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Quoted: 64 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/95/bf/7d95bf6f64fed0160fc0f3372b605050.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETuDIR4XsAAR53F.jpg View Quote They were never made as a street car though. |
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View Quote Cheetah did better at drag racing than road courses. |
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Quoted: Banned by NASCAR because they were too fast & made GM and Ford cry... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48896/401_jpg-1917690.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48896/400_jpg-1917691.JPG View Quote I remember seeing one of these in person for the first time. Seeing it in pictures doesn't do it justice. All I remember thinking was, "DAMN! This car goes on forever!" Loooong car with that nose length added on. And that wing? Damn thing is HUGE! |
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Quoted: The coolest street car that wasn’t a homologation special has to be the 935 “street” Porsche built for Mansour Ojjeh. https://media.fastestlaps.com/porsche-935-street.jpg View Quote I am a huge 911 fan and the Porsche authorized slant nose 911s were something special. The current 911s and the latest GT3 seem to be returning to that form factor. GT40s are amazing as well. Should I ever win the lottery my garage will consist of... Around 20 various Mustangs Every generation of Viper ACR Every generation of Porsche GT3 and GT2 And a superperformance GT40 and Daytona Coupe No need for anything else. |
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Doesn’t fit the category per say as none were ever sold. But it is a “street” car and a cool story. 1 of 1 Nissan R390s made so they could race the GT390 in Le Mans. They apparently offered to make more for consumers but no one bit on the $1,000,000 price tag in the mid 90s. Attached File
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Quoted: If NASCAR had these rules maybe it would pull them out of the gutter. View Quote NASCAR should change the rules to: Must produce.....hmmm...say atleast 5,000 cars for regular sale to the public. No mods other than basic safety shit. Roll cage, harness. MAAAYBE brakes and tires. Race what you sell. That would bring them back to their roots and liven things up a bit I think. |
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Quoted: Doesn’t fit the category per say as none were ever sold. But it is a “street” car and a cool story. 1 of 1 Nissan R390s made so they could race the GT390 in Le Mans. They apparently offered to make more for consumers but no one bit on the $1,000,000 price tag in the mid 90s. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231690/8076852A-2F95-4C0D-BFE0-B7C8CEEE0BDF_jpe-1919361.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231690/D5D468B4-18DC-4E80-B22F-3FA12A68C6C6_jpe-1919363.JPG View Quote Shit that reminds me... This gets kinda close to GT40 territory but I hate Steve Saleen. Saleen S7 was a pretty bad ass car Also the 351 powered supercharged SN95s were pretty cool for the time. |
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OP nailed it and in the process, created a great thread.
Double win. |
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I won't try to tell you how much I love those GT40's, but if I ever get a ride in one, there better be tissues in the glove box...
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Getting behind the wheel of an f40 sent tingly feelings everywhere, I can't imagine what just sitting in an original gt40 would do..
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Quoted: Cool, and I love it. But this wins https://hips.hearstapps.com/roa.h-cdn.co/assets/16/34/1472141190-f1lm-front.jpg View Quote That's probably the right answer, but the Porsche 904 is also very cool: |
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Quoted: Shit that reminds me... This gets kinda close to GT40 territory but I hate Steve Saleen. Saleen S7 was a pretty bad ass car https://th.bing.com/th/id/Re51c60f2f1c326e30cedea23ee2b2235?rik=kKYBTYrzGMOtmg&pid=ImgRaw Also the 351 powered supercharged SN95s were pretty cool for the time. View Quote |
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I clicked expecting the OP to be wrong, turned out not to be.
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/495603/classified-hero-1997-jaguar-xj220_jpg-1919421.JPG While OP is not wrong I always had a thing for the XJ 220. View Quote Yes. Absolutely amazing. |
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Quoted: Even though it's a one-of, the Rossi 917 was an incredible street car. When you're an actual Count, you can get just about any car as a street car. Used to have Texas plates. Story here https://www.automobilemag.com/news/up-close-and-personal-with-count-rossis-street-legal-porsche-917k/ https://i.imgur.com/g2kPVyq.jpg View Quote Beat me to it. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/gt40-765549.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/IZHVh1a-1296387.jpg View Quote The "Ford GT" of the early 2000's captured the essence of the original GT40 quite well. It also added in some creature comforts that a "real" GT40 never had, like air conditioning. The "real" GT40 was God-awful hot inside in most climates. |
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Quoted: NASCAR should change the rules to: Must produce.....hmmm...say atleast 5,000 cars for regular sale to the public. No mods other than basic safety shit. Roll cage, harness. MAAAYBE brakes and tires. Race what you sell. That would bring them back to their roots and liven things up a bit I think. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: If NASCAR had these rules maybe it would pull them out of the gutter. NASCAR should change the rules to: Must produce.....hmmm...say atleast 5,000 cars for regular sale to the public. No mods other than basic safety shit. Roll cage, harness. MAAAYBE brakes and tires. Race what you sell. That would bring them back to their roots and liven things up a bit I think. The roots of NASCAR are specifically modifying the cars to be faster than "what you sell" |
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I’ve always been partial to the road version of the Porsche 962
GT40 was awesome, though. No doubt. Attached File Attached File |
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Saw the first post's street GT40 at a GT40 reunion at Road America in 94. It was VERY original. Paint was getting a bit thin, and the fiberglass texture was starting to show through. But still magnificent.
