And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Just love the striping over the fender. And seeing a tire with some sidewall rather than the new ultra ultra low profile rubber that they slap on everything these days is refreshing
I agree with the little band aid tires looking ridiculous on a street car but they do allow for a larger dia. brake assembly and if there was one thing the GT 40 needed - it was better brakes - especially at LeMans. Coming off the Mulsanne straight you had to brake from <200 mph to 40 mph and about three laps of that would set the brakes on fire - then you had to pull into the pit with no brakes. I'll bet it was pretty sporty down in pit row........ The orignal GT 40 had many problems but it WAS a beautiful thing to look at.
GT40; beyond a line on the old Bucket List, more like "Just One Time" around the Nürburgring...after a FAMFIRE session....natürlich
ReplyDeleteJust love the striping over the fender. And seeing a tire with some sidewall rather than the new ultra ultra low profile rubber that they slap on everything these days is refreshing
ReplyDeleteI agree with the little band aid tires looking ridiculous on a street car but they do allow for a larger dia. brake assembly and if there was one thing the GT 40 needed - it was better brakes - especially at LeMans. Coming off the Mulsanne straight you had to brake from <200 mph to 40 mph and about three laps of that would set the brakes on fire - then you had to pull into the pit with no brakes. I'll bet it was pretty sporty down in pit row........ The orignal GT 40 had many problems but it WAS a beautiful thing to look at.
ReplyDeleteproblems .. ok...GT 40 won Lemans 4 times
DeleteAnd beat out Ferrari
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