Hi Eric:
Thanks for the kind remarks and the photo of our car –
Pathfinder GT40P/2191 – at Amelia Island. We were honored that it was the only non-vintage GT40 invited by the organizers to display on Saturday. (By the way, 2191 is actually owned by our company and is not my brother's personal car.)
Like all of our cars, there are a lot of tweaks and changes from a standard SPF. What seemed to generate a lot of interest was the interior which fools a lot of folks who believe it be an original '60's car:
By the way, it struck us as funny to see your follow-up photo of P/1036, an original Mk. I used by Shell in one of their advertising campaigns. It happens that Pathfinder's prototype for the GT40R (the 'R' being a racing version of the SPF that we developed with Hi-Tech and Superformance)
was patterned after none other than P/1036 and became continuation chassis no. P/2192!
While 2192 didn't have a number of the features that would become standard in our later 'R' cars (e.g., roll cage, right-hand steering, vintage interior, original-style seats, FIA-type engines, etc.), it nevertheless was a great car. With an all-aluminium 427 engine, it generated over 620 hp and was frequently seen at venues like Sebring. Here are some photos of Pathfinder's version of P/1036:
Pathfinder GT40P/2192 at Road Atlanta
P/2192's interior showing early-model customized seats, replacement console, special shift base, even a built-in Valentine radar detector. Pathfinder 'R' models now have very different interiors (see P/2090 above) and come standard with right-hand steering, with left-hand as a no-cost option
Pathfinder's P/2192 'R' prototype and the first production GT40R - P/2090 - behind an awesome Mclaren M8. P/2090 is now racing in Japan.
What every GT40 driver figures to be the price of ownership
Thanks again for your posts!