| Author | Message | ||
| Dr. Ken Lee (Kenster888)
Member Username: Kenster888 Post Number: 335 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hi Jordan, I received all my degrees from UCI. 11 years total  I miss living in Irvine. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 2178 Registered: 12-2002 |
Dr. Ken, it was indeed held in Irvine at the Meadows/Verizon ampitheatre. Have you been out here before? | ||
| Dr. Ken Lee (Kenster888)
Member Username: Kenster888 Post Number: 334 Registered: 4-2003 |
Where was the concours held? Looks like Irvine in the background. Thanks for sharing the pics! | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2730 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jordon Yes. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 2112 Registered: 12-2002 |
Were the wire wheels original to it? | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2727 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jordon That car and mine were the only GT40s that finished the Pebble tour. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 2108 Registered: 12-2002 |
James, thanks for all the infotmation on the GT40s...I cant wait to read through all of it! I almost hate to admit it, but the red "J11" was getting so much more attention than the real GT40 from the Peterson. I actually heard a person from the Peterson say they drove the GT40 all the way down from the museum...A good 45-50 miles I was smiling after I heard that! Especially after seeing many garage queens at the show basically with delivery miles. | ||
| Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
Member Username: Drtax Post Number: 436 Registered: 4-2003 |
Great job, Bill. Your Queenie is looking great! Dale | ||
| Bill Rose (Superbimmer)
Junior Member Username: Superbimmer Post Number: 56 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hi, guys ... it was wonderful having you come out to the concours. Jordan did a great job of capturing the amazing cars with his photos, so here are several "snaps" I took of the general Ferrari gathering:     No winning for us this year ... too many fantastic cars! I've got a new checklist of things to address ... it's a never ending challenge. | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 41 Registered: 4-2003 |
Your link just answered my questions. You beat me to the post Thanks. | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 40 Registered: 4-2003 |
Thanks for the info James. So a case of mistaken identity in those news clippings I saw (go figure, the press being incorrect?) So of the chassis' J9 through J12, were they assembled from replacement or unused chassis' and not official production cars? From one of the sites I posted, J10 seems to have quite a history, is that just an incorrect chassis number? Thanks for the info. -Kevin | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2726 Registered: 10-2002 |
http://www.gt40s.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=23097&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2725 Registered: 10-2002 |
Kevin Lie no. Wrong yes. Search this site MK-IV and http://www.GT40s.com. If you want to see apic of J6 click on my profile. J6 is sitting in my garage. J6 finished 4OA driven by Donohue/McLaren. J1&J2 have been destroyed. J3-J8 still exist. J5 is the Foyt/Gurney winner. It is in the Henry Ford Museam. The sites you cited are wrong. | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 39 Registered: 4-2003 |
James, Here's two of those pages, mind you not official registries, but ones I looked at as a casual observer nonetheless. http://www.me.mtu.edu/~prater/GT40/GT40.html http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/gt40.htm -Kevin | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 38 Registered: 4-2003 |
James, Well now you have got me interested in the true history. "J6 did not win LeMans in 67 nor was it driven by Foyt/Gurney" How is this so. Like I said I don't know much, if anything, about GT-40's. I am only stating what was presented on the display board at the event for this car (newspaper reprints, photos, etc.) and what I saw on a couple websites I looked at to see the history of that car and it's "siblings". Is it all a lie????????? Nooooooooo it can't be | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2724 Registered: 10-2002 |
Kevin The great thing about America is that you can believe what you want to. That said J6 did not win LeMans in 67 nor was it driven by Foyt/Gurney. There is no "J11" It is a pure replica. | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 37 Registered: 4-2003 |
I do not believe it was a replica (if knockoff is what you mean by replica). I don't know much about the GT 40's but this one was serial J-11 of 12, with J-6 winning the 1967 24 hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt. Please correct me if I am wrong. It did not win an award though, just was displayed on the drive around. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2723 Registered: 10-2002 |
The wildest photo is the replica MK-IV getting a trophy. Very Sad. The blue MKIII GT 40 is real and a very nice car owned by the Peterson Museam and used regularily. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6949 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jordan, great pictures... Looks like it was awesome...! | ||
| Warren Balla (West662)
Junior Member Username: West662 Post Number: 56 Registered: 8-2003 |
wow, that Bentley Continental is a sexy lookin car, and that blue GT40 looks amazing! The F40 picture is real nice, but I think the one that takes the cake is the red 250 GT. What a beautiful car. Great pictures Kevin! | ||
| martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Intermediate Member Username: Mw575 Post Number: 1230 Registered: 5-2001 |
thanks loved the pics. Marty | ||
| Armen Gugasian (Ag512bbi)
Junior Member Username: Ag512bbi Post Number: 77 Registered: 6-2002 |
Excellent Pictures, Jordan!!!! Thank you for sharing them. | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 36 Registered: 4-2003 |
Daily Driver? A vintage Ferrari out amoungst the parking lot masses? Yes, it is true. And look at the mileage, yes, that is 79771 miles. The way it should be driven....   | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 35 Registered: 4-2003 |
Dan Gurney was a guest at the event!  | ||
| Kevin Paul (Klfpaul)
New member Username: Klfpaul Post Number: 34 Registered: 4-2003 |
More Pictures from the event. Although Jordan has posted pretty good coverage so far!             | ||
| SGT (Staceman)
New member Username: Staceman Post Number: 28 Registered: 9-2003 |
Jordan, Thank you for sharing your photos. Stunning shots and some familiar cars. (I also enjoyed seeing those Woody's in the background). Where in Newport is this event held? | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 2105 Registered: 12-2002 |
The Purple V-12 with the racing details is a 275 GTB... | ||
| Andy Barre (Abarre)
Junior Member Username: Abarre Post Number: 75 Registered: 7-2003 |
What is that Purple '60s V-12 Ferrari with the racing #4 decal?????? That is the most beautiful thing!!! Second to that I like the green '60s Aston Martin DB? and the red '60s Ferrari convertible in front of the judging booths. Unbelievable shots!!! | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 2103 Registered: 12-2002 |
82 more pictures to be exact Anyway, it was a great show! Saw a few priceless Ferraris for the first time and there were plenty of other exotic cars that were just as interesting. It was great being in the company of Sunny, Jay, Kevin, Dennis, Dom, Bill, and James! Our very own James Selevan took 3rd in his class with his daily driving 512 Boxer...Congradulations! Thanks again to all that came! Lots of fun! Good luck loading all the pictures now                                                                                   |