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03-23-07, 07:02 PM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
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YouTube - Le Mans film making-off=
I dont remember if was this film where they used a gt40 as camera car..or gran prix
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03-23-07, 11:06 PM
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| | Dalton 4 Tenths
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According to a 1974 article I have, Chassis No. 1027 was originally supplied to MGM as a camera car for the film Grand Prix. At some stage Jim Toensing acquired the car and set about fitting it with the more exotic engine he thought GT40's should have. So he purchased a four cam Indy 500 engine, substituted Lucas fuel injection for the Hilborn system, and fitted an exhaust system emanating from the centre of the engine vee. The near horizontal rear clip window (above the exhausts in this configuration, instead of above the intakes) was left out. It was running about 425 bhp, not extreme by today's standards.
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03-24-07, 10:08 AM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
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Originally Posted by Dalton  According to a 1974 article I have, Chassis No. 1027 was originally supplied to MGM as a camera car for the film Grand Prix. At some stage Jim Toensing acquired the car and set about fitting it with the more exotic engine he thought GT40's should have. So he purchased a four cam Indy 500 engine, substituted Lucas fuel injection for the Hilborn system, and fitted an exhaust system emanating from the centre of the engine vee. The near horizontal rear clip window (above the exhausts in this configuration, instead of above the intakes) was left out. It was running about 425 bhp, not extreme by today's standards.
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Dont u have any pics of it Dalton?
Thx
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03-26-07, 05:45 AM
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| | milesdearden Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Midlands, United Kingdom. GT40: Looking hard... Currently an Elan +2 in bits
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YouTube - Le Mans The Movie Trailer
A rather good trailer retrospectively made for "Le Mans".
Was actually linked to on the side of Paolo's u tube le mans link so cannot take any credit!! | |
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03-26-07, 06:03 AM
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| | marcus Gold Supporter
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03-26-07, 07:23 AM
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Marcus,
You genius.... Thought i,d seen and read most stuff on the film but that was great.
Thankyou.
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03-26-07, 07:59 AM
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| | marcus Gold Supporter
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Graham,
don`t make me start blushing... | |
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03-26-07, 10:13 AM
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| | Rookie
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good day,
David Piper told me that for the incredible accident (radio controlled) in the movie a T70 was used with a 917 body.
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03-26-07, 10:36 AM
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| | marcus Gold Supporter
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Dominik,
see details under Wrecking a Lola
Best,
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