Concours d'Elegance: Littleton 06/07/15 dump 3

"Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD" (300korbust) 06/08/2015 at 01:00 • Filed to: None

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Holy crap. Okay.

Oops, posting Saab twice now. Oh well!

Baeromez > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 06/08/2015 at 01:07

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Apropos because DK’s + German.

Blondude > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 06/08/2015 at 01:12

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Holy shit the Willment Coupe.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 06/08/2015 at 01:16

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EDIT: video isn’t working. Sorry.

904 GTS > Blondude 06/23/2015 at 21:57

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Willment Coupe, similar to Daytona but not a Daytona, it appears... More information, please?

Blondude > 904 GTS 06/23/2015 at 22:44

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The Willment Coupe started life as a “regular” competition spec 289 Cobra, but after it was wrecked John Willment bought it up and took it back to the J.W. Automotive Engineering shop (which he formed with John Wyer of Gulf Racing fame). They fixed up the chassis but decided to build their own body based off the Daytona Coupes, but with a few improvements made with the help of Pete Brock (the original designer of the Daytona Coupes). It’s the only one of its kind so it’s probably stupidly valuable.

*Not to be confused with the Willment Ghia Coupe, which was a wrecked 427 S/C with a Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic body dropped onto it.

904 GTS > Blondude 06/23/2015 at 23:35

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Thank you for the clarification.

JW Automotive - Always thought it stood for John Wyer, did it not? Or, were those initials of John Willment’s than...?

Finally met John Wyer at the very last IMSA race at Riverside. He was in retirement by then, living in Arizona. Walking toward him I said, “Mr. John Wyer, what a honor to finally meet you, Sir!” Well, thank you, he said. Being a big Porsche 917 fan, I introduced myself as such. Said he, “Oh, no wonder you are the ONLY one who recognized me...” Somewhat sad but true.

Blondude > 904 GTS 06/24/2015 at 00:07

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Yup, the J.W. stands for John Willment apparently.

According to John Wyer’s Wikipedia page:

When Ford closed the project after the 1967 season, John Wyer and John Willment formed J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd (JWA). As Wyer was the well known team manager and present at race tracks, it was widely assumed that JW stands for John Wyer even though it means John Willment, as stated by Willment’s brother-in-law Hans Herrmann.