GT40 in delhi??

_Crazi4Speed_ · 28th February 2004, 06:52

I was reading xbhp and in that saw a post, probably it was old..but mentioned that someone had heard and were expecting a GT40 to come in a g2g somewhere in delhi??

is it right? cuz i thought gt40 is being released in 2005, so how can anyone get any production model??

just curious..

Rehaan · 28th February 2004, 07:34

Hey Crazi,

I know there is an original GT40 in delhi.... i have sat in it..a real beauty...attached a pic that some1 uploaded to forrmulaindia. Maybe ur getting confused between this being there and the new one comming? Either way, the more the merrier! ;-]

ps - i drove the manual M3 not the SMG ;-] will post about that later.

also if you have access to the formulaindia (the msn group) ive posted some pics i took of the new GT40 some time ago in the "provdence autoshow" album.

later
Rehaan

Dippy · 28th February 2004, 11:18

Hey

The new Ford is christined to be the Ford GT . It keeps the same classic design but with more power I guess around 500 bhp and in a recent article it has overall beat the Ferrari 360 Modena overall

Cheers

GTO · 28th February 2004, 11:20

M3? Details awaited eagerly Rehaan

GTO

_Crazi4Speed_ · 28th February 2004, 13:32

Wow thats pretty good, I didnt know that, I have lived in delhi my whole life and never seen it, thats pretty strange, since i was the "all out on road" kind of a guy...with an eye for cars..this time i gotta check it out, try and find out who has this legend...

hey rehaan since you have sat in it, do you know who owns it? is it bhaiya by any chance??

also the cool bit is that only 85 production models were made in all starting with chassis #P1000 to #P1085, so would love to know the chasis #..I dont know if their is a registry for ford gt cars but I found one for lamborghinis, where you can find practically any lamborghini(diablo and onwards) sold...and where they currently sit..

But thats pretty neat to have a legend in our town..

Thanks...

Rehaan · 28th February 2004, 13:44

Hey man,

I forget the name of the guy who owns it.....i visited about 6years back or somehting!! All i know is that he also owns a red acura nsx, a willys jeep and a blue? 67? mustang.

I am also not sure exactly which GT40 this is .....ie production/mkI/mkII etc but its a beauty...and when it starts up fire comes out of the exhaust!!! ;-]]

Dippy · 29th February 2004, 00:54

The GT40 is truly a work of art . Delhi has one now I just hope some maniac gets the new Ford GT to Mumbai soon . That'll be another feather in the Mumbai super car cap...

Cheers

Aditya · 29th February 2004, 01:28

The Ford GT40 is one car I'm dieing to see. 200mph in 1966! Legendary stuff.
The one in the above picture was featured on a recent TV show. And as is always the case with Indian Auto TV shows, the presenters didn't know what they were talking about.

Sunny ! · 1st March 2004, 18:48

twas displayed at autocar's stall at autoexpo04 in nd

GTO · 1st March 2004, 22:43

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Quote[/b] (Aditya @ Feb. 28 2004,23:58)]The one in the above picture was featured on a recent TV show. And as is always the case with Indian Auto TV shows, the presenters didn't know what they were talking about.

Hell ya, most of those Pretty Young things you see talking about cars on Indian television would not even know a stick shift from an automatic!! Or alloy wheels from wheel caps.....Its too hilarious (and sometimes frustating) to watch these so called "car shows". Am I glad top gear is still aired to us.

Addy, tell us what they said about the GT40. Am sure they compared it to the Indian Escort

GTO

Aditya · 1st March 2004, 23:18

Well, as you'd expect, they were just too dumb to say anything about the car. No mention of engine specs or anything like that. Just a little bit of Ford's history which was obviously mugged from some book and a little drive around the place.
Oh yes, they mentioned a top speed of 200km/h. Supercar at 200km/h? What's the big deal? That's just 25km/h faster than a VTec, right? I wonder if they've ever heard of a measure called "miles per hour".
Pathetic!

Dippy · 2nd March 2004, 01:16

You said it Addy

These Indian car shows absolutely suck!!! and suck bad.. How can I forget thos stupid chics in top drive with no no how and just big bosoms . Their brains might be there I guess . And that other dude in Wheels.. The way he exaggerated... " 1.5 litre 74 bhppppp" Yuck he said that like he was describing a 600 bhp V12..

When will these guys ever learn??

Cheers

Rehaan · 2nd March 2004, 01:19

Hey guys,

When i saw this baby i wasnt really into cars, but believe me...it did NOT look like a replica!
and if it did, who cares...because when the 360 first came to delhi (long before bombay im sorry to say ;-P ) they raced and it left the 360 standing!

