Know of any Ford GT40s in Australia?

"MarchUntoTorment" (marchuntotorment) 12/29/2016 at 01:20 • Filed to: Ford, GT40, Australia

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So, storytime, folks -

Yesterday, after a haircut, I decided to meet up with the long-suffering girlfriend and go for a run southbound to Mornington, a small beachside town below Melbourne, Australia. Lovely place.

As we were walking down Main Street, I heard a distinct V8 rumble and turned, to see what - I swear to God - was an original Ford GT40, or a damn convincing replica of one.

It was painted in Gulf livery, with that very distinct straight-piped V8 noise. Taillight pattern was identical to the original, so it wasn’t a more recent GT. I would have gotten a picture, but I wasn’t close enough by the time it had moved off.

Anyone know if any GT40s made their way to Australia? Or was what I saw just a very well-produced replica?

pip bip - choose Corrour > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 01:56

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i’m going to take a punt and say replica, probably Roaring 40's .

Phatboyphil > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 02:49

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I could very well be wrong. But I’d doubt the real ones are street legal.

MarchUntoTorment > Phatboyphil 12/29/2016 at 04:03

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I believe that they’re driven on the street in America, although they may not be legal in this country.

MarchUntoTorment > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/29/2016 at 04:03

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Sounds about right; looking into their work, it looks pretty similar.

Vítor > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 06:51

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https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/detail/ford-gt40-184463

Kinda pricey for a replica but looks good

Vítor > Vítor 12/29/2016 at 06:56

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Thinking better, it looks like it could be a replica from Cape Advance Vehicle, a South African brand that only works with GT40s replicas. They recently started working in Australia too

http://www.cav.co.za/pages/home.html#top

theloudmouth > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 08:38

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I thought you could make virtually anything one off road legal / imported in Australia? It would be really ironic if they weren’t road legal in Australia but were in the US considering they were right hand drive

$kaycog > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 08:47

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More than likely a replica, but what an awesome thing to see.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MarchUntoTorment 12/29/2016 at 10:09

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If you don’t know for sure that it was real, it was a replica. It is always a replica.