[Andre40]

Hi Lynn,

Good one!

There are some people who don't like the large scoops on the sides of the MK6.If you look at the original John Frayling styled MK6 it had no scoops.

With on-going development in race car design it's possible that breathing was poor to the engine bay and that the Mecom guys added the large scoops in 1964/65.

What puzzles me is that the green, Japanese owned MK6, driven by Attwood and Hobbs at Le Mans in 1963, was identical in appearance to the original silver car. It could be that whoever restored the car in recent years felt it would look better in Mecom format even though painted green.

The Fibre-Fab people were quick on the draw for as far as I can recall their VW Beetle based GT40 look-alike was introduced in the mid-1960s. As the GT40 was being styled in the UK during 1963 there's no doubt that they were ahead in that race!

If we were to build a replica of the MK6 we would go the Mecom car route in view of its wider wheels and arches which would be more practical for racing. Also the original MK6 had most unusual wheels, never to be seen again, whereas the Mecom car was fitted with Halibrands, replicas of which are made in South Africa as on CAV cars.

Lynn, thanks as always for your kind support. Why don't you come on the proposed SA tour, as posted this morning?

Best regards,
Andre