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Vector: America's First Supercar

  • 2025
  • 1h 56m
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Vector: America's First Supercar (2025)
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A small town kid moves to California to build America's first supercar meant to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. The 50 year history of Vector is told through interviews an... Read allA small town kid moves to California to build America's first supercar meant to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. The 50 year history of Vector is told through interviews and never before seen photos and videos.A small town kid moves to California to build America's first supercar meant to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. The 50 year history of Vector is told through interviews and never before seen photos and videos.

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    • Shannon Wafford
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    • Shannon Wafford
  • Stars
    • Shannon Wafford
    • Michael Lajtay
    • Gerald Wiegert
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      • Michael Lajtay
      • Gerald Wiegert
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    10BrandonB-99

    I didn't know if I'd like it, but I 100% did

    I just finished watching it. I had really low expectations, and I was honestly incredibly blown away.

    I've been a Vector fan since I was a kid in the 90s. Back in the 90s and 00s I would hunt down everything I could find on the internet about Vector. I was on the Vector forum and I was collecting images and videos I'd find online any time I saw one for sale. I thought that this video would likely be disappointing and just feature slideshows of images I already had seen and really common stuff. I was totally wrong. There was so much footage in this that I had never seen before, including some commercials from around the world that I had never seen, that I am incredibly impressed. Shannon did an impressive job on all of this. It also contained information that logically makes a bit more sense than the rumors and urban legends about Vector and Gerald. It's definitely worth watching, whether you are a casual fan of Vector or if you are a serious fan of Vector.
    10jasperhotmailcom

    History of Vector Automobiles

    An excellent documentary about the company and the man behind Vector! Many unseen photos and interviews with many of the people involved in the long storied history of this fascinating car company. The good as well as the bad! This is a deep dive into not only the car itself but the man behind it all, Jerry Weigert. From his childhood all the way through to the end is covered in this film. It left me wanting to know even more, however I think that would require an entire miniseries just to cover everything. Overall it is about a man chasing his dream and probably getting overly wrapped up in his own fantasies. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!
    10carloerubio

    Vector The Movie for the WIN!!

    I saw this movie in the theaters in Carmel Mountain (San Diego, CA). The movie was a really fun movie with lots of information on Vector Automobiles, very well done to keep your interest. The movie grasped as well as you never wanted it to end because there is so much cool and interesting history to take in. Director Shannon Wafford did an amazing job being on a shoe-string budget and edited it all himself.

    It had a lot of 80's nostalgia and historical facts that I never knew about the build of these cars which to this day haunts me to learn and want to see one in real life!

    I'd highly watch it again, it's that good and will continue to speak to people about it and tell them to watch the film!

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      Filmed in 3 countries over 6 years. Shannon Wafford the film's creator did all the filming, writing, editing, narration and created 90% of the background music himself. Besides traveling and filming and doing interviews with a dozen different people on location he also scanned over 3000 slides and photos for the documentary. The film was also financed entirely out of pocket by the the director Shannon Wafford.

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Sinsheim, Germany(Technik Museum)
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      • Snow Productions
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      • $20,000 (estimated)
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      • 1h 56m(116 min)
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      • 16 : 9

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