Slideshow: Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of

With land speed records and a drag racing career that started at 13 years old this guy was destined to build fast cars. His specialty? Twin turbo everything.

By Christopher Hurst - June 19, 2018
Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of
Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of
Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of
Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of
Bob Norwood: The Best Tuner You've Never Heard of

288 GTO

The fastest Ferrari in the world is not made in Italy and doesn’t sit behind a glass case in a multi-million dollar showroom. No, the fastest Ferrari in the world has a 540 cubic inch V8 that Bob installed and threw two turbos on. It would take almost 3 La Ferrari engines to make the same horsepower this 288 GTO produces. Good for 275.4mph and a world record. 

308 Ferrari

Technically this car was built by ATS Racing, but the 570 horses that try to spin the earth are all Norwood. The guy knows no limits when it comes to what he can modify. The best part? It’s a total mash-up of Ferrari components on the inside…over 7 different models in total come together in the engine to produce this Bonneville brawler!

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330 P4 Replica

Created from the ground up the P4 330 by Norwood is one of the best looking iterations anyone outside of the tricolor themselves has produced. It uses a genuine Ferrari V12 as its heart with an asking price of $350,000. Maximum horsepower is 610bhp accompanied by modern upgrades like Wilwood 4 piston brakes front and rear. Drop dead gorgeous. 

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250 GTO

He also creates a replica of the 250 GTO which isn’t something that’s easy to do given they were all handmade in the first place. By now it’s clear Norwood’s skill set extends way beyond engine tuning and into the realm of design. His replicas are about as good as they get! 

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All Bases Covered

Bob Norwood has been created some of the fastest cars on the planet for years, yet most people still aren’t familiar with his name. He has proven time and time again that anything he touches is going to do one thing: go fast. Every once in a while he pops up to remind us how fast his cars are really capable of going. Let’s hope he does it again soon.

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