Superformance GT40 - As Close To The Real Thing As You Can Get!
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- The Superformance GT40 is hand-built under licence from Shelby. 85% of the car’s components are interchangeable with the original Ford GT40.
The car is powered by a mid-mounted Roush-tuned Ford 6.0-litre V8, delivering approximately 430bhp to the rear wheels through a dog-leg five-speed manual transmission. The noise from the exhaust is thunderous and the pops and bangs on the overrun leave you grinning ear to ear. There are very few cars that evoke the sort of emotion this car can. We love it!
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Beautiful car, but whoever was renting out the word "absolutely" made a fortune :)
absolutely
Cool.
😂
Absolutely agree with this.
I was going to say something very similar
„Ahh, that box is lovely and tight“ best way for a box to be…
lol
I get it!
This is "absolutely" a drinking game.
absolutely
absolutely
Absolutely, actually , absolutely actually absolutely
Literally absolutely
Abso... Vukkvbhnkkkmnn....... Burp.
Carroll Shelby is a legend.
I'm guessing you may not know these that well as you casually brushed over what makes the Superformance so special. This car is constructed as the original, steel monocoque, with only the front & rear clip fiberglass. The molds are the originals which Ford sold to Safire
of England, it dosn't get realer then this. If you want a GT 40 done right, there is simply no other consideration then the Superformance.
Alright alright, dont need to over sell it
When I win the lottery, this car is tops on the list!!!
@@Funsho97 You have exceptional taste my friend, I'll be pulling for you.
Superformance fucking nailed it
What about the continuation GT40's built by Shelby in the USA?
"that box is lovely and tight"
He said.. "Let's wind her up" then shifts just as the power starts to come on.. lol
This clown absolutely sucks.
He's on the street, he can't wind it out in any gear without going way over the speed limit and endangering other motorists.
@@Bob_Adkins true, but he could have negotiated to be on better roads.
@@Driven-Productions Ya would love to have see her wind out.
"that box is lovely and tight"😂 love it!
Le Mans Coupes are the UK agents for Superformance and built this car. It is a stunner and a joy to drive. Hope it goes to a great home. If you miss out, contact us and we can build one to your specs
I need this in my life. What a beautiful car and what a noise.
You mean melody not noise
Dog-legged gearbox is a gem for racing! Such a quck transition throw from 2nd to 3rd being straight down! Rarely would you need 1st gear on a race track so to prioitise 2nd and 3rd is bang on
No
My favorite car of all time, have been aiming to get a Superformance GT40 MK I one day, hopefully one day soon!
Superformance makes the best replica Shelby cars in the world.. I owned a 1965 Shelby Cobra with a 427 Roush and that car was a beast , but what’s funny is that when I took it to car events everybody thought it was the real deal and I told them it was a replica they could believe it, so if you can afford to buy one buy it from this company .
They do a beautiful job
They make the best Gt40's i'd agree but the best Cobra's are made by Kirkham, if you buy a Kirkham alloy Cobra through Shelby you can even get one with a genuine Shelby chassis number. I belive the story goes that Shelby (the company) let Superformance build Cobra's as long as they are GRP bodies.
No, not true. The period GT 40 was steel monocoque + GRP. Cobra's were aluminium bodied and Superformance Shelby licensed Cobras can be aluminium or GRP. No Kirkham cannot provide a genuine chassis number. Kirkhams are great, but they are replicas and NOT Shelby licensed.
"that box is lovely and tight".
I love a nice tight box, I'm on the lookout for one of these and they represent incredible value for money.
real beauty! - looks as good in its own way - which is excellent for kit builds.
The host is absolutely smitten with the car.
What a great car. Great job Superformance. Can’t afford one and will do a replicar.
That would be all and everything to me. Gorgeous.
Absolutely a nice car!
absolutely
I will shortly be on the market for either a Proteus C Type or a GT40, and really struggling to balance out the impracticalities of both cars. Wonderful motor
That box is lovely and tight.
