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Title: Bill's GT40
Post by: Manky Monkey on September 27, 2008, 09:59:04 PM
Taz & I have been in Basingstoke today, photographing a couple of motors for you lot to look at on the website soon. First up was Bill & his gorgeous 5 litre V8 LeMans GT40 replica. A stunning looking machine. Possibly the most uncomfortable car I've ever travelled in, but worth it just for the howl of that exhaust & the way the traffic parts to let you through. Full write-up in the Motors, 4 wheels section of the main site soon.
Oh, & it's up for sale to fund his sprint car racing career if you fancy it for doing the shopping in. Yours for 30 grand or so.


Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: Manky Monkey on September 27, 2008, 10:00:11 PM
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Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: triker9999 on September 27, 2008, 11:29:45 PM
man o man, what a car!!! ;D
and IMHO the nicest of paint schemes too :)
i'm only about £29995 short !!! ho hum     :(


Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: Manky Monkey on September 27, 2008, 11:40:50 PM
Mid 60s Gulf Oil colours.
"Fancy swapping it for half a Reliant Robin Bill"?
-"Go away".


Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: Manky Monkey on September 27, 2008, 11:43:01 PM
Brumm, brumpitty, brumpitty, brumpitty.
I want one.


Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: morrag on October 04, 2008, 05:41:34 PM
Over 25 years ago I accompanied a friend,and at that time Ford engineer to a small works showroom that held not only the original Jacky Ickx, Gulf GT40, but alongside the only GT70.somehow or other ha had obtained permission to make a "plug" of the GT40, as up until then there had been no replicas, as far as I am aware. All subsequent reps. came from this one orig. "plug", so there you go,"I was there!" as Max Boyce would say! nostalgia or what! Morrag


Title: Re: Bill's GT40
Post by: Manky Monkey on October 04, 2008, 05:56:21 PM
How cool is that! You lucky, lucky b*stard, as Monty Python would say.
Max Boyce? Now there's a name I haven't heard for many a year.
Taz & I are on holiday tomorrow, so will sit on the GT write-up till we get back in a week or two. Look out for it then.