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Quoted: I hear what you all are saying with these one-off or super limited production race cars that are kind of street cars but if we are talking about true street cars I'm not sure how you could beat an E-type. https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--WsciBzIG--/v1562245600/autoexpress/2017/12/2_e_type_1_sm_0.jpg View Quote Came here to post the this but for me it would have to be the XKE roadster |
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Quoted: My buddy's: https://superformance.com/themes/default/assets/images/cars/gt40-mkii/slider/09-original.jpg View Quote Fucking SEX |
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Quoted: They were never made as a street car though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 64 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/95/bf/7d95bf6f64fed0160fc0f3372b605050.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETuDIR4XsAAR53F.jpg They were never made as a street car though. I never was good at following rules Viper ACR or Ferrari GTO then |
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Quoted: Even though it's a one-of, the Rossi 917 was an incredible street car. When you're an actual Count, you can get just about any car as a street car. Used to have Texas plates. Story here https://www.automobilemag.com/news/up-close-and-personal-with-count-rossis-street-legal-porsche-917k/ https://i.imgur.com/g2kPVyq.jpg View Quote The 917 is the coolest car ever made. |
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Quoted: Another cool one is the Ford Cortina Lotus https://www.artandrevs.com/upload/cars/gal/xl_5553-photographie-4414.jpg https://www.artandrevs.com/upload/cars/gal/xl_3171-photographie-4400.jpg View Quote Jimmy Clark used to drive one of those. |
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Quoted: I hear what you all are saying with these one-off or super limited production race cars that are kind of street cars but if we are talking about true street cars I'm not sure how you could beat an E-type. https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--WsciBzIG--/v1562245600/autoexpress/2017/12/2_e_type_1_sm_0.jpg View Quote Go cruise in your Sting Ray late one night. Wait till the E pulls up on your right. Go that dude one better because you've got the nerve. Race all the way to Dead Man's Curve. No way that Jag makes the corner after it starts to swerve. |
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Quoted: I remember seeing one of these in person for the first time. Seeing it in pictures doesn't do it justice. All I remember thinking was, "DAMN! This car goes on forever!" Loooong car with that nose length added on. And that wing? Damn thing is HUGE! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Banned by NASCAR because they were too fast & made GM and Ford cry... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48896/401_jpg-1917690.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48896/400_jpg-1917691.JPG I remember seeing one of these in person for the first time. Seeing it in pictures doesn't do it justice. All I remember thinking was, "DAMN! This car goes on forever!" Loooong car with that nose length added on. And that wing? Damn thing is HUGE! There's a few of them here. One guy drives his to a lot of the Long Island Mopar shows; the others only come out a couple of times per year. |
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Quoted: I was gonna say Lamborghini Miura. GT40 was cool also. Took them a while to make it a winning car. View Quote I know a guy who owns TWO of them and a Gallardo.... A good friend of mine's brother-he's also runs the Lamborghini Club of America. Not a huge wage earner but really focused on what he wants. Nice guy. |
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View Quote Cool, thanks for posting that I suppose I can’t blame them, but those laps at Spa were soft. Nowhere near wringing out those 289s as capable and intended. The shot from Goodwood sounded fairly sporty though |
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Quoted: 917 /thread https://robbreport-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porsch-917-a.jpg View Quote Looks like 17 917s to me! |
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Quoted: Shit that reminds me... This gets kinda close to GT40 territory but I hate Steve Saleen. Saleen S7 was a pretty bad ass car https://th.bing.com/th/id/Re51c60f2f1c326e30cedea23ee2b2235?rik=kKYBTYrzGMOtmg&pid=ImgRaw Also the 351 powered supercharged SN95s were pretty cool for the time. View Quote why you hate Steve? Superformance Ford GT40 MKII - One Take Superformance Ford GT40 MKII - One Take GT40 Tech Talk very cool look at the chassis and systems.. |
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It's mind boggling (to me) to see how much thought goes into a machine like that car.
With all the gazillion different ways to design all that shit, they picked the ones that added up to a winner. A truly classic case of "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." |
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