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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
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?
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.
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
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.
I like many, had a poster on my wall of this car, had the privilege of driving one and now I have a stack of tickets to be in with a chance of owning one - and yes, a track of your choice Collecting Cars should the ticket Gods shine down on me. Fingers Crossed.
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. 😆
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.
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.
@red baron missed my point: presenter said this car has a 6 litre v8 "just like the original". I thought the original cars had either 4.7 or 7.0 litre engines. Not trying to be an anorak, but we are on a car channel here, yeah?
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.
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..........
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.
No Idea where you came up with 6 liters. Unless thats a bored out 351, which is not accurate for these cars at all. Should be 7 liter (427 cu,i) or 4.7 L (289 cu. i).
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.
Most of the world would disagree with you....................Shifting with my left hand would be odd for sure. How are you supposed to signal, adjust wipers and shift at the same time...........in the UK, there is nothing for your right hand to do in most cars.
Cameron D RHD in Japan you signal with the right stalk. Most of the world, who drives RHD wouldn’t disagree with me. Almost every single RHD car on the planet, has the shifter on the left side.
@@sarahdell4042 - And 2/3rds of the world drives on the right side of the street and on the left side of the car...................but keep going if it makes you feel special.
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!
I love a tight box......
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?
This is "absolutely" a drinking game.
absolutely
absolutely
Absolutely, actually , absolutely actually absolutely
Literally absolutely
Abso... Vukkvbhnkkkmnn....... Burp.
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
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
My favorite car of all time, have been aiming to get a Superformance GT40 MK I one day, hopefully one day soon!
Carroll Shelby is a legend.
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.
What a great car. Great job Superformance. Can’t afford one and will do a replicar.
"that box is lovely and tight"😂 love it!
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.
I love a nice tight box, I'm on the lookout for one of these and they represent incredible value for money.
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.
The host is absolutely smitten with the car.
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.
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.
real beauty! - looks as good in its own way - which is excellent for kit builds.
"that box is lovely and tight".
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
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.
I like many, had a poster on my wall of this car, had the privilege of driving one and now I have a stack of tickets to be in with a chance of owning one - and yes, a track of your choice Collecting Cars should the ticket Gods shine down on me. Fingers Crossed.
Lol, same here
Can't beat a lovely tight box....
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. 😆
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.
That box is lovely and tight 😳 oooh matron
That would be all and everything to me. Gorgeous.
That box is lovely and tight.
absolutely
0:30 look how he’s swinging from the hips 😂
Transmission Tunnel? More for the cooling pipes maybe?
#9 was driven by Pedro Rodriguez in 1968 and won LeMans that year.
13:57 when he tries to put it into reverse 🤦🏻♂️ that’s why the gearbox flap is there
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 ¿`_
ABSOLUTELY fantastic car!
Absolutely a nice car!
Professional, factual and enthusiastic report there …….
As close as you can get to the real thing would be ordering one from Holman & Moody, where they never stopped building GT40s.
I dig it. I think I’m going to source one for a review soon.
I had always seen these continuations with the number 6, not 9.
Made in my home Country baby!
It's a drinking game.. you take a shot of absolute vodka every time he says absolutely 😎
12:21 - Heaven
Hello just a question what was the fuel usage of the GT40, interested in knowing how often it need to pit at LeMans
@13:00 That’s what she said
Glad I can I can get it with A/C. Here in Florida it would be no fun without it.
Can I ask... Is the backfiring while in neutral a sign of race fuel? This was quite fun to watch. I am now subscribed.
It is absolutely absolutely ablsolut!
Wonderful... Wonderful... Wonderful.
13:00 - 🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
Very cool car!!!!!!!!!!!
How much is one of these Replica cars?
100k/300k
“Tht box is lovely and tight” 💀💀
Dream car!!!
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 😎
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.
8@@life_of_riley88
New drinking game: every time he says " absolutely". I'm drunk ..
"Legend-dree" indeed.
It's just so cool.
Count how many times he says "very cool" and "absolutely"
Brilliant!!
Young Jay Leno 😎
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.
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
So do we know what it sold for in the end?
Absolutely
Brilliant!
Transmission tunnel?
Coolant pipes from mid-engine through to front radiator pass down the middle of the car, hence the "transmission tunnel" appearance.
Comments absolutely didn't disappoint.
And the exhaust is called bundle if snake
Look at the Vehicle Identification plate . The licence is to a company called Zafir .
OK so where do I get one and how much
Does it cost anything?
An arm and a leg?
It’s not a transmission it’s a transaxle!
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.
Why are we so proud of a British built racecar? Literally only the engine is ours and even that was completely rebuilt in England...
soooo absolutely.
Does one earn horseshoes, or are they preventative?
Not sure the original had a 6 litre engine?
or a four barrel carby...
@red baron missed my point: presenter said this car has a 6 litre v8 "just like the original". I thought the original cars had either 4.7 or 7.0 litre engines. Not trying to be an anorak, but we are on a car channel here, yeah?
@@vokstar Yes, most originals had 4 bbl carb's.
4.7 or 7 litre engines.
@@BubbaSmurft Cool beans, though I think I would go with downdraught weber look alike fuel injection :D
Not mentioning ken miles?
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.
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..........
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
Absolutely!
@ 10:13 - Transmission tunnel? Um, no . . .
word of the day from this vid..?
Is that Ma giant or is the car very small?!!
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.
13:00.. No one? Nobody was going to say ANYTHING? I'm disappointed in you, internet..
Really wanted chris harris to drive it but nice video nonetheless
I need one in automatic with power steering and ABS.
No 427 side oiler?!
No Idea where you came up with 6 liters. Unless thats a bored out 351, which is not accurate for these cars at all. Should be 7 liter (427 cu,i) or 4.7 L (289 cu. i).
Absolutely !!!
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.
The dream
steering wheel is on the wrong side :)
I absolutely heard the word absolutely too often in this video.
I prefer RHD, but shifting with the right hand would be so odd.
Most of the world would disagree with you....................Shifting with my left hand would be odd for sure.
How are you supposed to signal, adjust wipers and shift at the same time...........in the UK, there is nothing for your right hand to do in most cars.
Cameron D RHD in Japan you signal with the right stalk.
Most of the world, who drives RHD wouldn’t disagree with me. Almost every single RHD car on the planet, has the shifter on the left side.
@@sarahdell4042 - And 2/3rds of the world drives on the right side of the street and on the left side of the car...................but keep going if it makes you feel special.
@@sarahdell4042 Ah, but the Riley Pathfinder had the gearchange on the right and I'm sure there have been others.
@@alexbrown1995 Yes, but that’s extremely rare.
Does it have a catalytic converter?
No. Converters came out in the 70s for passenger cars, never required on a race car.