Im saying i dont think it was a replica because the cabin was incredibly authentic. Everything from the 4point harnesses to the gearlever being almost just a metal rod. And believe me when that clamshell opened up and i saw that engine and those tires...wholy shit...
replica or not...either way its a dream!

heres a "re-inactment" of what i saw>

ajmat · 2nd March 2004, 10:36

Top Drive and Wheels are done by the same team - Miditech - Believe me Miditech are pretty embarassed about Top drive but Star loves it. (my wife used to usedthere so I know the guys) I have to keep telling them in not to announce that in august that the "recent geneva show" was in March. Also that the toyota celica tested was a generation old...the list goes on

GTO · 2nd March 2004, 16:25

Damn, that big american block has made my week. A pure piece of art

GTO

28th February 2004, 06:52	#1
_Crazi4Speed_ BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shuffling between chicago and delhi Posts: 764 Thanked: 4 Times	GT40 in delhi?? I was reading xbhp and in that saw a post, probably it was old..but mentioned that someone had heard and were expecting a GT40 to come in a g2g somewhere in delhi?? is it right? cuz i thought gt40 is being released in 2005, so how can anyone get any production model?? just curious..
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28th February 2004, 07:34	#2
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Hey Crazi, I know there is an original GT40 in delhi.... i have sat in it..a real beauty...attached a pic that some1 uploaded to forrmulaindia. Maybe ur getting confused between this being there and the new one comming? Either way, the more the merrier! ;-] ps - i drove the manual M3 not the SMG ;-] will post about that later. also if you have access to the formulaindia (the msn group) ive posted some pics i took of the new GT40 some time ago in the "provdence autoshow" album. later Rehaan
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28th February 2004, 11:18	#3
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,468 Times	Hey The new Ford is christined to be the Ford GT . It keeps the same classic design but with more power I guess around 500 bhp and in a recent article it has overall beat the Ferrari 360 Modena overall Cheers
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28th February 2004, 11:20	#4
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,735 Times View My Garage	M3? Details awaited eagerly Rehaan GTO
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28th February 2004, 13:32	#5
_Crazi4Speed_ BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shuffling between chicago and delhi Posts: 764 Thanked: 4 Times	Wow thats pretty good, I didnt know that, I have lived in delhi my whole life and never seen it, thats pretty strange, since i was the "all out on road" kind of a guy...with an eye for cars..this time i gotta check it out, try and find out who has this legend... hey rehaan since you have sat in it, do you know who owns it? is it bhaiya by any chance?? also the cool bit is that only 85 production models were made in all starting with chassis #P1000 to #P1085, so would love to know the chasis #..I dont know if their is a registry for ford gt cars but I found one for lamborghinis, where you can find practically any lamborghini(diablo and onwards) sold...and where they currently sit.. But thats pretty neat to have a legend in our town.. Thanks...
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28th February 2004, 13:44	#6
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Hey man, I forget the name of the guy who owns it.....i visited about 6years back or somehting!! All i know is that he also owns a red acura nsx, a willys jeep and a blue? 67? mustang. I am also not sure exactly which GT40 this is .....ie production/mkI/mkII etc but its a beauty...and when it starts up fire comes out of the exhaust!!! ;-]]
	() Thanks

29th February 2004, 00:54	#7
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,468 Times	The GT40 is truly a work of art . Delhi has one now I just hope some maniac gets the new Ford GT to Mumbai soon . That'll be another feather in the Mumbai super car cap... Cheers
	() Thanks

29th February 2004, 01:28	#8
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,840 Thanked: 77,063 Times View My Garage	The Ford GT40 is one car I'm dieing to see. 200mph in 1966! Legendary stuff. The one in the above picture was featured on a recent TV show. And as is always the case with Indian Auto TV shows, the presenters didn't know what they were talking about.
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1st March 2004, 18:48	#9
Sunny ! Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: India Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	twas displayed at autocar's stall at autoexpo04 in nd
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1st March 2004, 23:18	#11
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,840 Thanked: 77,063 Times View My Garage	Well, as you'd expect, they were just too dumb to say anything about the car. No mention of engine specs or anything like that. Just a little bit of Ford's history which was obviously mugged from some book and a little drive around the place. Oh yes, they mentioned a top speed of 200km/h. Supercar at 200km/h? What's the big deal? That's just 25km/h faster than a VTec, right? I wonder if they've ever heard of a measure called "miles per hour". Pathetic!
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2nd March 2004, 01:16	#12
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,468 Times	You said it Addy These Indian car shows absolutely suck!!! and suck bad.. How can I forget thos stupid chics in top drive with no no how and just big bosoms . Their brains might be there I guess . And that other dude in Wheels.. The way he exaggerated... " 1.5 litre 74 bhppppp" Yuck he said that like he was describing a 600 bhp V12.. When will these guys ever learn?? Cheers
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2nd March 2004, 01:19	#13
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Hey guys, When i saw this baby i wasnt really into cars, but believe me...it did NOT look like a replica! and if it did, who cares...because when the 360 first came to delhi (long before bombay im sorry to say ;-P ) they raced and it left the 360 standing! Im saying i dont think it was a replica because the cabin was incredibly authentic. Everything from the 4point harnesses to the gearlever being almost just a metal rod. And believe me when that clamshell opened up and i saw that engine and those tires...wholy shit... replica or not...either way its a dream! heres a "re-inactment" of what i saw>
	() Thanks

2nd March 2004, 10:36	#14
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,864 Thanked: 27,973 Times View My Garage	Top Drive and Wheels are done by the same team - Miditech - Believe me Miditech are pretty embarassed about Top drive but Star loves it. (my wife used to usedthere so I know the guys) I have to keep telling them in not to announce that in august that the "recent geneva show" was in March. Also that the toyota celica tested was a generation old...the list goes on
	() Thanks

2nd March 2004, 16:25	#15
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,735 Times View My Garage	Damn, that big american block has made my week. A pure piece of art GTO
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