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Subject: [Leica] More GT-40 shots
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed May 3 11:17:10 2006
References: <4cfa589b0605031054r34935eao6981373c22ef46f3@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Adam,
Wonderful nostalgia. I didn't know a roadster version of the GT-40  
exisited.
And then this GT-350, and the Jag E-type (I think).
It just proves the don't make any real cars anymore.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 3-mei-06, om 19:54 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven:

> 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
>
>
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