Australias Best Sports Car 2005
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Originally Posted by Revolver
heh heh heh, I'd forgotten about the 'new' GT40.
I agree - that is a sports car.
The fat bastard on the left is just that - a fat bastard with makeup on.
I agree - that is a sports car.
The fat bastard on the left is just that - a fat bastard with makeup on.
Yeah same here the lard *** on the left the FPV Falcon. The real ford GT on the right is sweet!
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I detect a bit of...er...lust there 
I'm not convinced ILIV48 meant the GT40 was the particular "Ford GT" that did not look good going around Sandown
Is there a GT40 in Australia??
I'm not convinced ILIV48 meant the GT40 was the particular "Ford GT" that did not look good going around Sandown
Is there a GT40 in Australia??
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Well I don't know about anyone else but those piccies got my juices flowing - thanks 'Mez, you hot car pimp you!! 
Imagine the looks on people's faces if you 'popped the bonnet' at your local servo to check the oil!!!!!
Not sure about whether there are any of the new one's here Timbo - from memory some guy said he was going to bring one here but apparently it cannot be road registered.
There's a guy who makes a fine replica of the original GT40 shape with modern running gear (he's based in Vic from memory). My brother and I looked into buying one of the kits a while back (he's a whiz at building stuff like that) but the guy failed to respond to my further queries as to registration, insurance, etc and we lost interest. Would have cost us about $100K we reckoned.
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For a moment you had me worried Dave....thought I was going to discover another VW beetle based replicar 
Speaking of which, about 18mths ago, there was a guy down here selling a Ferrari Dino replicar...but the VW engine had been tossed and replaced with a 13B turbo. I had a brief look....the words 'death trap' came instantly to mind
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Originally Posted by timbo
For a moment you had me worried Dave....thought I was going to discover another VW beetle based replicar Speaking of which, about 18mths ago, there was a guy down here selling a Ferrari Dino replicar...but the VW engine had been tossed and replaced with a 13B turbo. I had a brief look....the words 'death trap' came instantly to mind
cry me a river...
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GT40... 
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=16781
forget all the multi-million/near billion-dollar supercar cars....
this is the one car you will want to be seen with in 2006
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=16781
forget all the multi-million/near billion-dollar supercar cars....
this is the one car you will want to be seen with in 2006
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Originally Posted by timbo
For a moment you had me worried Dave....thought I was going to discover another VW beetle based replicar Remember those awful Purvis Eureka things from the late 70s/early 80s??? They looked like the most exotic thing on the planet and then you'd hear the dak dak sound!
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Liked Clarkson's hissy fit about the GT40.
But let's face it - he bought a car without proper service backup. Nothing more, nothing less. I think I would have been tempted to advise Ford that unless they could guarantee a fix for the alarm/mobiliser I intended to disconnect it and sue them for the damage if the thing was stolen.
As to the Bugatti Veyron - I can't decide if that thing is ugly cool or just ugly.
And the Ariel Atom - I want one of 'dem!!!
But let's face it - he bought a car without proper service backup. Nothing more, nothing less. I think I would have been tempted to advise Ford that unless they could guarantee a fix for the alarm/mobiliser I intended to disconnect it and sue them for the damage if the thing was stolen.
As to the Bugatti Veyron - I can't decide if that thing is ugly cool or just ugly.
And the Ariel Atom -
I want one of 'dem!!!
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Originally Posted by ILIV48
I'm with you there. I would take it in a Heartbeat 
cry me a river...
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Originally Posted by Ageo
The mother of all mothers
From behind the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn’t believe me. I also cannot tell you how good this car is. I just don’t have the vocabulary. I just end up stammering and dribbling and talking wide-eyed nonsense. And everyone thinks I’m on drugs.
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...0873_1,00.html
it was a good read..... love his choice of words.... he is my hero
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