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Topic: The old GT40
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43792
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-22-2002 03:53 PM
   
Last night I was reading a sales folder from the old GT40 I got from Osborn's and one fact I read really impressed me.In 1964, at LeMans the GT40 driven by Phil Hill set the track record of 131.37, and was timed at 207 on the straights!  What's even more amazing is that was with a 4.2 liter {260} engine cranking out only 375 horsepower at 7300! ------------------
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stretracer19
Journeyman Posts: 47
From: bowling green kentucky
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 02-26-2002 02:01 PM
wow talkin bout some power 
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AKBOSSMAN
Gearhead Posts: 2940
From: WASILLA , AK USA M&M #743 MCA #40857
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-26-2002 03:46 PM
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43792
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-02-2002 05:59 PM
More old GT40 trivia:There was a road version introduced in January 1966, and it was called '...the most expensive Ford ever.' It was priced at '5,900 English pounds plus purchase tax.' Only 31 road versions of the Mk 1 were built, 26 of those were sold overseas, mainly in the United States.
It was powered by a 'detuned version of the Ford 289 which gave it a maximum speed of 164 mph.' All quotes are from the GT40 sales folder I got from Osborn Reproductions. {It's a tri-fold sheet of cardboard, but it does have some cool info.}
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'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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73trials
Gearhead Posts: 1146
From: New Orleans, La. M&M member # 1752
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 03-02-2002 09:56 PM
Just goes to show what light weight and good aerodynamics will do for ya!
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 4008
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-03-2002 09:29 PM
Those cars were AWESOME from day one. It's so cool to see styling of something stay alive {and now current! } for almost 40 years!
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