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Is this a GT40?
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#1
10-25-2013, 03:38 PM
A friend of mine back home tweeted to me that he had a GT40 behind him on 29 today. I without even thinking, said "No... you didn't." You don't see GT40s on the road. Like an A/C Cobra, it's just too rare to street, especially for where we live. No one has that kind of money. I told him it had to be a GT or a kit car. He sent me this picture.

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Now, it does look a whole lot like a GT40, but something seems off. It definitely looks more like a GT40 than a GT and I can't judge the size of it either. It's not a good picture to base it off of.

I'm thinking it's a kit car, What do you guys think?
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#2
10-25-2013, 03:42 PM
Without seeing up close, probably a kit car. Doesn't look like a GT.
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10-25-2013, 04:10 PM
99% chance that is a Superformance (or CAV, or RCR, or...) GT40 replica.
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#4
10-25-2013, 04:12 PM
RJ said he saw a GT40 kit car recently, so they are around.
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#5
10-25-2013, 04:13 PM
GT40 for sure, could be replica though.
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10-28-2013, 04:36 PM
It could be, looks like you can buy a legit one in the 150k range, which is pretty cheap for the NoVA area:

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#7
10-28-2013, 06:57 PM
Evan Wrote:RJ said he saw a GT40 kit car recently, so they are around.

Yes and it looked/sounded fucking awesome.

Fuck authenticity, I'd drive the shit out of one of those.
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10-28-2013, 08:48 PM
.RJ Wrote:
Evan Wrote:RJ said he saw a GT40 kit car recently, so they are around.

Yes and it looked/sounded fucking awesome.

Fuck authenticity, I'd drive the shit out of one of those.


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10-28-2013, 09:05 PM
Ford 302 or 351
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#10
10-29-2013, 08:10 AM
.RJ Wrote:Fuck authenticity, I'd drive the shit out of one of those.

QFT, seriously I dont understand the hate of replicas. 2x the fun (no worry about stuffing a valuable car) for 1/10th the price :thumbup:
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#11
10-30-2013, 11:18 AM
Well unfortunately the original GT40s were built for midgets, so you and I are out of luck DJ.

the reborn Ford GT is definitely my win-the-lottery car though. someday...maybe.....
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10-30-2013, 05:08 PM
Evan Wrote:Well unfortunately the original GT40s were built for midgets, so you and I are out of luck DJ.

Gurney Bubble.....problem solved.
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