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Originally Posted by Mark IV  Keep in mind this is a race car, not a luxury street car. Yes, they can be made reasonably watertight, but the inherent design makes it a project to do so. That GT40s became street cars was secondary to the original mission-win Le Mans and damp drivers be damned!! |
What Rick says is correct. My point was not to disparage the SPF's 'water resistance'; the fact is that the SPF is a highly accurate reproduction of the original race car. And implicit in that must be the understanding by prospective buyers that they are going to receive something that is more
race car than
street car.
For me that wasn't a surprise, and indeed, I wanted a car more original than not. I'm prepared to find and plug holes myself – but I'd rather do that than have SPF begin to interpret for us what other changes might be appropriate to make their car more streetable. Where would that end? Sprayed on sound insulation? Bumpers? Cup holders? The fact is, the SPF is probably the most accurate rendition of the original GT40 available
and that's what many of us want. We don't want an interpretation of the original; we want the original – leaks and all. One of my points was: Don't be surprised by the car's rather primitive and unrefined nature. Instead, embrace it, modify it if you like, and then go out and enjoy it!
By the way, my other point was that SPF could do a
much better job of supporting their customers. As an example, while Lynn has been kind enough to post the owner's manual online, shouldn't the new owner receive a hard copy with his purchase? And how about some details on the car's warranty and service details? As it is, when you buy a car from Superformance, that's all you get. Period. For what we're paying, that's pretty shabby.
Kim