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Guys it is good to be in the same interest with you and looking forward to the trip to Reno. When I get the CAV GT40 back my wife is a professional photographer and I will give her the job of getting us good representative photos for everyone. Drives me crazy sometimes with all the slow setup...

It was a great race. Cannot help thinking that FIA are playing with others lives in the rule of one set of tires only. Anyone is automatically handicapped enough in having to come in and change tires. Renault and a number of others have closed the technological gap with Ferrari. John

Safir in my opinion have no chance. The statute of limitations coupled with "the reason" for such a long delay in desiring to copyright something which is now public domane. The reason could only be that they saw no value it it previously and about 40 years later wanted to "cash in" on...

RUSH TO PRESS !!!!! I advised earlier on the thread I would get comparison photos for you, which would be of a CAV GT40, which I would have carefully staged on level pad. Casual photos do not give you a good comparison. The ground should have been level not the smaller Mk I on the lower...

Re Howard's photos; The specs of the GT40 show that the Ford GT is nearly 10% larger. Comparisons side by side were interesting. The first 4 photos as it happened placed the Ford GT on the higher side of the road, refer to the water flow path below Howard's car, so it takes some guess work. John

Canuk40 The pictures of the CAV with Ford GT in the background are really great. Regret Toronto is just too far from California to visit. Great show. John Place

Faili and Howard; Good that I got an idea to get you both out to the breakfast. Apparently rains should be over tonight. Look forward to meeting. John

Guys You are great and I appreciate all the comments. I intend to get them side by side, fronts and rears, when my GT40 is complete from the engine change. Just not sure which is better - I think they are both great fun. The Ford GT is refined and quiet, while the GT40 is more difficult to...

Here is a photo of my new Ford GT (did not get it right to attach to last post) John

I have a CAV GT40 which is a great car and I am still making modifications, incl a larger engine (427 EFI). I received my Ford GT (see "Birth" thread) and I think Ford did a great job in making it so close to the original. It is a Supercar, nothing else describes it. I recently had it at...

SDP I installed a 392 Ford Racing engine that JC Performance arranged in order to get the car on the road. It is a CAV GT40 from the U.S agent in san Diego, VIP Classics (Roy). I wanted a 427 engine and JC Perf is installing one of their custom built aluminum 427 engines Dart block, h-rods...

Tim Sorry for the late reply was away. Joe Leonard 805-473-0908. Use my name. John Place

I will be interested and will drive my GT40. John Place

Jean Fourie & John Spence Keep your information coming on this section, there are many of us with CAV's that would like to keep in touch. Good luck on your venture. They are great factory built replicas of the original GT40 and you should maintain the name. Regards (Groete) John Place.

Tim The block is a DART using Scat crank, AFR heads, H-rods and DFI fuel injection, engine builder is J.C.Performance in Grover Beach, CA. They install for CAV. Heat should be OK with the GT40 setup. Engine is setup on an engine dyno, then installed and final tests on auto dyno. Previous...

Mark I will be keen to give you a comparison. I will also take photos of both cars next to each other in all views. The Ford GT is amazingly close. However, it will take a few weeks as I still need to get to know the Ford GT and get my GT40 back together as the engine has been removed...

Cobra Club friends attended the birth held on the roadside on Dec 13, 04, at 2pm. A gleaming red Ford GT emerged from a classic car hauler. What a way to end the year. John

It's been a long haul. Altho probe acknowledged it being a faulty engine, other experts stated it was grossly faulty still Probe would not stand by their product. The lawsuit filed against Probe/Coast High Performance got their attorney talking a settlement. Naturally trying to discount the...

Latest; We have contacted Probe regularly, and Tim states each time that we should call back "Monday" as he will get it resolved. There seems no intention on their part to resolve the matter; 1. When the engine was on the dyno test at J.C. Performance and ran badly Probe authorised JC...

J.P & Mark; It is a subject with many,many opinions. As an engine designer and having built many I still believe that the main and conn-rod bearings I see still are not well "mated" and mating bearing surface areas increase dramatically with some "running in". Auto builders cannot advise...