I bought a Gt-40 6 weeks ago after an 12 month search for an exotic car. I looked at Ferraris 360s and Lambos Gallardos. I have owned 5 Ferraris and 12 Porsches ,a Maserati ,a Pantera, XKEs, and numerous other makes and I I must admit I have gotten tired of making contributions to dealers, parts suppliers, and mechanics 401K and college funds. The expense of keeping these boys up just keep getting ridiculous, so I centered in on looking at a SPF GT-40... A friend of mine has one and he invited me up to check it out.. After seeing if I would fit, the ease of entry and exit (yea), and playing around in it, it was something I wanted to experience... I must admit, being able to go to the local NADA parts store for "cheap" parts, and being able to call my local mechanic and not driving 4 to 6 hours for a "factory approved service shop" made a GT-40 more appealing... I found serial# 2183, a 2007 MKII, titanium with black stripes, 427 FE, 560 HP, Shelby spec engine, ceramic coated headers, transmission cooler, and zf transaxle with 1024 miles. It took a couple of months of "making offers he could refuse" and we finally came to a deal... I drove it for two weeks just getting use to the raw power of the car , checking things out and being careful... I talked to Dennis Olthoff at Olthoff Racing and decided to take it to him and do some mods and updates he suggested. The wiring and A/C mods, checking the hand brake, wheel bearing, and going over the car. Paul Whitlock , did the work and he is a true professional. Very detailed and his knowledge about theses cars is endless.... I got her back and have been driving it about an hour a day... mostly on back roads getting use to way the car handles under full power and take offs. I must admit, I am getting real good at launches without much wheel spin !!!!To compare a Ferrari or Porsche to a SPF GT-40 is like a rain storm to a tornado.... F and P cars are well build, solid cars that are mild to drive in comparison to a 2400 lb beast with 560 HP.... The sound, the look and the over all ambience of a F car is hard to beat... A Porsche does everything right at the right time and is understated elegance with out fan fair.... The Gt-40 does it with a big boy attitude, loud, screaming " here I come attitude".....If you think Ferraris get attention, drive down main street or go to a mall or try a drive thru at Burger King and you can create a local one man show.... Stop for gas, and it turns into an event.... The car can draw a crowd in a heart beat just like a Ferrari... I have gotten the same three questions I use to get in my Ferraris....What is it ?? How fast will it go ??? and How much did it cost ???? In second gear at 6000 rpms you scare small children and grandmothers to death in a school zone...Not for the shy and timid !!!!!! The car is so short in height and cars can not see you behind another one and they cut in front of you..... One learns this very quickly....To compare the cars one can expect refined elegance, excellent quality control in the new F and P cars. Creature comforts that make a road trip comfortable and very enjoyable... The GT-40 is not a close second in the world of a long road trips . The torque will give you detached retinas from 0 to 100 mph, the bundle of snake exhaust will will melt the wax in you ears after 50 miles, its so low to the ground one sits on the curb and rolls in, and you have better like the one you are with, because you sit really, really close. You want to make sure the air works really well, because it gets warm in the cabin even in the winter and your Band deodorant will start to break down.... Do you need a car like this ???? NO... Do you want a car like this .... YES........I love it and every time I get in it, push the start button, the hairs on my neck stand up and my neighbors windows start to rattle as I blast out of the neighborhood...I have done the NASCAR experience at Darlington, and driving this GT-40 is as close as you are going to get to that thrill.... It is demanding and exhilarating to drive, and stunning in appearance... Knowing what I know now, I would buy it again because I have not had this much fun in a car in a long time.......It requires a little work in just keeping an eye on things, make sure screws are tight, no loose hoses and stopping a few water leaks when you get caught in a down pour.....Oh well, I am off for another drive to scare widows and skate boarders on Main Street...................................... LATER :shy: