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Originally Posted by Bill D  It will also help to know your budget |
I really need to keep it under $100k complete. This seems to be the threshold I have observed for a quality kit -- if there are high quality kits that could be completed for less, I'd love to hear about experiences with them.
I spent some time at Barret Jackson this year to look at the Shelby booth and see the Superformance up for auction. I was *very* impressed at the Superformance build quality, and everything in the Shelby booth. My friend and business partner picked up both of the red Jaguar E-Types at the auction, and a Shelby continuation Cobra in the no-premium tent -- which I admit may have pushed me over the edge in waiting any longer to start my GT40.
As for the horsepower, my daily driver is a mildly modified BMW M3 -- and I really wanted to make sure my GT40 was noticeably "faster feeling" than that. I arrived at the 500bhp number based off my back of the envelope guesses for arriving at a "butt dyno" rating of "wow, this is fast". Not very scientific, I know. I spend a bit too much of my income on cars -- and have been blessed with the ability to have owned a Corvette, Audi S4 (B6 v8) and a couple Porsche's in my lifetime - and was afraid of not putting enough power in this build to match up. The only car I have ever driven which truely "stunned" me was a small British component car manufacturer "Ultima Sports". I met them when they came to the Barrett Jackson auction about 8 years ago, and was given the opportunity to ride in a GTR. That car was simply unbelievable. That moment defined a new performance pinnacle for me, and ever since I have been hoping to own a car in that caliber. I believe that vehicle had approximately 400bhp, and was extremely light. As the Ultima is in a similar price group as a GT40, I considered that route as well. However, my passion for the GT40 design (especially the MK-I) has always swayed me more than raw-performance.
Thanks again,
Scott