Just because it’s 40 inches tall (hence the name) doesn’t mean this nicely-done GT40 replica shouldn’t get out once in a while. Although with trucks getting bigger and taller all the time, it probably doesn’t do much for the sensation of safety (or the view) from the driver’s seat. Kind of like riding a recumbent bike in traffic. Shot by CJCars.
My Miata towers over this car at 48 inches, and I’m looking up at everything. I can’t imagine dropping 8 more inches.
There something so right about the way the GT40 looks, solid beauty.
Amen, brother. gorgeous car and in that Gulf livery it seems so right! .
Gorgeous cars there is a replica around here Ive seen it at shows very small car never mind low.
I’ve seen one of these around Pasadena, though I couldn’t tell at a quick glance whether it was a GT replica or actual “official” Ford GT from a few years ago (both do exist). It did have the Gulf paint scheme.
The GT40 has been one of my favorites since someone gave me a car book of some kind for probably my 6th or 7th birthday (a lot of automotive cravings start that way, I’d guess).
One of the first model cars I ever built on my own. I’ve loved them ever since.
I was the only one that seemed to notice this car when it was parked on the street in Coronado, the peninsula that calls itself an island. It wouldn’t surprise me if the owner is local and it is his daily driver.
I remember going to an All Ford Day in regional Australia not so long ago and to my surprise amongst the usual gaggle of Falcons, UK exotica and US heavyweights
was three GT40’s
Two were from the excellent Australian replicar maker “Roaring Forties” and beautifully made as always.
But the other one was different, it was painted a dull beige colour and poorly applied, the interior looked similar to other two GT40’s but worn ratty. The rims with classic knock off spinner caps were badly scuffed and covered in old brake dust. The Windsor small block was filthy, the extractors severely rusted and crappy wires running everywhere. Nothing added up with this car, it was a banged up daily driver in a sea of trailer queens.
Then I noticed something odd, a row of lights running along the sills, tiny, cheap and partially covered in beige enamel. Weird
And then I realised that I was looking at an original racecar, there was no info and owner nearby to confirm but I instantly knew what is was.
I felt deeply privileged to see that car and even more because I was the only one to take any interest in it. To me that was easily the Car of the Show
A genuine GT40 is a real rare sight especially a race version was it regoed there are lots of places in OZ to wind one of those out without being noticed.
Once you make your way down into one it doesn’t seem that low, at least not until you come up next to a truck with 40″ tires. As bad a getting into one is it is even harder to get out. A couple of years ago I had the fortune of winning a ride to the historic races in one of the Safir continuation cars with proper RHD. (Safir bought the left over pieces and rights when Ford ended the GT40 racing program) “Our” pit was next to Augie Pabst’s where he had his pedigreed GT40. Somewhere I’ve got some pictures of both vehicles, including some damage to Augie’s caused by the engine cover of a Lola flying off at speed on the front stretch because someone forgot to latch it down.