Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
Well, you know, it is a nice-looking car but you can tell they've changed the shape of the roof, it kind of curves up. I still like the original shape better.
There was a car built in the USA in the thirties called the Cord 810 and 812 model. It was really beautiful in a weird way; at that time drivetrains weren't as good as they are now, and frequently Cord owners would later on take out the Lycoming V8 engine, sometimes they took out the front-drive system (one of the earliest uses of CV or Rzeppa joints) and put in a rear drive system. But, people didn't change the way the body looked.
I think the GT40 is like that; just about perfect the way it is in its' Mark I shape, and if a new one were to be built the real challenge is to put updated mechanicals into that shape and size and make better use of the room in that envelope- without altering that envelope. Changing the outside is kind of like sending the Venus de Milo for plastic surgery- there's not much point, but there is much wasted effort.
There was a car built in the USA in the thirties called the Cord 810 and 812 model. It was really beautiful in a weird way; at that time drivetrains weren't as good as they are now, and frequently Cord owners would later on take out the Lycoming V8 engine, sometimes they took out the front-drive system (one of the earliest uses of CV or Rzeppa joints) and put in a rear drive system. But, people didn't change the way the body looked.
I think the GT40 is like that; just about perfect the way it is in its' Mark I shape, and if a new one were to be built the real challenge is to put updated mechanicals into that shape and size and make better use of the room in that envelope- without altering that envelope. Changing the outside is kind of like sending the Venus de Milo for plastic surgery- there's not much point, but there is much wasted effort.