ABSOLUTELY fantastic car!
The "GT40" has nothing to do with the Shelby approval, as they don't own the trademark, Safir does. It is up to them to trademark the name.
The only person to talk sense so far! It was designed in England for the Ford Motor Company, not Shelby.
Roost tune engine? Perspective windows? Transmission tunnel in the cabin? Engine cooling intakes (to the induction system)? Crossover exhausts are not for aesthetics but for maximum gas flow. The gearbox is behind the engine, not beside the steering wheel. Mall down straight? Alcoholics Alfa?
John, be quiet!
Lol I love these car "experts" that always drive these types of cars.
Honestly who is this guy? bit of an embarrassment if I’m brutally honest.
Jack Roush is pronounced “Rowsh” and not “Roosh”. Also Willans seat belts are now “Willians”? The presenter ABSOLUTELY needs to pay a bit more attention.
Mispronunciation of proper names is not a function of an accent. It’s likely ignorance on Roush but given the notoriety of their racing and tuning, and if you’re doing a video on this iconic car, perhaps learn proper names. Adding the letter “I” to Willans shows he really doesn’t care. He probably says “Porsh” and “RPMS” I’ve never heard another Brit say it incorrectly. Although the function of an American accent pronounces “Tudsbury” with an added “R”. You guess where. 😆
First saw one of these babies, a gold one, in Playboy back in the late sixties. Now I have a replica one in bits and trying to get it built. I'm 74 and just worried I won't be able to get in and out of it.!!!!!!! Not many of them in NZ . Wish me luck.
Hello just a question what was the fuel usage of the GT40, interested in knowing how often it need to pit at LeMans
Can't beat a lovely tight box....
For our American watchers 🇺🇸.Yes right hand drive just as it should be 🇬🇧
That box is lovely and tight 😳 oooh matron
fyi, the '68 and '69 winning GT40's were not 6 liters, they had the new Ford 302 (special 4 bolt variant) bored to 305 to reach the 5 liter LeMans restriction starting in '68 engine, with Gurney-Weslake heads and weber carbs.
The horseshoes on the rear panel are in reference to Gulf oil advertising no-nox gasoline in the 60’s. It went something like Gulf No-Nox puts a kick in your tank! With each fill up you could get plastic, magnetic horse shoes to put on your car. I believe about the same time Esso had a campaign where their gas would put a tiger in your tank! With each fill up you could get a fabric tiger tail that would go around your gas cap, thus simulating a tiger in your tank.
Professional, factual and enthusiastic report there …….
Can I ask... Is the backfiring while in neutral a sign of race fuel? This was quite fun to watch. I am now subscribed.
Brilliant!!
Wonderful... Wonderful... Wonderful.
Made in my home Country baby!
Brilliant!
It's just so cool.
I dig it. I think I’m going to source one for a review soon.
It is absolutely absolutely ablsolut!
Dream car!!!
Why are we so proud of a British built racecar? Literally only the engine is ours and even that was completely rebuilt in England...
Absolutely
soooo absolutely.
Glad I can I can get it with A/C. Here in Florida it would be no fun without it.
13:57 when he tries to put it into reverse 🤦🏻♂️ that’s why the gearbox flap is there
Absolutely !!!
Very cool car!!!!!!!!!!!
Young Jay Leno 😎
Absolutely.
Transmission Tunnel? More for the cooling pipes maybe?
Sweet
0:30 look how he’s swinging from the hips 😂
13:00 - 🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
The dream
"Legend-dree" indeed.
Count how many times he says "very cool" and "absolutely"
So do we know what it sold for in the end?
Oh yeah!
Motor Trend's show Engine Masters did a big dyno review of air cleaners a few years ago. That little triangular one it robbing you of about 25 hp.
12:21 - Heaven
#9 was driven by Pedro Rodriguez in 1968 and won LeMans that year.
As close as you can get to the real thing would be ordering one from Holman & Moody, where they never stopped building GT40s.
