500 wheel horsepower on 91octane pump gas, even though one of my cylinders has compression of 100psi, and two others are around 135.

[Rand1993]

GTS_venom. Just sent you a private message.