There have been a number of posts over the past few months regarding bits and pieces found on the original cars. I know originality is not an issue for some, and that’s fine, but for others it is important. This thread was started way back in late 2002 but I guess some of the newer members will not know of its existence. Time, then, to bring it back to the fore with a number of updates and changes. Thanks to all who have contributed to the list and, if you spot an error, or can add some other item, please feel free to do so. Of course many items were specific to the GT40, but the following list shows some of the “parts bin” items, or at least items that very closely resemble the original bits. As Frank Catt points out, very few of the original cars were exactly the same, so there is some room for interpretation here. Now please excuse me while I go don my flameproof suit…
MKI Tail lights - Simca 1000 (Fiat 850 is similar)
MKII Tail ligts - '62/’63 Chev Corvair
MKI Indicator lights - Austin A30
Indicator lights on MK III - MG 1100
Demister grille - MKIII Zephyr (Also Lotus Elan)
Handbrake lever for race cars - 105E Ford Anglia (Similar lever found in 100E but needs modification)
Handbrake lever for MK III and some road cars – Mk III Zephyr (also Late Mk II an early MK IV Zephyr)
Lucas washer bottle - Rover 2000/Triumph 2000
Washer nozzle - Rover 3L
Wiper Motor - MKIII Zephyr, Rover 3L (Boeing 707 on some MKII's and MK IV)
Wiper rack and wheelbox - MKII Jaguar
Wiper arm - Triumph 2500 MKII
Door catches (i.e. the striker plate on the body) 1952-56 Phase II Standard Vanguard and the Triumph Mayflower
Door latch – P4 Series rovers – e.g. “Cyclops” Rover 75,
Some Smiths gauges were used in Cortina GT and Lotus Cortina.
Rear view mirror - Rover 3L, Rover 2000, Aston Martin DB5/6?, MK 2 Jag or XKE. (Bonds to windscreen, not roof)
Fluid reservoirs – Girling? Many early English Fords and BMCs?
Eyeball vents – Early MKIV Zephyr Zodiac (pre-facelift)
Rocker switches for MKIII – Early Capri?
Toggle switches - MKI & MK II – Early Mini, Jaguar
Indicator switch - early MGB or Mini
Outer door lock - Rover 2000
Rear Licence plate lights - Triumph TR3 / TR4
GT40MK111 Over-riders (Bumpers ) - ?????
MK111 Steering rack - MGB
Body Latches - Hartwell Co. Lynx Helicopter and other aircraft including the Jumbo.
Flywheel ring gear - 115 tooth Austin A35 or A40
Front Ball joints - Commer van
Steering column - E-Type Jag?
Headlights – Marchal (but Renault 12, HC Vauxhall Viva, Mki Ford Escort and Early Hillman Hunter are all of similar dimensions)
Headlight flasher switch – Lucas part number 31835
Original suppliers (Courtesy of Paul Bearman and others – note, many of these companies no longer exist)
Monocoque chassis: Abbey panels Ltd
Fibreglass parts: Specialised Mouldings Ltd
Gauges: Smiths motor accessories Ltd
Electrics: Joseph Lucas Ltd
Headlamps: Cibie
Carbs: Edoardo Weber
Exhaust: V.W. Derrington Ltd
Plugs: Autolite division, Ford Company
Suspension: Southwest (Bearings) Products
Shafter (bearings) Ltd
Shock absorbers: Armstrong Patents Co Ltd
Springs: Tempered springs Ltd
Wheel bearings: Timken Roller Bearing Co
Steering rack: Cam Gears Ltd
Transaxle: Gear Speed Developments Ltd
ZF
Clutch: Borg and Beck
Brakes: Girling Ltd
Brake linings: Ferodo Ltd
Wheels: Costruzioni Mecchaniche
Tyres: Dunlop Rubber Co
Cooling system: Serck Radiator services Ltd
Fuel system: Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co
Fuel pumps: Bendix (early cars) Stewart Warner (later cars)
Eclipse Machine Corp
Battery: Autolite Division,Ford Motor Co
Drive shafts: B.R.D Co Ltd
Inboard couplings: Metalastic Ltd
Castings: Sterling Metals Ltd
Bearings: Rose Bros
