Preference: Replica GT40 or Ford GT?
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Ian Anderson
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John
If you are after a 60's race car based vehicle then you need to go for a replica - with your budget dictating what creature cumforts you go for. (Aircon, sound proofing, etc. as they are hot, cramped, noisy, impractical but incredable fun)
If you are after a modern supercar than the Ford GT will fit the bill where it comes with what are now considered as normal creature comforts.
If you are expecting to carry anything in the way of luggage then the GT is for you
IAn
If you are after a 60's race car based vehicle then you need to go for a replica - with your budget dictating what creature cumforts you go for. (Aircon, sound proofing, etc. as they are hot, cramped, noisy, impractical but incredable fun)
If you are after a modern supercar than the Ford GT will fit the bill where it comes with what are now considered as normal creature comforts.
If you are expecting to carry anything in the way of luggage then the GT is for you
IAn
Brett James-McCall
Moderator
Really???? :shocked: LOL
Ian Anderson
Lifetime Supporter
+1 for all of the above.
I would definitely have a GT for playtime, and even to go to work and back (assuming I can have a fuel tanker followng me).
The '40 is a project (if you plan on building your own), and I have enjoyed (almost) every minute of working on mine. The journey is as important as the destination.
The newer GT is a fantastic homage to the original though... now, **sigh**, If only I had £125,000 to go and get one
Graham.
I would definitely have a GT for playtime, and even to go to work and back (assuming I can have a fuel tanker followng me).
The '40 is a project (if you plan on building your own), and I have enjoyed (almost) every minute of working on mine. The journey is as important as the destination.
The newer GT is a fantastic homage to the original though... now, **sigh**, If only I had £125,000 to go and get one
Graham.
I like taking the 40 to the track. I havn't driven a Ford GT and would love to see the difference in the performance.
Seymour Snerd
Lifetime Supporter
Nolo Contendere: Replica GT40 or Ford GT?
I would object to the question. I would just be irritated at whomever was inflicting the choice on me. The two cars have nothing in common other than styling, and they exist in the marketplace for entirely different reasons and appeal to different interests.
A more sensical question might be one of (as examples):
With apologies to Mark Twain, the difference between the two cars is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug. (one of them uses heim joints, fer chrissake!)
Unless of course all you care about is styling, in which case you're only looking at the car, not driving it, and a few photographs satisfy that need.
And by the way, just because the big mfrs have bad cases of designis vacuous and have resorted to semi-recylcing old styles (VW, Mini, Tbird, Camaro, Challenger, Mustang...) doesn't mean we have to follow them into their self-inflicted esthetic pit.
I would object to the question. I would just be irritated at whomever was inflicting the choice on me. The two cars have nothing in common other than styling, and they exist in the marketplace for entirely different reasons and appeal to different interests.
A more sensical question might be one of (as examples):
- Ford GT vs. Ferrari 430 vs Gallardo
- GT-40 Replica vs. Daytona Coupe Replica vs Cobra Replica
- Superformance vs. ERA vs. RCR
With apologies to Mark Twain, the difference between the two cars is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug. (one of them uses heim joints, fer chrissake!)
Unless of course all you care about is styling, in which case you're only looking at the car, not driving it, and a few photographs satisfy that need.
And by the way, just because the big mfrs have bad cases of designis vacuous and have resorted to semi-recylcing old styles (VW, Mini, Tbird, Camaro, Challenger, Mustang...) doesn't mean we have to follow them into their self-inflicted esthetic pit.
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
"Self inflicted aesthetic pit". Nicely put.
They're really two vastly different things IMHO. It's kind of like asking, "would you rather have a rocket ship or a super model?" Depends on what you want to be doing with your new toy.....
Ron Earp
Admin
Re: Nolo Contendere: Replica GT40 or Ford GT?
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Tells it in a nutshell.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Tells it in a nutshell.
SPF GT40 anyday over a Ford GT....even in the rain
I would agree.
The GT40.
As with any Ferrari, there really isn't much you can do with a Ford GT without seriously harming its re-sale value. OK, you can change wheels/exhause/ even add a blower...but not anything that can't be changed back.
With any of these replicas, you can pretty much do what you want, personalize it to your own vision of what it can or should be. You can copy an original, or make it up as you go. In the end, unless you've done something really outlandish, you don't really have to worry. And if you blow the motor...so what. Just put another one in. No worries about numbers-matching-this, or factory-original-that. Fun fun fun, without the worries (relatively speaking).
As with any Ferrari, there really isn't much you can do with a Ford GT without seriously harming its re-sale value. OK, you can change wheels/exhause/ even add a blower...but not anything that can't be changed back.
With any of these replicas, you can pretty much do what you want, personalize it to your own vision of what it can or should be. You can copy an original, or make it up as you go. In the end, unless you've done something really outlandish, you don't really have to worry. And if you blow the motor...so what. Just put another one in. No worries about numbers-matching-this, or factory-original-that. Fun fun fun, without the worries (relatively speaking).
Here are the two cars side by side - the replica of original GT40 in my judgment is the better choice!
:thumbsup:
John
