In hundreds of videos now and many reviews, few cars truly leave me wanting more. This Superformance GT40 just left me with this innate desire to own it and master the driving experience.
Mark my words here, I will have a Superformance GT40 car in the collection.
After learning all about the price and rarity, I am excited to say I believe many of my viewers can actually one day afford one. The best part, we learned that these Superformance GT40 cars hold their value. In fact, this Superformance GT40 MKII gem was machined into life in 2008, and has since (we believe) doubled in value.
In the coming weeks, this car proudly to be offered by our friend 427 Garage (.com) will be on Bring a Trailer in the coming weeks. We shall see what happens, but in any case, it gives me comfort in the rarity of the Superformance GT40 and that it is officially and exclusively licensed by Shelby.
In fact, Marcus the owner of 427 Garage who graciously allowed Bryan and me the opportunity today stated that only two Superformance GT40 build slots are ever offered. I was just astonished at the true handbuilt rarity of these special machines.
Now we did not speak too much about the incredible history of the Ford GT40. In short, Ford went after Ferrari and beat them at their own game engineering this GT40 to run the grueling 24-hour Le Mans race. While the Ford GT40 MK1 did not win, a very similar to this video's car the GT40 MKII did go on to win. It's an incredible story, and if you're a car guy I highly encourage you to watch "Ford vs Ferrari" the movie which was just fantastic.
We sure hope you enjoy our Superformance GT40 MKII review. I was coming off one of the worst colds I've gotten in years so trust me this review was a struggle but did my best. We already scheduled on Marcus once and I value people's time. So sick or not, this review was happening!
Overall, I absolutely loved this car. Sadly my entire POV drive had to be cut out due to zero audio. If you don't plug in the receiver fully, you get no audio. But I will tell you Marcus did an excellent job of sharing this cars driving dynamics. The 550 Roush V8 engine made some of the best engine sounds I've heard this year. The Shelby GT350R is a very close second.
What surprised me most personally about this Superformance GT40 MKII was how balanced and stable the car was. Without any "nannies," it felt composed even with the insane power of the V8 engine in it. Truly a testament to what the Ford and Shelby team created all those many years ago.
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See you on the road - Adam
0:00 - 3:06 Montage & Intro
3:07 - 7:10 GT40 Engines & Options Chat
7:11 - 14:00 Interior, Shifter & Emotion
14:01 - 15:29 Officially Shelby Licensed & Rarity Chat
15:30 - 16:42 Headroom and Interior Creature Comfort
16:43 - 22:51 - POV Driving
37:44 - Conclusion
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