I was talking to the Superformance guys at the Concourso Italiano on friday in Monterey while I was checking out the new daytona coupe. I was able to meet Pete Brock and he had a lot of info to share on the new coupe. Anyway, one of the factory reps was standing near by so I asked him if it was true that Superformance was going to build a GT40 replica. He told me that not only were they going to build one, but they already have a running prototype. It is a GT40 MKIIB that is an exact copy of the original and will come complete with transaxle (no engine) for $80,000 and should be available next spring. Needless to say I was shocked. I asked what transaxle they would be using and was told it would be the same as the original car. I found this hard to believe as the MKII's had T44's which are very expensive. He said they were making their own castings based on an original box and will manufacture all the internal components at their factory. He went on to tell me that they had purchased a completely disassembled car from an American Airlines pilot who had purchased the car 20yrs ago at an auction and were using it for patterns. I found the story hard to believe, but that is what I was told. He went on to tell me that after the GT40 they will be coming out with a gull wing 300SL mercedes. Well guys, is this really happening? Only time will tell.
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