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Dalton · 08-02-07, 04:50 AM

Hi Ray,
I have in my library a write-up on this car, in Motor Manual June 1969. It was (is?) indeed a real GT40. It was a racing one, modified for street use and registration, better finished than most as it was exhibited at the 1967 New York Motor Show. Unfortunately the article doesn't give the build no.
Apparently it weighed 1800 lb, had a five litre fully modded motor (estimated 400 bhp plus) that was tractable enough for 25 - 35 mph in top. Colin Hyams claimed to have regularly covered distances such as 300 miles in two hours in Europe, with the water temperature never getting above 70 degrees. The car was right hand drive (of course) with RH gear shift, and the instruments included a stop watch, fuel pressure gauge, and interior temperature gauge (it got hot inside - no A/C). Headlights were quartz iodine.
There's a wealth of knowledge on this forum, and someone else will probably know if it's still around.

Cheers,

Dalton

08-02-07, 04:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dalton Dalton 4 Tenths Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Aust. Posts: 423 Rep Power: 8	Re: Colin Hymes Red GT40 Hi Ray, I have in my library a write-up on this car, in Motor Manual June 1969. It was (is?) indeed a real GT40. It was a racing one, modified for street use and registration, better finished than most as it was exhibited at the 1967 New York Motor Show. Unfortunately the article doesn't give the build no. Apparently it weighed 1800 lb, had a five litre fully modded motor (estimated 400 bhp plus) that was tractable enough for 25 - 35 mph in top. Colin Hyams claimed to have regularly covered distances such as 300 miles in two hours in Europe, with the water temperature never getting above 70 degrees. The car was right hand drive (of course) with RH gear shift, and the instruments included a stop watch, fuel pressure gauge, and interior temperature gauge (it got hot inside - no A/C). Headlights were quartz iodine. There's a wealth of knowledge on this forum, and someone else will probably know if it's still around. Cheers, Dalton