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Even more insane: it almost made it to production! The man behind the concept, RM Motorports president Bud Bennett, admitted that at the time, Chrysler told him that if he could find 20 serious buyers for the Tomahawk, that it would inject money into the production of a hundred units.

Thankfully, the company stepped down from the deal after the drugs wore off and the prospect of a lawsuit for injuries became a very real concern.

For all the others, the Tomahawk will remain a reminder of what happened when a muscle car company almost made a motorcycle. Sources: AutoFocus , Industry Tap. Home Features Motorcycle History. Nov 14, at pm ET. Attendees at the Detroit Auto Show were as gobsmacked as you are reading this right now, when they first laid eyes on the Dodge Tomahawk concept. Even without the ludicrous engine specs in the picture, the outlandish appearance is enough to make you stop in your tracks.

So, is this a bike at all? Well, experts differ in opinion, but we certainly think it is. Two double-tyre wheels, swingarm at either end and hub-centred steering, so this baby leans over and counter-steers just like a motorcycle. This really is just an engine on wheels: an 8,cc V10 motor encased in an aluminium housing with a swingarm mounted at either end. The man behind the concept, RM Motorsports president Bud Bennett, admitted that Chrysler told him it would inject money into the production of units if he could find 20 serious buyers for the Tomahawk.

Thanks for reporting this. This sensational sporty and extremely fast concept car was never put into full production for sale to the public. It was not street legal and no version of it that conformed to regulations for street use was ever made by Dodge. The aesthetics of the Dodge Tomahawk were nothing short of breathtaking.

The vehicle featured a striking design that attracted droves of press reporters. It had the appearance of a motorcycle and it has never been fully determined if the vehicle is an automobile or a motorcycle. There was a controversy over how fast the Dodge Tomahawk can go.

It has the appearance of a motorcycle, yet the engine of an automobile. Although it does have two wheels in front and two in the back, they are independently sprung so the vehicle can lean into corners and just like a motorcycle, it is capable of counter steer. Although Dodge only made nine examples of the Tomahawk concept vehicle, Nieman Marcus sold replicas of the vehicle.

Whereas the original Tomahawk sported one of the largest displacement engines offered in a road-going production car , this replica is a little different.

The design of the bike sticks quite true to the original with twin wheels at the front and rear and small headlights. It also appears as though it can be ridden in two different positions. The first is an upright and more traditional riding position while the presence of pegs near the rear wheels also allows the rider to essentially lie down on the tank and ride it that way.