Ha! I don't think it was an autoshop class, couldn't be, maybe an engineering program at a governer / honors school or some place that has money. Certainly not a public school. Hell, just looking at the car it looked expensive to make. I doubt my college even has the budget for a project like that. We only have a poopy late model hybrid Explorer, not a super cool K-1 Attack.
Pic of the kit they used, not bad looking at all.
