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I've owned 3 SPF cars since 1998. When considering a GT40 the choice was build or not build. My choice to build is an ERA also made here in the US. Excellent car with correct dimensions, if that is important to you. With so much 'living' going on I determined I didn't have the time (years(I'm slow)) and focus (I study on the subject, hence I'm slow) to bring a car to completion. It has been said many times, that kit cars are only 90-95% completed. So I had my name in the pot for a SPF. I balked when I was called and told send $15k for one of the first lot. I had seen a new show on BBC, TOP GEAR, that compared the FORD GT with a GT40. The host was so tall, his head was 3 inches above the roof line. "Will I fit?" was my question and why I balked. Later I was told I would easy and after setting in one of the cars I did easily.
When a FE427 side-oiler powered MkII became available I was urged to make the purchase as a Spanish F1 person was sniffing at it and would had the car shipped to Spain, never to be back here.
Like my good friend Steve C., I've changed some parts, added parts, and made improvements. Not to the extent Steve has done, but close. My thoughts are these. Buy the car, drive the car and see what you like...make the little changes. If you want to redesign or take it apart (Alan) you can and still drive the car. That is what it is all about with me. Sure I like to just set and look at the car....it is something. Also, it is surprisingly smooth on the highway. All the dealers are here to sell you a car. Make the effort to drive the different cars and get your hands on them. I love to study the car on a lift and spent hours underneath Olthoffs cars before I bought my first car. Just look, drive, and compare before you buy. We owners can tell you what we like and how we made our decision to buy, but you shouldn't make your decision until you get hands-on knowledge of the different cars. It is a large amount of cash.:thumbsup:
