I know i said that enough was enough in my last thread but i will reply to David and his questions.On average a build will take 350 hours. I keep work sheets for the time spent and and so can be pretty sure of costings. On a car that i am presently building for a customer i have spent, as of todays work, a total of 155 hours. That has seen all the bodywork holes, slots, rivnutting, tapping etc done, the chassis accurately clad in alloy,front to rear brake pipes, battery cable, fuel pumps, steering rack, water pipes, etc, etc,.
I never made a "statement" as such to a journalist.Will Holman saw me racing last year and about 4 months ago rang up asking if Performance Car magazine could do an article about how 40s could be built to the standard of mine and at the realistic prices as opposed to the sometimes massive amounts most people seem to be spending.He and a photographer came along for a long days interview and photoshoot and were able to see for themselves just what is involved and the standards that can be so simply achieved.
Look, i have nothing to prove to anyone, no reason to lie or deceive. I do things my way which happen to work out the way they do rather well. I do not have much money to throw around as racing and the development of the 917 eats me out of house and home.
I gained nothing financially from this article. I just asked that Gulf Oil UK( to whom i,m forever indebted to) and the Sports Racing and GT Series were mentioned, which they were at the end of the article.
Finally, whether i am involved in the build of a car for someone or not a 40 can be built to an exceptional standard for far less than most people realise.
Graham.