Passenger Ride wanted for a lifelong fan...

[Mike K]

Hi All,

I'm hoping that someone might be able to help me. I'm trying to arrange a passenger ride in a GT40 for my father who has loved the cars since he was a child. It needn't be anything dramatic, a run round the block as it were. I'm happy to provide beer, biscuits, cake, a donation to a charity etc and some cash for fuel.

I booked a track session with a company that apparently had a GT40 to drive only to be told on the day that it wasn't available, he had a ride in a Mustang instead but it wasn't quite what I had hoped.

We are based in South East UK on the Surrey/Hampshire border but are happy to travel a reasonable distance if anyone can help.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[John Cohen]

Hi Mike im in Essex m8 . If you cant get anything closer . I would be happy togive Dad a ride ......

 

[Brian Magee]

Hi Mike,

Send me a PM or email me on brian at bmagee dot co dot uk. I am in Newbury

 

[Mike K]

Hello,

Just thought I'd drop a quick note, I'm in touch with Brian and have a date arranged shortly. John, thanks very much for your offer, your car looks amazing.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[John Cohen]

No problem Mike i hope dads dream is fantastic for him ..

 

[Mike K]

I just wanted to post a quick public note to say thanks ever so much to Brian. We met today in Newbury, we took a jaunt out to get tea and cake, my dad passenger in the GT40 and me following in my V8 Vantage. Excellent car chat and a dream fulfilled. Cheers Brian!

 

[Paul]

amazing what humans can accomplish

 

[Tray]

... so I think this thread would be better with some pics of your Dad and his dream being fulfilled!!!

 

[Bill Kearley]

Come to Canada for a ride, winding roads and no traffic or street lights. And a steak dinner afterwords.

 

[JP Verweij]

So dad did favour the GT40 over the comfy V8 Vantage. Thats the spirit

 

[Tim Terry]

Had a similar situation recently. A good friend and former coworker brought his Father over to look at the cars. When it came time for them to leave, I offered to drive his Father back to his house and my friend to follow us. It was a great opportunity to give an older gearhead a nice ride. When we arrived at our destination, they kidded the 90 year old about him having difficulty getting out of the car. He corrected them: "It wasn't that it was so difficult. It was that I didn't WANT to get out!"