Hot Wheels has selected a 1978 Porsche 928 as a 2022 Legends Tour finalist, and a look at the spec sheet suggests the coupe deserves this accolade. Extensively modified, it has been alchemized into a dragster powered by a huge, supercharged V8 engine.
Porsche offered the 928 exclusively with a V8 engine, but nothing so big or powerful ever fell between the model’s long fenders. The coupe, owned by Dan Humphreys of Midlothian, Texas, is powered by a 9.4 liter (572 cubic inch) V8 built by Steve Morris and equipped with a 9.8 liter Whipple supercharger. It is reportedly capable of making over 3,000 horsepower. Sending that power to the curb required mounting 17-inch-wide rear tires, and Hot Wheels claims this 928 can cover the quarter mile at 184 mph in 7.38 seconds.
Humphreys didn’t try to build a wolf in sheep’s clothing: the engine sticks right through the hood. The list of changes made to this 928 also includes side-mounted tailpipes, a rear spoiler, two parachutes and blue paint that earned it the “Super Shark” nickname.