Hi gt40 lovers, My name is Joop and I'm a GT40 fan since 1979.
Yes, a long time and still no GT40 in my garage. :sad:
I saw a beautifull car in the spring of 1978 and some time later I saw it again. Found the owner and talked about the car, it was a FT Bonito, a VW based kit car.
Some month's later I saw one in my home city, Eindhoven and also tracked down the owner. After visiting him several times I told him that I was interesting in buying one too.
He had good news for me, a neighbour of him, an appartmentblock further had one for sale and soon it was mine. He was just in the proces of tearing it down again after registration-inspection, so I had quite some work. About a year later I could take it on the road (yeah a student only has time during the weekends).
After some time I found out that the Bonito was designed after the GT40 and slowly my passion for the Bonito slid away.
In 1982 I sold it and bought a normal car.
Hopefully I will be able to purchase a GT40 (replica) in the future.
Yes, a long time and still no GT40 in my garage. :sad:
I saw a beautifull car in the spring of 1978 and some time later I saw it again. Found the owner and talked about the car, it was a FT Bonito, a VW based kit car.
Some month's later I saw one in my home city, Eindhoven and also tracked down the owner. After visiting him several times I told him that I was interesting in buying one too.
He had good news for me, a neighbour of him, an appartmentblock further had one for sale and soon it was mine. He was just in the proces of tearing it down again after registration-inspection, so I had quite some work. About a year later I could take it on the road (yeah a student only has time during the weekends).
After some time I found out that the Bonito was designed after the GT40 and slowly my passion for the Bonito slid away.
In 1982 I sold it and bought a normal car.
Hopefully I will be able to purchase a GT40 (replica) in the future.