Tremendous story of a GT40 resto:
http://www.stanceworks.com/2013/12/...a-daviss-1966-ford-gt40-mk1-le-mans-race-car/
http://www.stanceworks.com/2013/12/...a-daviss-1966-ford-gt40-mk1-le-mans-race-car/
Great Restoration Story
- Thread starter djs
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FENZO
GT Owner
Tremendous, yes. Where in the world do you find a period correct label maker?
Someone should let him know that the lower fitting on the inboard fuel pump appears to be lockwired backwards. :wink
Someone should let him know that the lower fitting on the inboard fuel pump appears to be lockwired backwards. :wink
THamonGT
GT
GTHunter
GT Owner
Xcentric
GT Owner
Nice! Thanks for posting. Great article, although it downplays the early failures as "...two seasons of testing and research..."
Vince H
GT Owner
Great read. Always amazes me to hear of priceless race cars being passed around from this guy to that guy until the right person comes along and restores it. Granted it took him a while.
Vince H
Vince H
BtwoG
GT Owner
Indeed a great story.
This past Thanksgiving I stopped by holman moody in Charlotte. Lee Holman spent nearly an hour showing me around the shop. They have a number of original Mk II tubs sitting around the shop and claim to have all of the parts to make a car identical to those that ran in Le Mans. He was showing me the differences between the original tubs and the Superformance kits. Where steel had been substituted for magnesium, where certain suspension mounting parts were thinner, etc. He had a number of great stories about working the races at Le Mans for his father. And about the X-1 roadster running at Sebring, but because the chassis was aluminum, it flexed way too much. While I was there, I had him sign my Nicholas Watts "Formation Finish" print. If you are ever in Charlotte, it is definitely worth stopping by and checking out the shop.
This past Thanksgiving I stopped by holman moody in Charlotte. Lee Holman spent nearly an hour showing me around the shop. They have a number of original Mk II tubs sitting around the shop and claim to have all of the parts to make a car identical to those that ran in Le Mans. He was showing me the differences between the original tubs and the Superformance kits. Where steel had been substituted for magnesium, where certain suspension mounting parts were thinner, etc. He had a number of great stories about working the races at Le Mans for his father. And about the X-1 roadster running at Sebring, but because the chassis was aluminum, it flexed way too much. While I was there, I had him sign my Nicholas Watts "Formation Finish" print. If you are ever in Charlotte, it is definitely worth stopping by and checking out the shop.