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    New Museum in Germany with P/1003

    looks like another Ford GT behind P1003? not clear what generation! also silver Cobra? jim p
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    GT40 Sightings

    wow, memory flashback! I drove N Territorial Rd. many times in SFM6S283 and then my 70 "Boss 351 C" between Plymouth & Hell, MI decades ago, many fond memories ! The rest of the gang that drove along, 69 Boss 302, 70 Torino Cobra Jet 429, 70 Boss 302, 73 Capri 2.6L, the folks along the road...
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    ID tags

    All the "GT40" tubs were built by Lola/Ford (GT/101~GT/105), or FAV (Ford Advanced Vehicles) GT/106!Gt/112 and production chassis P1000~P108? using Tennant panels. I believe all the chassis left England with the "Ford" ID plates. the MK-II chassis were shipped incomplete to Shelby American at...
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    monocoque

    Quote: "Car 110 had an aluminum tub and did not work out very well if I remember correctly. Alan Mann cars had aluminum body's , not sure if all Mann cars did." GT/110 / X-1 McLaren Roadster AL tub AMGT-1 MK-1 lightweight with AL panels, not all AMGT-2 MK-1 lightweight with AL panels, not...
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    NEW MOVIE TRAILER

    I would suggest reading "Go Like Hell" as it was the source of the film script. Also Leo Levine's "Dust to Glory", and then watch The 24 Hour War on amazon prime. jim p
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    Was there ever a Sunoco GT40?

    That photo is of the later iteration, this is as raced at 1967 Daytona 24 hrs. jim p
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    Was there ever a Sunoco GT40?

    Grady Davis MK-I = P1049 1967 Daytona 24 hrs, Sebring 12 Hrs. Rrgards jim p
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    Ford v. Ferrari trailer

    I purchased a DVD version on Amazon. regards, jim p
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    Claude nahum

    After chatting to some retired Ford engine engineers, the 255 as mentioned was designed to live ( operate at designed conditions ) at a narrow RPM range at Indy. The RPM's don't vary greatly as it's 2 long & 2 short straights connected to constant speed corners. Sport cars have wildly varying...
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    Ford v. Ferrari trailer

    Last year I visited RCR as it's a short distance from work. Chatting with Fran he mentioned the cars they were finishing for the film production company and they built a 250 GTO replica on a Datsun 240 chassis, it's in the camera shot for 3 seconds. There was also a MK-I there that was used in...
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    Ford vs. Ferrari--New Official Trailer

    The script as I understand is not about the car but about the personalities, primarily Ken Miles & Carroll Shelby. The supporting personalities are Lee Iaccoca, HF-II, il Commendatore Enzo Ferrari. As it's a hollywood film not a automotive documentary, I expect quite a bit of artistic /...
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    mk4 for sale in Belgium

    J2 was a J car not a MK-IV. It was "broken in two" by the Miles crash, remains stored at Holman & Moody for Ford, possession of the remains transferred to H&M by Ford @ 1971, reported to have been scrapped The current car using "J2" was not built by Kar Kraft therefor not part of any of the KK...
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    MKI OR MKII?

    Score Card: MK-II 1 Le Mans win MK-IV 1 Le Mans win JWA-Gulf MK-I 2 Le Mans wins regards, jim p
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    Walther GT40? GT40 P1005

    I would think what was retrived from the ground would look like the attached photos? jim p
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    Another of the Greats Gone - RIP Dan Gurney

    A 2nd tribute to Dan was at the Detroit North American International Auto Show; Raj Nair, President of Ford North America and the man who spearheaded the GT project and Ford's return to Le Mans, today placed a Gurney tribute on the flanks of the Ford GT gracing the automaker's stand at the...
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