Career
Born in Detroit, Michigan he created the Vector, a high-performance sports car intended to be America"s answer to European cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche. Wiegert also created the Aquajet personal watercraft. Wiegert developed an interest in automobiles and aerospace.
In 1970 he began his career in the automotive industry by working for Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors when he created Vehicle Design Force (VDF).
The first car to be built by this company was called "The Vector." As is common with concept cars, the first Vector was a full size design study. Wiegert announced that the Vector would use the Wankel rotary engine and that it would be priced at $100,000.
The car appeared on the cover of Motor Trend shortly after its debut, but never saw production. Wiegert is best known for creating, an American exotic aerospace related auto manufacturer, and is considered to be America"s first supercar.
The Vector"s design and appearance evolved in 1989, when the Vector W8 entered production.
Wiegert has revived the Vector brand name as of 2008 and is seeking investors for the new Company. Wiegert now holds all Vector assets. Wiegert has renamed his company and is producing a new sports car codenamed WX-8.
Aquajet
In the mid-1990s, Wiegert founded Aquajet, a personal watercraft company.
Company literature claims that Aquajet"s Jetbike models handle like "motorcycles for the water," with futuristic styling cues with the handling and feel of a motorcycle. The Jetbike has been featured on "Beyond 2000", "The Extremists", "Planet X", "Next Step", and on "C-Net".