Ina Needle Bearings Ltd
Bushes: Glacier Metal Co Ltd
Perspex parts: Suntex Saftey Glass Inds Ltd
Glass parts: Tudor Saftey Glass Co Ltd
Small springs: Doig Springs & Eng Co Ltd
Tube work: Arch Motor & Mfg Co Ltd
Body hardware: Wilmot Breeden Ltd
Machined parts: A.P.A Tool & Eng Co Ltd
Ascott Precision Tool Co Ltd
E. Matthews Eng Co Ltd
Special Steels: Aircraft Materials Ltd
Rubber bushes: Silentbloc Ltd
Rubber springs: Aeon Products Ltd
Rubber body parts: C.O.H Bains Ltd
Starter rings: Frances B Wilmot Ltd
Hoses: Hesco Ltd
Lockheed Precision Products
Seals: Nilos Rings
Clips: Seeger-Orbis Gmbh
GT40 Chassis 1075
Oil: Gulf Oil
Tyres: Firestone
Cylinder Heads: Weslake Engineering
Cooper Mechanical Joints
Gaskets: Anglo American Racers
Crank Bearings: Vandervell Products
Ignition/Alternator/Starter: Autolite
Spark Plugs: Autolite
Carburettors: Weber
Carburettor Ball Joints: Rose Forgrove
Fuel Pumps: Stewart Warner
Fuel Filter: F.I.S.P.A
Fuel Lines: Superflexit
Oil Filter: Fram
Oil Lines: Simplifix/Hubert Trist
Alternator Belt: Gates
Starter Ring Gear: F.B. Wilmott
Rubber Bushes: Silentbloc
Clutch: Borg and Beck
Transmission: ZF
Drive Shafts/Universal Joints: B.R.D
Drive Shaft Couplings: Metalastik
Brakes: Girling
Friction Material: Ferodo
Wheel Castings: Aeroplane and Motor Castings
Wheel Bearings: British Timken
Suspension Joints: South West Products/Shafer
Road Springs: Tempered Spring
Exhaust Pipes: T.D.C. Components
Steering Rack: Cam Gears
Needle Roller Bearings: I.N.A
Steering and Gear Shift U/Joints: Borg Warner
Steering Wheel: J.A. Pearce
Battery: Exide
Lighting System: Cibie/Sylvania
Screen Wiper Motor: Lucas
Screen Wiper Arm/Blade: Trico
Switches: Lucas
Instruments: Smiths/C.A.V
Radiators: Serck
Dampers: Koni
Fuel Cells: Goodyear
Chassis Frame: Abbey Panels
Body Panels: Glass Fibre Engineering
Door Locks: Wilmot Breedon
Paint: ICI
Exhaust Paint: Sperex
Glass: Triplex
Windscreen Fixative: Dunlop Chemical Division
Rear Lighting Fixative: Bitumen Industries
Body Fasteners: H.K. Porter
Seats: Wood and Pickett
Spray Painting: Ron Webb
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MKI Tail lights - Simca 1000 (Fiat 850 is similar)
MKII Tail ligts - '62/’63 Chev Corvair
MKI Indicator lights - Austin A30
Indicator lights on MK III - MG 1100
Demister grille - MKIII Zephyr (Also Lotus Elan)
Handbrake lever for race cars - 105E Ford Anglia (Similar lever found in 100E but needs modification)
Handbrake lever for MK III and some road cars – Mk III Zephyr (also Late Mk II an early MK IV Zephyr)
Lucas washer bottle - Rover 2000/Triumph 2000
Washer nozzle - Rover 3L
Wiper Motor - MKIII Zephyr, Rover 3L (Boeing 707 on some MKII's and MK IV)
Wiper rack and wheelbox - MKII Jaguar
Wiper arm - Triumph 2500 MKII
Door catches (i.e. the striker plate on the body) 1952-56 Phase II Standard Vanguard and the Triumph Mayflower
Door latch – P4 Series rovers – e.g. “Cyclops” Rover 75,
Some Smiths gauges were used in Cortina GT and Lotus Cortina.
Rear view mirror - Rover 3L, Rover 2000, Aston Martin DB5/6?, MK 2 Jag or XKE. (Bonds to windscreen, not roof)
Fluid reservoirs – Girling? Many early English Fords and BMCs?
Eyeball vents – Early MKIV Zephyr Zodiac (pre-facelift)
Rocker switches for MKIII – Early Capri?
Toggle switches - MKI & MK II – Early Mini, Jaguar
Indicator switch - early MGB or Mini
Outer door lock - Rover 2000
Rear Licence plate lights - Triumph TR3 / TR4
GT40MK111 Over-riders (Bumpers ) - ?????
MK111 Steering rack - MGB
Body Latches - Hartwell Co. Lynx Helicopter and other aircraft including the Jumbo.
Flywheel ring gear - 115 tooth Austin A35 or A40
Front Ball joints - Commer van
Steering column - E-Type Jag?
