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Joseph (Mojo)
Junior Member
Username: Mojo
Post Number: 103
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 10:10 pm: | |
Here is the web address. Great web page, but they want $110,000 for base turnkey gt40. THATS CRAZY!!
http://www.erareplicas.com/ |
DAVE SHEARS (Daveshears)
New member
Username: Daveshears
Post Number: 42
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 8:47 pm: | |
Can you tell me what ERA'S webb site address is thanks. |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 2126
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 8:23 am: | |
The Sheryl Crowe video of the Song "Steve Mc Queen" has Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving a GT 40. If I were him I would have had second thoughts about that one. Bad PR for Chevy, his bread and butter. |
Anthony Acunzo (Yank05)
Junior Member
Username: Yank05
Post Number: 98
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 5:23 pm: | |
You're right, David. I am not one for kits cars, but I do have exceptions - Anything from ERA is outstanding! Their GT40 is absolutely outstanding in every way! |
Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member
Username: Deleteall
Post Number: 141
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 5:16 pm: | |
Ideally Ford would build a new v10 with some of the Jaguar F1 technlogy. But since Ford is into their modular motor design, that's not gonna happen. So yea, an all aluminum version of their existing V-10. A stock v-10 has 300+hp and 450 ft torque. I saw a racing version with 700+ hp. It hasn't seemed to hurt Viper's sales that it too has a worked over truck engine. |
David White (Dwhite)
Junior Member
Username: Dwhite
Post Number: 73
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 4:45 pm: | |
I went to 4 dealers after they first announced this to happen. No responses.
Saw it at the auto show, then went to ERA in Conn to see theirs. ERA's is the one to buy exact duplicate, not a restyled version. I doubt ford ever does it. It was to come out in '03 to celebrate their 100th anniversary. |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 505
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 3:11 pm: | |
What V-10? The boat anchor they use in their trucks? Doesn't sound like much of an improvement to me. |
Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member
Username: Deleteall
Post Number: 140
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 1:37 pm: | |
I know its supposed to be a retro car, but it seems Ford could have really challenged Porsche, Ferrari and the new baby Lambo if they had put the V-10 in there. |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 504
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 8:05 am: | |
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Ford GT fan and I can't wait. (BTW, the car will be called the Ford GT because Ford doesn't own the rights to the GT-40 name. That is owned by the people who make the GTD-40).
As far as HFII is concerned, he really wasn't much of a car guy. In fact, his son Edsel Ford II, who is a major car guy, bought a GT40 and had it restored by Phil Remington back in the 70's. He couldn't wait to show it to his Dad, so he invited him over for dinner. When they walked into the garage HFII took one look at the GT 40 and asked "What kind of Italian piece of crap is that?"
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Chuck Babel (Chuck_98_rt10)
Junior Member
Username: Chuck_98_rt10
Post Number: 83
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 6:45 am: | |
Looks like an impressive car. I hope they make them for a while so they see more track time than Zaino. |
ross koller (Ross)
Member
Username: Ross
Post Number: 410
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 6:44 am: | |
i want one ! |
Jeffrey Caspar (Jcaspar1)
New member
Username: Jcaspar1
Post Number: 33
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 12:27 am: | |
http://www.detnews.com/2002/autosinsider/0210/15/c01-612538.htm
Interesting last line:
'Henry Ford II ordered up the GT40 after his unsuccessful attempt to purchase Ferrari.' |