Saw Something Rare Today

"EmbraceTheRasp" (embracetherasp) 09/23/2015 at 15:29 • Filed to: None

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Visiting family in Asheville, NC when one of these rolled through Biltmore Village and into the Forest (a well-to-do village on the south side of town). Good lord it looked good. Had Antique Car tags, so I’m assuming it wasn’t a replica, since I was too far away to take a look.

You forget how small these things were until you see it next to a recent Highlander.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > EmbraceTheRasp 09/23/2015 at 15:34

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Slightly off-topic, but I’ve toured Biltmore Estate, and it is hella cool.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > EmbraceTheRasp 09/23/2015 at 15:42

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I’ve seen that one, probably. Not close enough to see the antique tags and confirm it. When I saw it it was at the Jupiter/Barnardsville exit north of Weaverville. Then again, I think there was a replica place somewhere in WNC at one point.

crowmolly > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2015 at 15:50

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Olthoff racing is near Moorseville.

KnowsAboutCars > EmbraceTheRasp 09/23/2015 at 15:50

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Correct me if I’m wrong but I think all genuine GT40’s left factory with dark color interior. I think this is probably an older replica (if replicas can get antique tags in your state).

Cash Rewards > EmbraceTheRasp 09/23/2015 at 15:51

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Here in Virginia kit cars are titled for the year they’re supposed to be, so most kit cobra, for example, have historic plated even if they were built a couple years ago

Sam > EmbraceTheRasp 09/23/2015 at 17:30

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They are crazy small. When I got to look around the #9 GT40 MkIV. (Not my photo, mine was on my phone)

It was at the Vintage Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I talked to the driver for about 15 minutes. Turned out he drove one of the Silk Cut Jaguars with Davy Jones at Le Mans back in the day. Super cool dude. Very humble.

EmbraceTheRasp > KnowsAboutCars 09/23/2015 at 18:07

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Sorry, should have specified: not a pic of the actual car. Ripped off Barrett Jackson website. No idea what the interior was. Could barely make out the driver. Right color exterior though

EmbraceTheRasp > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/23/2015 at 18:09

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Amazing what you can do with enough raw materials, cheap labor and a massive amount of cash.

EmbraceTheRasp > crowmolly 09/23/2015 at 18:16

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Wow. How did I not know about these guys? I grew up in AVL.

The car was a short-tail definitely. Not that different from the one below (which is on the Olthoff Site ) I will say, I don’t remember the side-scoops being quite as pronounced as the Olthoff cars seem to be.