Recent content by RICHARD

After 12years ownership, last year I sold my GTD40, but lucky me - I’m still racing it! I was fortunate to sell it to a very nice French gentleman racer/rally type, who promptly arranged to have the car driven from here in Somerset to his home in the South of France. Thankfully, it did the...

Sorry my mistake - but I have now remembered that this gearbox came out of a Renault 25, not a 30, and Chris Cole advises me that these boxes are not really suitable(from a strength point of view) for a GT40 - so I will put on eBay as a replacement box for either an Espace or R25!

After 13 years ownership I have reluctantly decided to sell my GT40 – a GTD. The car is very sound, quick and drives beautifully. I bought the car in 1994 from Central Garages(TVR) in Birmingham, as an almost complete car -but needing a rebuild. I wanted a JW Gulf Racing GT40, so after a...

I have a R30 gearbox for sale. Was keeping it as a good spare, but I've finally decided to sell the car, so it's may as well go. I know it's in good order because I drove the donor car before I removed the box, and it made no nasty noises and all worked perfectly. £150

It's not that far for me, but I've never been - what's it like? Any free entry for turning up in the 40? Jerry, I see that you're even nearer!

If you have tried to book a hotel room near Goodwood for 1st and 2nd of September, you're probably out of luck! I have a reservation for a double/twin room at the Premier Travelinn at nearby Arundel for both the Friday and Saturday nights, that I won't be using. So if anyone is interested and...

OK I'm biased! VV,you're right colour matters to some people, but I struggle to believe that many people are looking for a specific colour GT40 - other than those looking for a traditional Gulf scheme car. As had been said,those people who wouldn't be seen dead in Gulf car (poor souls!)would be...

Excellent info Jim, but I would question your remark that "most racing cars" of the time were steel monocoques. I'm no expert(but am very old!)and would comment that the vast majority of 60s racers were either rivetted aluminium monocoque and/or steel spaceframe construction. As for the original...

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Dave, Last year I was in the same quandary,but eventually found some Yokohamas that were exactly the same dimensions as the BFGs. These are fronts A539 sized 215/60-R15, and rears Y352 sized 265/50-R15.They are both H-rated tyres (upto 130mph)- which is enough for me! The A539s fronts are...

Yeah! Many years ago(mid 80s)I got an early KVA brochure(in fact I've still got it) and talked to Ken Atwell about building a KVA. With the benefit of hindsight - and I hope I am not being unkind - I'm glad I waited and bought a GTD!

Re: GT40s Frappr available for you to find GT40s on google m You're lucky - I can't get a frigging map to show at all! I presume that you can see me, but I can't see you.Mind you,I am at my work where every conceivable obstacle to communication is installed in the name of big company...

Can't wait ! I'll be there for all three days (and two nights in delightful Bognor) . Is the meet-up location/time Chris mentioned OK for everyone ? I'll be easily recognisable as I'll be kitted out in some ludicrous old fashioned clobber - no change there then!

Hi Fran, Here’s a pic of me in my Sud , taken last year at a very wet Silverstone, before it came to grief later in the year. The guy who bought it has subsequently rebuilt the frontend and lightened it by about 75kg – so it does not now conform to Production Car regulations. As you say, these...

Ron, I'll be there for all three days and would love to meet up -if possible please publish some arrangements. In the meantime try this for a scary momoent during the 1999 event. This photo has been largly banned from circulation as it was highly illegal manoeuvre.The picture was originally...