1965 Superformance GT40 | Walkaround, Review, Start-Up 

much less tech and easier to fix too. Of course you need to order parts but superformance still makes everything so gtg

This is waaaaay more beautiful than anything modern

This guy needs to farm his videos out to someone. He just doesn't have it. Really cool car though.

That's not correct. Superformance didn't need anything from Shelby to make the GT40, because Shelby didn't design or build the GT40, and they don't own any part of the GT40s licensing. Shelby's association with the GT40 was that his company, Shelby American, was the racing team that raced the GT40 in many notable races. Superformance licensed the GT40 from Safir Spares, which is a company that made GT40s using the original tooling, and they acquired the trademark of GT40.

@jacksonmarshallkramer5087 Much more complecated than that.......... John Wyer bought the FAV facility complete with all the tooling and the GT40 name when Ford decided he wanted a genuine all American Lemans win, it then went to Peter Thorp in the mid 70's who set up Safir Engineering which then closed it's doors in 2000, a US firm bought the name and most of the tooling then called themself Safir spares. Shelby ducked out around 1966/67 when Ken miles died in the 'All American' J car and the most famous mk1 Gt40 (the Gulf Mirage) was built and ran by John Wyer (Shelby's mentor and team boss at Aston martin who handed him his 1959 Lemans win) during the 1968/69 seasons Shelby was living in South Africa.

Love reading the history of these amazing vehicles. Awesome replies !

Thanks for sharing and good luck with the project. That car sounds like its going to be fun as heck!

@@VINGIGGS all signs point to it 😈🔥

Can't wait to see yours! No other car out there like it, its truly a blast!

love it!

Thanks!

I love how sinister this one looks on the road, but with that being said, I have another one in a lighter color and I love it just as much. They're very different. But you're right, the lighter color shows the curves more

Thanks!!

thank you!

Hey Dano I truly appreciate this!!! Can't wait for the driving videos and flybys :)

thank you!! you as well

Thanks Kurt I appreciate it! And thanks for sharing as well, Bad Boys 1 is such a classic!

@@VINGIGGS Ford V Ferrari is way better lolol

@@kurtminault8564 haha so true!

I'm sorry to hear about your accident! All of the GT40s are manual. However, my buddy Dan is working on an automatic version of the car. He owns downforce Motorsports in South Carolina who is exclusively a superformance dealer. You should google him and give him a call. I was literally just talking to him about this the other day! As far as leaks are concerned there are none. I've driven this car in all conditions and have had a blast and never get wet. Go live your dream!

Thanks dude! Welcome aboard!

Truly appreciate the kind words!

Thanks you!! It would be a bit cramped for you that's for sure. Will get more video done soon!

Get some Tillet seats, and have them adjust the pedals to accommodate. Yeah, it'll be tight but you could fit, especially with a gurney bubble

If you order one all-in today they'll run you anywhere from $250-300k+

Thanks brother, cheers from the US!

yes absolutely I did a full video walk through on it on this channel. Enjoy!

That's amazing!!! Is yours red by chance? Do you know Dan from Downforce Motorsports?

You should hit up Dan at Downforce Motorsports in Lugoff South Carolina. He actually has allocations available through inventory he ordered last year. I've bought 8 Superformance cars from him, including (4) GT40s to date. At 6'2" you should be fine, you'll just need a little extra seat trimming.

too tall jones

Thanks bud I appreciate it! North Carolina

@@VINGIGGS nice shoot some drive videos soon on this monster. I drove on CAV Gt40 years ago but it was not a very well sorted car almost killed me in NYC hitting potholes.

@@autofanaticcars You got it and will do!

His tag says South Cackalacky !

That's just it, no one else has figured this out except for the crew that installed mine. I actually funded the first ever Coyote Aluminator install in a GT40 with them, which is why I also stuck one in mine. Dennis from Olthoff Racing. They are the best Superformance builder hands down in the world and luckily I don't live too far from them. Google them and give them a shout.

Thanks!

You and me both! I just bought an 05 gt which will be here this weekend, I've never been so excited about a car in my life! Stay tuned because I'm going to do a comparison video with it and the gt40 🤙🏻

Thanks!

That's a great question! I don't think so because of the way the doors are designed. Most guys I've seen who want to drive with the "windows down" just take them off lol. Are you considering ordering one? If so I'm happy to put you in touch with Dan at Downforce. Good friend of mine and I've bought 8 Superformance cars through him over the past 3 years, 4 of which were GT40s. Best cars ever!

thanks! Its my mancave nicknamed the barncave :)

On it! In the meantime, go check out my Instagram page. I've got a ton of Reels on there of this car: donuts, revs, flybys, etc

nope- vinny

Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Great question! Shoot Dan a message, he owns the highest volume Superformance dealership in the country dan@downforcemotorsports.com

@@VINGIGGS thanks buddy , best of luck !!!

I have it up for sale right now at Hillbank USA in Jupiter FL. The listing can be found on their website 💪🏼

You can get a nose lift on it so that's good news!

Dennis Olthoff @ Olthoff Racing. He's been building them for Superformance since the early days and is the best. People ship their cars from all over the world just for him to do the maintenance on them. He's right here in NC about 40mins NE of Charlotte

you probably could for many things, yes. Luckily I live close to the shop who's been building these for over a decade for Superformance once they make their way in the states.

That's a great idea and normally I would have done that. However, all of the wood used for that staircase and the beams holding it up are out of the original Mill from the 1800s that my business partner and I recently redeveloped as the first large redevelopment project in an old downtown. So there's a ton of meeting behind that staircase and the way we built it 👍🏻 If you go watch the video I did of my red 1967 Camaro there's a really deep story there surrounding exactly this. AutotopiaLA channel flying out next week to do a feature on that car and the project and my garage. Stay tuned!

Call Dan @ Downforce Motorsports 715.439.3562. He's the highest volume Superformance dealer in the country and I've bought 9 cars through him over the years. Good luck!

I believe it is possible, but I'm not sure. All of the ones I've owned and driven have been fully raw racecars. It might be a great question to reach out and ask them just out of curiosity!

@@VINGIGGS It might be a flawed idea, as you wouldn't daily drive any of these anyway, so might just want to maximise what these are good at. And go super analog. But one just wonders if it can be done...

@@Csibu89 Great point! I love having this car as my most raw racecar. I've got other cars for the more comfortable modern experience. I bet you it could be done. If we can send a Tesla in space, we can add power steering to a GT40 :)

The beauty of living in a part of America that is still America, and car country at that 👍🏻

I'm green with envy, thanks for the reply.@@VINGIGGS

Hit up Dan he got them for me. I'm not sure how to got them though. Can't wait to see yours!

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Ok I'll check it out, thank you!

3:28 I 2nd that. It fell down inside the left tank shelf, likely ended up on the floor or the lower body aero panel.

Yessir, two episodes

Yes, in fact their main dealership is based there (or was). In orange county