DREW PHILLIPS

Hennessey Blackbird Sells Out Within Hours of Monterey Debut!

Entire 71-car production spoken for the naturally aspirated V8 with manual transmission

Hennessey Special Vehicles has sold out the entire 71-car production run of its new Blackbird hypercar, with the final allocations claimed just four hours after the car made its public debut during Monterey Car Week in California.

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