Wow, just wow
Back in 1966, Ford pitted a new race car breed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and as things turned out, that car won the competition every year until 1969.
Of course, motorsports aficionados would know that the GT40 was aimed at Ferrari's jugular veins. Which it hit eventually, moving from underdog to top dog.
So when a genuine gearhead – Jim Cowden by his name – puts in 17,000 hours of work to build an all-aluminum replica of the GT40, some heads are bound to turn.
"I was outside my comfort zone 50 percent of the time while building this car. After a while you become comfortable with that. The attitude was ‘I have no idea, but we’re going to find out.'"
The replica uses a 4.6-liter Cobra V8 engine managed by a six-speed Getrag transmission and a Torsen differential, while the front brakes come from a Holden Commodore (VE). The rear brakes were provided by what used to be a VT Monaro.
Somehow, Jim found the magic formula and fitted everything under the mainly hand-made aluminum body kit. Utterly stunning.
Photo credits: Nulon Blog