Now this is a truck

[ctchandler]

Cords , Auburns and Duesenbergs of the 1930's could be bought supercharged from the factory. I believe Hudson, among others, also did some supercharging back in the 40's.

Rezman,
I was wondering about the Hudson while I was out today. The Hudson Hornet was a fast vehicle. But I really don't know where my mind was when I forgot the Golden Hawks.
C. T.

[ctchandler]

They're pretty common these days. The Mustang Shelby GT500's come with positive displacement superchargers. It basically sits in place of the intake manifold and is spun at very high RPM by the car's serpentine belt.

Chevy was putting a supercharger on the Cobalt SS for a while (they switched to turbo I think). Also, the Cadillac CTS-V has been using a supercharged 6.2 since 2011 or so. The ZR1 Corvette too (ended production in 2013)...The new Corvette Z06 uses a supercharger. Several of the Pontiac GTP's in the last 10-15 years used them. So you've seen supercharged cars on the road...You just didn't know it

That's just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are quite a few more. And all the manufacturers are throwing turbos at cars like they were going out of style these days.

Superchargers aren't giant air heaters hanging out of the hood with a big bird catcher on top any more (although, if you wanted an 871 sitting up there, they're still available!). Mine fits just fine under the factory hood and keeps intake air temperatures quite low (thanks to a water-to-air intercooler). The centrifugal-style superchargers sit in front of the engine and look like an alternator and an AC compressor had a baby.

Pretty obvious that I'm out of touch with reality. I haven't Googled it yet, but what's the point? I'm beginning to see the light! Thanks,
C. T.

[Urbanized]

The Ford F150 SVT Lightning was supercharged when it was introduced.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

The Ford F150 SVT Lightning was supercharged when it was introduced.

The 2nd gen ones were. The first ones from the early 90's were naturally aspirated.

[ctchandler]

It seems like if I run my mouth too much, it all comes back to haunt me. I never doubted anyone on this thread about superchargers when they brought me up to date, but in the last couple of weeks I have seen several new cars on my MSN home page that had "Superchargers". At least five and that's without looking/searching. I think it's time to give it up to the younger folks. Now, when it comes to the 50's and 60's models, I still feel pretty comfortable throwing in my two cents.
C. T.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

You don't need to give up anything to the younger folks...They run their mouths MUCH more than you