Article:

http://home.comcast.net/~hotrodhawk/...ID-979878.html

In short, it says that SLP owns the rights to the Judge badge and will offer GTO packages (Bobcat and Judge) that will reflect a "retro" theme that traditionalists can relate to. This is in response to GM taking the GTO badge in a "different direction". Bobcat to sport 389 HP and Judge with 421HP. Also a Z17 package for C5 vettes that have 3 levels of power upgrades up to 421HP.

 

Its niiccceeeeeee

 

You have to wonder about pricing, though. You could guesstimate $45k for a SLP GTO Judge; will traditionalists like that part? I guess we'll have to see how they execute the retro styling.

 

I thought SLP just went out of business or something?

 

Ya, I was under the same impression! What's the deal?

 

That link is someone's personal homepage. I also heard SLP closed its doors.

I'm guessing this one is

 

Not saying you all are wrong, but when did I miss that news?!?!

SLP's website is up and going fine. They just finished customer appreciation day 2003 last weekend! The article is a scan from a magazine dated October 2003.

I remember hearing that they were going to close an installation center, but that's all I ever heard!

Edit: The magazine is "SEMA News Monthly" You think they'd know about this.

 

It was last month.

Also don't forget, most magazine stories are written 4-6 months in advance of publication.

 

Heres a link to a thread about it...

 

Wow...geez...


So much for this piece of info. Apparently that's what they were planning on doing.....Too bad....

 

Wasn't the name "Bobcat" last used on the Mercury-badged version of the Ford Pinto? The name "Judge" was a reference to the Laugh In TV program from the 1960s. Talk about scraping the bottom of the pop culture barrel.

 

SLP never shut down, just the message board. As a matter of fact they just started making Mustang parts.

http://www.slpeng.com

http://www.slponline.com/

 

Now I'm really confused...

What was with the RedPlanet post then? Was that just the partnerships between GM F-body and SLP he was talking about?

 

That's what I thought, too...

TS

 

SLP did not shut down, only the message board did. There still running the performance parts aspect of the company as well. It was just the message board thats closed, thats it.