“Tht box is lovely and tight” 💀💀
It's a drinking game.. you take a shot of absolute vodka every time he says absolutely 😎
"the seats are realty comfortable" he says, before packing a duvet behind him for the drive.
I had always seen these continuations with the number 6, not 9.
OK so where do I get one and how much
Having a GT40 in Gulf colours is like owning an Aston and having a 007 number plate…..naff!
I'll go so far as to state that when you pull up next to the Ferrari (in the GT 40) at the red light on your Sunday morning coffee run, beside you the lovely 28yo from the night before, the 'racer' with the 5 o clock shadow and the FILA shirt will feel the same anxiety Enzo felt when Miles left them behind.
I live in a college town. 28 is pushing it. Lol
New drinking game: every time he says " absolutely". I'm drunk ..
word of the day from this vid..?
The Dan Gurney hump explains why the first lap the door wouldn't shut because he kept hitting his helmet causing the door to jam ¿`_
Comments absolutely didn't disappoint.
That air cleaner is one of the most restrictive ever produced. With such a quality build I'm shocked to see such a thing.
exactly. They also are well known to catch fire..
Why on earth are the not using a closed pressure fed airbox from a body duct .....
Well they took 6 liters to make LESS than 500hp? My 340 Mopar makes 500hp. .at 5.6 liters. Oh yeah mine has 180 degree headers too 😎
They need a salad bowl...
Negligible difference when we ran it on the dyno. The original foam was replaced with a freer flowing type. Just to keep the rocks out.
@13:00 That’s what she said
The worst thing about this car is it's price. Just cheap enough to not seem unattainable, but still not feasible for your average middle-class car enthusiast. Love this fucking car though, Superformance are killing it.
Does it cost anything?
An arm and a leg?
Transmission tunnel?
Coolant pipes from mid-engine through to front radiator pass down the middle of the car, hence the "transmission tunnel" appearance.
Look at the Vehicle Identification plate . The licence is to a company called Zafir .
Really wanted chris harris to drive it but nice video nonetheless
Goodyear Billboards. The motor sounds a little mild cammed. Could be a bit rougher. 400hp is not that much. 600+ would be a bit more like it. A small block 351 bored to 427 cubic inches. That's probably a 302. Just guessing.
The original John Wyer Gulf GT40 had a bit of a dodgy history thanks to Steve Mcqueen's Lemans movie....... at the time is was just an old race car so they cut the roof off it to make a camera car for the rolling shots. It's since been completely rebodied..........
And the exhaust is called bundle if snake
Does one earn horseshoes, or are they preventative?
Absolutely 😜
take a shot every time he says ABSOLUTELY
13:00.. No one? Nobody was going to say ANYTHING? I'm disappointed in you, internet..
Is that Ma giant or is the car very small?!!
What’s the price for one of these beautiful cars.
Last I heard it was around $250,000 for a completed rolling chassis/body with no drivetrain.
@@user-ge2qn6gp4o 250K US as of 2 days ago (Mk1)
@@user-ge2qn6gp4o that’s not cheap but cheaper than expected. Thanks for the info
Not mentioning ken miles?
Are my eyes deceiving me or are those VW type 1 turn signal indicators mounted in the headlamp pods? Also, those mirrors are just off the mark. A proper pair of Talbot's would be the 'business', IMO.
No they aren't vw lights. Mirrors work really well, specified by the customer.
The Superformance factory in Port Elizabeth is close to the VW factory, stalks could very well be from VW
@@claudiusconruton2720 akin to an unsightly shanker on the eyelid of a supermodel. The 'cheapness' they impart is profound.
15:33 bloody hell!...
These are actual GT-40's. Superformance owns the GT-40 trademark, and every Superformance GT-40 goes into the GT-40 registry alongside all the famous ones that ran at Le Mans in the 60's. Not a replica.
A beautiful car for drivers under 6 foot nothing. No high heels please.
The originals could hit well over 200mph. It would be great if these could as well.
They can.
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That box is lovely and tight? Oh cmon people.