Art & Inspiration The Street GT

Way more cool to see than an actual unicorn.

-Abone.

 

WoW!

 

I’m in love and so jealous.
I’m curious,
What is/was the price of this car by this dealer.?

 

Stunning.
You can really *see* how purposeful a race car or motorcycle is when they're a single color.... Not painted like a kaleidoscope or festooned with sponsor stickers.

 

I love damn near everything that Carrol Shelby touched. I built a 65 GT350R, named my kid after Carrol, and now building another Shelby inspired vehicle. I’ve never been lucky enough to see a real deal GT40 in the flesh but almost owned a Heritage Edition Ford GT, unfortunately George Poteet passed away before I could acquire it.

 

I have had the good fortune to be around a few of these GT 40 road cars. They are just pure highway fury even sitting still. They sound mean and are just tractable enough to drive around in. Only minorly more refined than the race versions. Both the raspy 289s and thunderous 427s sound pure evil. The few I have seen change hands have been in the $6-7 million range. A bit more than your average traditional hot rod...

 

Beautiful, raw, visceral...if the sight alone of that car doesn't make your heart beat faster — you must be dead!

 

He is right about the color, it’s perfect. It’s just an absolutely gorgeous car. I’ve loved these cars since I first saw an image of one in the 60s I was maybe 5 years old and I knew then it was something special.
Thanks Ryan
Dan

 

That's one tough hot rod, and the photos are beautiful!!

 

That car is absolutely stunning. Looks like a crouching leopard ready to pounce.

 

“…first true American sports car”
Corvette will always occupy this space for me.

 

While I love GT40s in race livery, the Borrani's on the street cars is the height of 60's elegance.

 

As a kid I got a Matchbox toys GT40 in 1965 or so, and I've loved the looks of them ever since.

 

What strikes me about the GT40 is the styling is still relevant in 2025, timeless!

 

Well, my friend Brain O'Neil got a used GT40- in 1971 from one of his contacts at Ford. He thought it would fun to drive around Miami Fl.{ He was a race driver , in SCCA,then Group 7,had retired kind of !.}
Well Miami is mostly hot,so after a week,he brings it in,an ask if I can put AC in it ,Ya.
So Red Rodamaker an I put AC in too it< This job is a lot like,if we're not crazy,it can't be done.
Brain was happy,but sold it about year latter,as the right drive was not smart in Miami streets.
So some place,there is a real GT 40,ether with AC or some patched holes,no one know why they are there,in there now super high $ real GT40.

 

Green……with Envy!

 

I think it’s a 289 though
Dan

 

F@#k!!...If that sound, look, style doesn't make your pants a little tight where you pee...well, you don't get it, and likely never will!

So was that a 289 or 427 we were listening to? I'm thinking 289. I loved watching the tach as he blips the throttle on start-up! Nasty.

 

The sad thing is at one point Edsel The Second was driving a street GT, this was sometime after the dominance at the 24 hours of La Mans and a Ford executive pitched a fit and wanted to know why Edsel Ford was driving a foreign car.

 

Me? I don't like it. No chrome, no storage for my golf clubs and if you could get a Latte through that window at the drive up there are no cupholders. All that and it's a size or three too small for me.

 

Repainted?
https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo16/lots/r153-1966-ford-gt40-p1057/

 

I’m thinking that’s no latte sipping kind of car!
Dan