Dave Lindemann
Lifetime Supporter
Hi everyone -
I've been lurking for some time now and thought I'd finally register.
I don't own a GT40 - yet. The last 10 years have been spent restoring a 1977 Lotus Esprit which is basically complete at this point. My other project is a 1973 Lotus Europa. The Europa is undergoing an engine (Toyota 4AGE 20V) and transmission (Renault NG3) conversion. I'm struggling with the fact I'd have to sell the Esprit to buy a GT40 due to limited space and $$. The restoration was a labor of love and now that the car is reliable and restored I kind of hate to part with it.
I've been interested in replica GT40s for years and even have a brochure from Tornado that dates back to 1996 - so I've been thinking about it for a while! I've only seen 2 GT40s in person and neither owner would say which manufacturer produced them - I think they wanted people to believe they were "the real thing" (IMHO - they weren't). I've looked at as many manufacturer's sites as I've been able to find - MDA, Tornado, RCR, RF, etc. and I'm really impressed with how the replica market has progressed. The quality of the kits is very impressive. At this point I'm leaning towards RF because of the quality and completeness of the kits for the price. I'm also very impressed that the owner participates on a forum like this (I know others do as well).
My plan is to sell the Esprit in the spring and go from there. I probably won't have much to offer the forum immediately but hope to be more active in the future. This is really a great forum and I read the posts with interest - particularly the build rpojects and updates from the various manufacturers.
I hate to end with a stupid question but if one wants to add an avatar how does one get a photo with less than a 1K file size so that it will upload? I've tried Photoshop and the picture becomes unrecognizable.
Thanks!
Dave Lindemann
I've been lurking for some time now and thought I'd finally register.
I don't own a GT40 - yet. The last 10 years have been spent restoring a 1977 Lotus Esprit which is basically complete at this point. My other project is a 1973 Lotus Europa. The Europa is undergoing an engine (Toyota 4AGE 20V) and transmission (Renault NG3) conversion. I'm struggling with the fact I'd have to sell the Esprit to buy a GT40 due to limited space and $$. The restoration was a labor of love and now that the car is reliable and restored I kind of hate to part with it.
I've been interested in replica GT40s for years and even have a brochure from Tornado that dates back to 1996 - so I've been thinking about it for a while! I've only seen 2 GT40s in person and neither owner would say which manufacturer produced them - I think they wanted people to believe they were "the real thing" (IMHO - they weren't). I've looked at as many manufacturer's sites as I've been able to find - MDA, Tornado, RCR, RF, etc. and I'm really impressed with how the replica market has progressed. The quality of the kits is very impressive. At this point I'm leaning towards RF because of the quality and completeness of the kits for the price. I'm also very impressed that the owner participates on a forum like this (I know others do as well).
My plan is to sell the Esprit in the spring and go from there. I probably won't have much to offer the forum immediately but hope to be more active in the future. This is really a great forum and I read the posts with interest - particularly the build rpojects and updates from the various manufacturers.
I hate to end with a stupid question but if one wants to add an avatar how does one get a photo with less than a 1K file size so that it will upload? I've tried Photoshop and the picture becomes unrecognizable.
Thanks!
Dave Lindemann