Toolbox West Lunch with John Hennessey

Founder & CEO of Hennessey Special Vehicles, Hennessey Performance (HE), Tuner School & Lonestar Motorsports Park.

John Hennessey was born with a passion for speed and fast, fun cars. His early racing successes, driving a modified Mitsubishi 3000GT at venues such as the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, the Silver State Classic, and the Bonneville Salt Flats (where he set a world record in his class), stoked his competitive fires and convinced him that this passion for racing could be turned into a successful business venture.

What started in 1991, modifying imports out of his garage, soon morphed into building 1000-horsepower twin-turbo Dodge Vipers that gained international recognition in car magazines such as Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Top Gear, and Road and Track.

Today, Hennessey is one of the largest independent automotive tuners in the world and has built more than 10,000 specialty vehicles including mid-engine super cars, six-wheeled super trucks, modern muscle cars with 1,000+ hp and everything in between.