Headlights – Marchal (but Renault 12, HC Vauxhall Viva, Mki Ford Escort and Early Hillman Hunter are all of similar dimensions)
Headlight flasher switch – Lucas part number 31835
Original suppliers (Courtesy of Paul Bearman and others – note, many of these companies no longer exist)
Monocoque chassis: Abbey panels Ltd
Fibreglass parts: Specialised Mouldings Ltd
Gauges: Smiths motor accessories Ltd
Electrics: Joseph Lucas Ltd
Headlamps: Cibie
Carbs: Edoardo Weber
Exhaust: V.W. Derrington Ltd
Plugs: Autolite division, Ford Company
Suspension: Southwest (Bearings) Products
Shafter (bearings) Ltd
Shock absorbers: Armstrong Patents Co Ltd
Springs: Tempered springs Ltd
Wheel bearings: Timken Roller Bearing Co
Steering rack: Cam Gears Ltd
Transaxle: Gear Speed Developments Ltd
ZF
Clutch: Borg and Beck
Brakes: Girling Ltd
Brake linings: Ferodo Ltd
Wheels: Costruzioni Mecchaniche
Tyres: Dunlop Rubber Co
Cooling system: Serck Radiator services Ltd
Fuel system: Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co
Fuel pumps: Bendix (early cars) Stewart Warner (later cars)
Eclipse Machine Corp
Battery: Autolite Division,Ford Motor Co
Drive shafts: B.R.D Co Ltd
Inboard couplings: Metalastic Ltd
Castings: Sterling Metals Ltd
Bearings: Rose Bros
Ina Needle Bearings Ltd
Bushes: Glacier Metal Co Ltd
Perspex parts: Suntex Saftey Glass Inds Ltd
Glass parts: Tudor Saftey Glass Co Ltd
Small springs: Doig Springs & Eng Co Ltd
Tube work: Arch Motor & Mfg Co Ltd
Body hardware: Wilmot Breeden Ltd
Machined parts: A.P.A Tool & Eng Co Ltd
Ascott Precision Tool Co Ltd
E. Matthews Eng Co Ltd
Special Steels: Aircraft Materials Ltd
Rubber bushes: Silentbloc Ltd
Rubber springs: Aeon Products Ltd
Rubber body parts: C.O.H Bains Ltd
Starter rings: Frances B Wilmot Ltd
Hoses: Hesco Ltd
Lockheed Precision Products
Seals: Nilos Rings
Clips: Seeger-Orbis Gmbh
GT40 Chassis 1075
Oil: Gulf Oil
Tyres: Firestone
Cylinder Heads: Weslake Engineering
Cooper Mechanical Joints
Gaskets: Anglo American Racers
Crank Bearings: Vandervell Products
Ignition/Alternator/Starter: Autolite
Spark Plugs: Autolite
Carburettors: Weber
Carburettor Ball Joints: Rose Forgrove
Fuel Pumps: Stewart Warner
Fuel Filter: F.I.S.P.A
Fuel Lines: Superflexit
Oil Filter: Fram
Oil Lines: Simplifix/Hubert Trist
Alternator Belt: Gates
Starter Ring Gear: F.B. Wilmott
Rubber Bushes: Silentbloc
Clutch: Borg and Beck
Transmission: ZF
Drive Shafts/Universal Joints: B.R.D
Drive Shaft Couplings: Metalastik
Brakes: Girling
Friction Material: Ferodo
Wheel Castings: Aeroplane and Motor Castings
Wheel Bearings: British Timken
Suspension Joints: South West Products/Shafer
Road Springs: Tempered Spring
Exhaust Pipes: T.D.C. Components
Steering Rack: Cam Gears
Needle Roller Bearings: I.N.A
Steering and Gear Shift U/Joints: Borg Warner
Steering Wheel: J.A. Pearce
Battery: Exide
Lighting System: Cibie/Sylvania
Screen Wiper Motor: Lucas
Screen Wiper Arm/Blade: Trico
Switches: Lucas
Instruments: Smiths/C.A.V
Radiators: Serck
Dampers: Koni
Fuel Cells: Goodyear
Chassis Frame: Abbey Panels
Body Panels: Glass Fibre Engineering
Door Locks: Wilmot Breedon
Paint: ICI
Exhaust Paint: Sperex
Glass: Triplex
Windscreen Fixative: Dunlop Chemical Division
Rear Lighting Fixative: Bitumen Industries
Body Fasteners: H.K. Porter
Seats: Wood and Pickett
Spray Painting: Ron Webb
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