Revue de presse :
, March 2007 - by Basil Wales - UK When the Ford Motor Company re-launched the GT40 a few years back I was reminded of an enjoyable day at Silverstone very many years ago when I chanced upon the most stunningly smooth shaped GT car I had seen to that day, and hardly any have matched it since. That car was one of Eric Broadley's most notable creations, the Lola MKVI GT. It really was only 40" high and it looked beautifully purposeful. 43 years later Adrian Streather has written a book titled 'Ford GT, Then and Now'. This book sets the record straight in terms of the true origination of the car Ford produced to challenge the supremacy of Ferrari in such internationally famous races as Le Mans and Sebring. Eric Broadley produced his glass-fibre prototype Lola MKVI GT early in 1963 with a low drag coupe body on a monocoque chassis with the radiator and suspension supported by a front subframe. The engine and Colloti transaxle were attached to the chassis, with the gearbox and rear bulkhead supporting the rear suspension which had a double wishbone design and coilover springs. The MKVI GT's wheelbase was shorter than the Lola single-seater cars but was designed to accept the large Ford V8 engine. This prototype was never even fitted with an engine but was just used for show and concept purposes. The second car built featured an aluminium monocoque chassis and was the car used for racing, first at Silverstone in May 1963 and then the 1000km race at Nurburgring. A third car was built for the 1963 Le Mans where the last-minute nature of the preparation resulted in Eric Broadley driving the car all the way to the circuit and then being tasked by the scrutineers to make late changes all conspiring against the car, which suffered gearbox failure after 15 hours. A brave attempt in the short career of the Lola MKVI GT but the beginning of something very much bigger! This very detailed book records how Ford set up a new Fo --The British Racing Mechanics Club
The Ford GT40's origins need no introduction, but this Adrian Streather offering brings together early and rare Ford archive shots and race photos to build a timeline (and many of the photos are excellent). The featurettes on replicas gold more weight than ever with so many now gracing historic meetings --Motor Sport
Covering the Ford GT, it isn't just a review of the Ford GT from the late 1960s and early 1970s. It does that, but also introduces the new Ford GT crated in the mid 2000s. The book doesn't just cover the factory Ford GTs created, but also goes on to document the numerous other companies which built replicas, or cars based on the original, which is something not often seen elsewhere. There are also plenty of period photographs of the cars being raced, coupled with pictures detailing features such as cockpit layouts and carburettor setups. --www.silhouet.com
Biographie de l'auteur :
Adrian Streather was born on Christmas Day 1958 in Basingstoke, England, but is an Australian citizen. Adrian, a less than successful racing driver of Ford Escorts many years ago, has friends who actually drove the original Ford GT in competition. Listening to their stories created the desire to write about the Ford GT. However, it was driving the new Ford GT on a European road trip which really inspired this book. Adrian is a prolific automotive author, but this is his first book on the Ford GT.
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