First GT40 to be crashed?

[Buster]

Just shows how unpredictable those cars are then.

[Lou Girardin]

He is not a plonker, Lou. I've seen Tim run many of his street cars on the racetrack, including his Lambo. But hey, whatever makes you feel superior.

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I would have thought that writing off your GT40 pulling out of your driveway is distinctly plonkerish. But hell, I haven't met him, he's probably salt of the earth.

[Motu]

There is only one car in the world that I really want,and that is a GT40...although I'd prefer an original one - and this guy smacks one up! No sustained loss of traction there - I'd say he got too much.

[Buster]

I would have thought that writing off your GT40 pulling out of your driveway is distinctly plonkerish. But hell, I haven't met him, he's probably salt of the earth.

Amen brother.

[justsomeguy]

There is only one car in the world that I really want,and that is a GT40...although I'd prefer an original one - and this guy smacks one up! No sustained loss of traction there - I'd say he got too much.

Have you sat in one(original model) Motu - the hype dies down real quick.

Your knees stop you from turning the wheel easily, you cannot physically see the pedals -even if you wanted to while sitting down. Rearwards and sideways visibilty is a joke and you can barely see out the front - oh and the roof is pressing on your head too, operating the gear lever to your right is a cramped awkward affair.... then there's the heat and noise -- Huge respect goes out to the Le Mans winners.

[Postie]

At the end of the day, its still only a ford..... so who cares.
plus i think you'll find its not a GT40, rather just a Ford GT.

[Drunken Monkey]

...Your knees stop you from turning the wheel easily, you cannot physically see the pedals -even if you wanted to while sitting down. Rearwards and sideways visibilty is a joke and you can barely see out the front - oh and the roof is pressing on your head too, operating the gear lever to your right is a cramped awkward affair.... then there's the heat and noise -- ...

......Wicked!

How a sports car should be!

[Postie]

sounds like JSG is a hardcore le mans racer, or has had a few of these ford thingies, why did you sell you one JSG?

[The_Dover]

I got taken for a spin in an original GT40 back in about '97. Uncomfortable as fuck but sounded great.

A bit like fucking an anorexic opera singer, if there is such a thing.

[justsomeguy]

At the end of the day, its still only a ford..... so who cares.
plus i think you'll find its not a GT40, rather just a Ford GT.

It's not just a Ford you stupid ignorant fool - it's a GT40 the car that showed a big stiff middle finger to that damn snobby ex Alfa Romeo racing engineer called Enzo Ferrari - it was one of the most serious American assaults on the global motoracing scene......... it was........ oh why do I bother......

The car I sat in was at the Lotus Showroom in Kumeu - it was a multi award winning replica with a build price of nearly NZ$200,000 in Concourse condition.... so it was as close to a real GT40 as you can realistically get.

The current car is called a GT as Ford lost the naming rights to the GT40 moniker. The GT is also much larger than the older car and 3 inches taller - which is a lot in sports car dimensions. Also as far as pure bang for buck is concerned it's also one of the best available ever easily beating the GT3 RS and Stradale for value.

[Postie]

The current car is called a GT as Ford lost the naming rights to the GT40 moniker.

errr yeah, thats what i pointed out, and its still just a crappy Ford, don't care how much its cost or how many fingers its got. The only truely decent Ford is the original GT40, or the Escort Cosworth, all the other's can suck my Holden Tattoed cock

[Motu]

Huge respect goes out to the Le Mans winners.

Bruce Denny and Chris were Kiwi's mate - it was a proud moment.The 60s were the haydays of New Zealand motorsort.The GT40 has always been my all time favorite car.

[The_Dover]

all the other's can suck my Holden Tattoed cock

You managed to get six letters on there?? Or was it just the little logo thingy?

[Buster]

It's not just a Ford you stupid ignorant fool - it's a GT40 the car that showed a big stiff middle finger to that damn snobby ex Alfa Romeo racing engineer called Enzo Ferrari - it was one of the most serious American assaults on the global motoracing scene......... it was........ oh why do I bother......

The car I sat in was at the Lotus Showroom in Kumeu - it was a multi award winning replica with a build price of nearly NZ$200,000 in Concourse condition.... so it was as close to a real GT40 as you can realistically get.

The current car is called a GT as Ford lost the naming rights to the GT40 moniker. The GT is also much larger than the older car and 3 inches taller - which is a lot in sports car dimensions. Also as far as pure bang for buck is concerned it's also one of the best available ever easily beating the GT3 RS and Stradale for value.

By the looks of those pics the GT43 doesnt handle that great.

[justsomeguy]

......Wicked!

How a sports car should be!

Mid mounted - Water Cooled, 90 Degree, 4736 cc / 289.0 cu in V8 with Weber Carburation -287.1 kw / 385.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm - 423.02 nm / 312 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm -Fibreglass Body over Sheet-Steel Semi-Monocoque w/Square Tube Stiffening - 40.5 inches tall.............ooohhhhhhh:spudflip:

You should have seen him start it up and show us the engine....... oh what an event - first he had to undo the circlips holding down the hatch - then the whole rear lifts up - then whatever those little tanks are slowly fill up with petrol as he fires it up and the whole room rumbles....... ahhhhh ;D