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Old 07-03-2003, 02:08 PM
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Rebirth of a legend!! Warning.. it's a FORD!!!!
Ford Motor Company unveiled the first 3 production GT40 supercars at it's world headquarters. The 500 horsepower/500 foot pounds of torque cars weigh in at 3300 pounds. The cars that shocked the world with their 1966 1-2-3 finish at Lemans are back!

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The originals!
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Thinking of raiding the kid's college fund for this one!!!
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I had an oppurtunity to see & take a drive in one of them a few weeks ago through my work. It is an awesome car.
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I had an oppurtunity to see & take a drive in one of them a few weeks ago through my work. It is an awesome car.
You lucky rascal!!
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I just visited a performance car seller in Annapolis which has only been in business for a few weeks. There is a reproduction GT40 in the show room for $85K. The first impression I got was that it is a kit car, but the sales person told me it is built from the ground up per the exact spec of the original car. I don't know if a reporduction really worths $85 big ones.
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There are awesome reproduction GT40's available in NZ and quite the cottage industry for parts and pieces in the UK and here in the US.
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Very nice! Awesome!

Now if we can get Diamler to remake the E500 W124 I would be truly happy
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Cap'n - does it have a check engine light?
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I am in the tool business and we were asked by Ford to make some special tools for the car.
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hmmm . . . non-ferrous wallet extractor? Gulf/Wyer colored, or course!
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I am lmao!!!

I have not heard that expression for a while!!!!
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The original GT40 is one of my Top-10 favorite cars of all time and I would love to have a replica like the one Alain is building. The new Ford GT is really awesome too...so much so that I would consider buying a Ford if there was any way I could actually afford one!
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MSRP on the GT40 is supposedly only around $100,000. But, and like my sister it's a big butt, with only limited production they will probably go for much more. Any original GT40 can't be had for less than a million!
And BTW, www.ford.com has a special section on the GT40 with really cool videos. Check out the one about 'engine animation'. Also the one where it shows them hand building these exotics!
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Thumbs up Decisions decisions decisions...
GT40 or Cobra or GT40 or Cobra or GT40 or Cobra or GT40!!!

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