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Have you ever heard of the Ultimate Aero supercar? I've got to admit, I had no idea this insanely fast hyper-car existed. I just watched a video of this production car - that's right, production car - blowing the doors off of the world speed record.

The Ultimate Aero took to the flatlands of Wyoming a couple months ago with representatives from Guinness World Records filming the whole run. This muscle-bound beauty was clocked at an astounding 256.18mph!

Manufactured by Shelby Supercars, this electrifying speed demon may share the legendary Shelby name, but it's no relation at all to Carroll Shelby or Shelby North America. In fact, Shelby Supercars is the brainchild of a guy by the name of Jerod Shelby.

As the old saying goes, a picture's worth a thousand words. In the case of this website: BarrysBuildPage.com, the pictures may be worth even more for they carry the site by providing eye candy that's sure to get every car lover's salivary glands working overtime.

A chronicle, or "diary" as kit car builder Barry Johnson affectionately calls his website, viewers of these pages are privy to a written account, well, actually a visual account of Barry's hand-built works, which are certainly admirable and run the gamut from a Euro Works Countach to a Diablo Roadster.

Whether a Cobra lover or not (and whose not?), you simply have to take a look at the video above. Set to "My Favourite Things," which is a great song performed by a Swedish group called The Cardigans, a wildly versatile band known for its 60s-inspired "Indie pop" and rock songs.

In this Factory Five promo video, The Cardigans lead singer, Nina Persson, croons about her favorite things, in a voice that grabs your attention almost as much as the video itself. Of course, if you're a car lover, the song may take a backseat to the video, but both are equally good and when put together, make for a promotion like no other!