First GT40 to be crashed?

**justsomeguy** · 24th January 2006, 17:09

Originally Posted by mini_me

um...
wtf?

That's the cage fantasy - bike fantasy - riding a matt black Agusta F4 down Deals Gap and listening to the engine note.

**Mr Skid** · 24th January 2006, 17:09

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

......Wicked!

How a sports car should be!

Exactly!!
Complaining about a sports car like that would be comparable to complaining about a cutting edge sportsbike turning in too quick.

**Krayy** · 24th January 2006, 17:50

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Jeremy wanted the first one ever to come into the UK - he did get it in the end after a bit of pleading.....

....and now he's sent it back because it broke down every week and was the most incredibly impractical car he ever bought.

**myvice** · 24th January 2006, 17:57

Rumour has it that one of the Ex big wigs at Ford smashed a GT40 that was waiting for its new owner to pick it up from the factory.
I don’t know how true this is but it’s a good story...
Dunno about the local GT40 kits, I've heard that the finish leaves a lot to be desired.
Sounds about a comfy as a Lotus, more room in an esky but I would love to have one!
Wife is a car freak, I just have to fix the bloody things!

**onearmedbandit** · 24th January 2006, 18:09

Wow, lot of experts in this thread.

**Swoop** · 24th January 2006, 18:54

Originally Posted by cousa1

someone should send those pictures to Clarkson. I bet he would have a choice comment or 2 to make

Especially after handing his one back to ford...

I wonder if it has anything to do with the 30,000 lay-offs at ford USA...

**bane** · 24th January 2006, 18:58

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

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:

sounds like your talent is wasted on a bike site JSG...

Fords (or Holdens for that matter), in general do little for me, but the story of the GT40 is a good'n - built to shit all over Ferrari at Le Mans - mission accomplished (with the help of a few Kiwi's!)

The modern GT had the same aim, this time the target being the F360... unfortunately for Ford there's now the F430...

**ducatilover** · 24th January 2006, 22:34

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

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.

thats why they made a different version of the gt40 called the gt43? it was a few inches taller for the normal sized people. although i fit in one quite hapilly. but im a squirt

**ducatilover** · 24th January 2006, 22:42

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Hehehehehe - you see one of the Top Gear tests of the GT?? (I think there were 3)....

Jeremy sits in a GT40 and the roof line comes to his eyebrows

haha i saw that one....

aha found it, ford made a gt43 model that has a hump in the top of the drivers door... it might fit my hairdo sweet!

i'd rather have a porsche boxster s. or rather a cayman s with some tweaking. its all about the steering my freinds and the aston rack on the gt just isnt quite german

**Mooch** · 24th January 2006, 23:15

Looks like he's lucky to be alive !. Just as well it wasn't RHD. I bet ya he's pissed about it.

**MisterD** · 25th January 2006, 07:04

Originally Posted by Postie

all the other's can suck my Holden Tattoed cock

Vauxhalls!

**The_Dover** · 25th January 2006, 08:10

Yeah, and some of our shit gets moved to PD!! It's a conspiracy I tell ya.

Mind you, I can quite picture Postie in his white Astra GTE with his burberry shellsuit and chav chains. Wicked innit?

**MisterD** · 25th January 2006, 08:30

Originally Posted by The_Dover

Mind you, I can quite picture Postie in his white Astra GTE with his burberry shellsuit and chav chains. Wicked innit?

Painting pictures with words Dover.....Von Postie hat NE1?

**Devil** · 25th January 2006, 08:31

Originally Posted by Krayy

....and now he's sent it back because it broke down every week and was the most incredibly impractical car he ever bought.

He's bought it back.
I'd rather have a GT40.

**pete376403** · 25th January 2006, 13:33

Originally Posted by Postie

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

Wasn't even truly a crappy Ford, the car was a rebadged Lola built by Eric Broadley in England. Ford provided the motor.

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