Thread: Superformance makes a GT40 that will do lap times as easily as time travel

I would love a chance to drive one. From everything i've heard it is just so raw. Pure power blasting down the road just inches from the pavement. I've always loved the GT40 and the Daytonas for the look

I've done a short drive in a Cobra (not sure if it was a kit or a replica) but it didn't do anything for me. It was only powered by a warmed over 5.0 and too akward to drive at 6'-1''

Have a brand new one same as the one that started the thread, Black, left hand drive. MASSIVE horsepower.. just finished. $96K Tribute to the winner of the 1966 Lemans

Originally Posted by Revved

I would love a chance to drive one. From everything i've heard it is just so raw. Pure power blasting down the road just inches from the pavement. I've always loved the GT40 and the Daytonas for the look

I've done a short drive in a Cobra (not sure if it was a kit or a replica) but it didn't do anything for me. It was only powered by a warmed over 5.0 and too akward to drive at 6'-1''

A 5.0 just won't cut it. I rode a Factory Five with a stock 5.0. It didn't do much for me either. Then I had Michael Ramies drive my car (347 cid) for me while I sat in the passenger side. He's the ONLY person so far to drive it besides me and the experience is much different than the 5.0L (with only 225-250HP with mods.) But like you, it didn't do much for him because he races at such higher speeds!!! It's all relative I guess.

Basically, you need something that has at least the original 425HP that the original Cobra's had. My 347 comes close at 355RWHP (translates to about 419HP flywheel I think) but made up for with 385RWTQ (translates to 439 ft-lbs. flywheel.)

But I know guy's with 500-600hp motors in their Superformance. Let's just say nothing passes with this much authority on the freeway than big-cubed Cobra's. The downside is, top speed is harder to achieve since these are nothing less than flying bricks down the freeway. The GT40 was designed with 200mph in mind.

Thats pretty cool. I want one!

What an awesome car the GT40 is! I had the pleasure of shooting one a couple months ago....

More @ my site: F1 Photography: 1966 Ford GT40 Photoshoot

Originally Posted by Jason A

Actually the oddest thing happend. The owner decided to give up selling it and told me to hold onto it for a while when he was up north. The owner told me to keep the miles low on it so I just never took it out of the garage expcept to fire it up and drive it around the block every week to make sure everything ran right on the car.

I was driving it around the block and some woman jumped right in front of me. She told me her husband would love the car and asked how much. I quoted her a price and she said ok meet my husband here in one hour. I told her I couldnt drive the car all the way to miami without so much as a deposit. She reached into her pocket gave me 2,000 cash and told me to meet him in Miami.

I get to an air field in miami and the guy flys in on his hellicoptor and hands me a cashiers check for the full amount. I called the bank to make sure everything was on the up and up, we filled out the paperwork. He took me to some key for lunch and then flew me to the boca airport where a car picked me up and took me back home.

It is to this day the most unexpected sale I have ever done.

Sick story! Nice way to make a sale.