Ford GT40 spotted

[Matra et Alpine]

At Knockhill this weekend, this one is a kit.
Still a stonking 5 litre V8 mind

Sounded great.
Even the exhaust is a copy of the Mark1.
Dials, wheels, louvres and everything on this kit are replicas of the original. EXCEPT the height is 41 1/2"

[288 GTO]

wow still looks great

and take a look behind!!! why its a Lamborghini Diablo

[Matra et Alpine]

wow still looks great

and take a look behind!!! why its a Lamborghini Diablo

On the day there were .....

2 racing Ferrari 360 GTs from Scuderia Ecosse. One out on track a few times
2 Diablos, one RWD, one 4WD
10-12 TVRs, Cerbera, Griffith, SPeed6
MG F's, SZ etc AND the POWER SV on track !!!
Vauxhall had the full range on track but the VX220 and Monario being driven HARD
8-10 Elises, couple of Exige
Ferrari 305 and a couple of others - I never remember their numbers
AUDI Quattro coupe and RS4s and a few others
close to 20 Subarus !!
10-12 Porsches ( I think one of everything except 959 )
half a dozen Supras etc including the Veil show car from Tokyo last year.
Clan Crusader, MGB GT, Escort Mexico, RS2000 'classics'
QUantuum, Lotus 7'alikes, Cobra'lkes and GT40 kits
Honda NSX, Civic type R
Maserati ( not sure current model names )
Chrysler Crossfire ( but the owner didn't venture on track )
1990 BTCC chamopionship winning Nissan - he was really pushing it
Plus LOTS and LOTS of other cars on and off the track.

If we can find 1Gb on-line I'll gladly post all the pictures and video I took
I'll post some of the best as we go - here's the rest of the GT40.

[288 GTO]

I think my heart just stopped

All i can say is that you are a lucky fellow

[Matra et Alpine]

I think my heart just stopped

All i can say is that you are a lucky fellow

Not the best, but I get 3 people happy with the one clip.
GT40 leads Monaro and VX220 round the hairpin at knockhill
.......
click to see 1.5Mb video

[Matra et Alpine]

I think my heart just stopped

All i can say is that you are a lucky fellow

So would it be cruel of me to show me in the Radical SR3 driven by professional driver and isntructor Ian Forrest ?? Ity would ??? TOUGH
The blue helmet is me If you look close you can see the video camera. Once we find enough space or a streaming video server I'll put the Radical in-car shots up for everyone to enjoy.

[Matra et Alpine]

On the day there were ......

Can't believe I forgot the Noble

One of the biggest problems on the day was deciding who to go out on track with

[fpv_gtho]

Sorry to check, but do you know it was a real GT40 ?
There are some superb kits made over the years.
The usual give-away is that ONLY the original GT40 is actually 40 uinches high. All the kits I know of are 1 to 1 1/2" taller to give some headroom.

a local company here called Roaring Fourties is regarded as building the best quality GT40 replica's in the world. i dont know if they keep to the original 40.5 odd inches height the originals had or go for something closer to the 44 inches the new Ford GT has

[Matra et Alpine]

Can't believe I forgot the Noble
---- missing link to pic ----
One of the biggest problems on the day was deciding who to go out on track with

Sorry about that link not working, they've got a block on the SS-R site stopping links working.

So here it is.

[Sweeney921]

that is a very good day

[camaros]

Whats your fav. cars?

[Falcon500]

The biggest give away is if you take a look at the tax disc! I have seen so many Ferrari's that say Toyota MR2 on the tax disc.

it is common to see dino replicas on volkwagen chassis' called condor kits as wellas corallas based ferrari 308 kits...

[Wouter Melissen]

The GT40 in the first post looks like a replica to me. The intakes and the nose clips are not correct. The wheels/tires look odd and the dimensions seem off as well; the nose is too long.

[sandwich]

Two things I see:

The wheels. If it were real, it would probably have knockoffs. I may be wrong, but it's a guess.

Two, the air scoops in the rear are reminiscent of the MKII, with the 427, which was definately not street legal. The only one that was was the MKIII, and that one had a higher front end to make sure the headlights were at the legal limit. It humps a little, but I think the real thing is more pronounced.

Lastly, it was in a parking lot! Real GT40's sell for more than 250K easily, and such a fine example could quite easily see more than that.

[288 GTO]

Two things I see:

The wheels. If it were real, it would probably have knockoffs. I may be wrong, but it's a guess.

Two, the air scoops in the rear are reminiscent of the MKII, with the 427, which was definately not street legal. The only one that was was the MKIII, and that one had a higher front end to make sure the headlights were at the legal limit. It humps a little, but I think the real thing is more pronounced.

Lastly, it was in a parking lot! Real GT40's sell for more than 250K easily, and such a fine example could quite easily see more than that.

Well, It was in a Racetrack paddock, and the owner was nearby. Not a parking lot