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The Mk IV has been at the body shop for a month and when I dropped the car off they gave me an estimate of 18 to 20K which I was expecting. However I just got a call and was told the price would be in the 28 to 30K range. Does paint and body work really cost that much for one of these cars? I...

When reading about an original GT40 for sale I came across "The seats are to the original, and highly evocative design of black parachute silk with brass eyelets". Is black parachute silk still used by people replicating the GT40 seat upholstery? I have done a quick search for information and...

With the blow up of my first thread "Don's Mk IV Build" well I can't seem to post anything additionally and it has a blank screen when I go to the last page. Progress on the car continues with more body related issues. One is I finally got the door louvers installed which I don't think I...

While doing some research on the "J" cars I came upon this picture showing J6 right side with what looks like a light just in front of the rear tire. I've circled it in red. Can someone help me understand what this was for, pit light? It appears it only was used on the Le Mans race cars...

Every journey begins with the first step. My journey started last December when I introduced myself and announced to the world I would do some research on if to build a car or buy a replica in the used car market. Well my wife agreed to visit Detroit in January and Fran and I discussed...

The year was 1965 and I was on a trip with my Dad to Denver looking for a new shop truck. While at a Ford dealership spotted some neat looking sports cars setting on the lot and went over opened the door and set down in what I later found out was a new GT 40. I was 14 at the time and told him...