[Leica] More GT-40 shots

[rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

Adam

Again, many, many thanks for these pictures. This roadster is supposedly one 
of the estimated 6 or 7 preproduction GT prototypes. John S. Allen mentions 
in his GT40 book that there is only one such intact prototype example with 
the '65 nose left, the GT/108 (who has now two black stripes - not shure if 
original). One GT got a new nose and wheels, others were dismantled, cut up, 
rebuilt as coup? or used as spare parts donator, and one is said to "be 
lost" (ehm, Mr. Shelby, could we search your back yard shed???) 

If you have a better picture of his back I might find out whether this one 
is the famous "108" white elefant, as he was the only one with a low tail 
section.

The Phil Hill portrait is nice. With this rockabilly haircut he could fit a 
Cad' convertible even better...

Didier



>Digging around in my basic shoe box, I found these prints from August
>1965. They were taken in Candlestick Park's parking lot set up for a
>road race, the last ever held there.
>
>The interior of the roadster GT40. Check out the size of that wheel!
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/GT40002.jpg>
>
>Note the shift is over on the right-side by the gas tank assembly. I
>remember that in the original version of the car there was ducting to
>push air through the seats to make them cooler, but later evaluation
>revealed they were using precious horsepower to keep the driver
>comfortable.
>
>I was greatly disappointed that I only got to see the roadster as it
>was the Lola-derived coupe that I really loved. Somewhere I have a
>model of it, or did although it may not have survived a move or two.
>
>And three exterior shots:
>
>A Shelby GT-350 flanks the GT-40:
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/GT40003.jpg>
>
>Note the wire wheels
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/GT40004.jpg>
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/GT40005.jpg>
>
>The 17-year-old version of me. Things were a bit more formal in those
>days, especially in the Bay Area. I was there looking at colleges.
>Later I would fly to LA to go to the Claremont Group colleges. On the
>way home I flew over the smoking Watts which was in full riot. I
>hadn't had a clue it was happening until the woman in the seat beside
>me explained.
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/GT40001.jpg>
>My shot of Phil Hill has vanished. <frown>
>Adam