Re: How many RF\' GT40\'s produced?
Dan,
This is a question that I am occassionally asked and here goes.
We started the business in June of 1997 (official registration of Roaring Forties Pty Ltd) but a good friend of mine Jim Shepheard (ex-Holden Dealer Team) and myself had been working from my home on the project (lets do it or not) from the previous Christmas. The June date was when I opened my first workshop.
The first chassis was delivered in the February of the following year (1998) and so I have two points of celebration each year.
We produce a chassis every three weeks or so and we are currently working on chassis 89 , 91 and 92 (90 was finished prior to Christmas , out of turn , and arrived in the US yesterday).
Of the 90 or so chassis that have been numbered, all but no 1 (slave chassis which is MINE) , no 12 (RF race chassis) and no 13 (never started , never considered to be made and I just think no 13's should exist) have been built.
Of those 86 chassis, 19 have been sent to the US, 1 to Germany and the rest have stayed in Australia. In the US we have two completed cars but there are many nearing completion (I expect the build to take up to three years and sometimes people take longer, sometimes shorter). The German car was only delivered a year ago and I expect that car will be finished this year almost a year before my timings).
Of the cars in Australia we have completed 10 or 11 turn key cars in our factory and many more than that (20 plus)have been completed and registered in Australia (I am at home at the moment).
If you look at the build time of three years and us building 15 or 16 a year than I would expect up to 45 or so cars under construction (non finished) at any time. I expect we have over 30 cars either finished / registered / on the track.
Regarding the question about Gordon Levy, I have been gagged by my lawers and I will give a FULL account when I am allowed to do so.
Best wishes,
Robert
