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Originally Posted by naparsei
Jeff, the book “French Kiss of Death” (awful title!) describes how they just chopped up the GT40 to be used as a camera car for the Le Mans movie. Apparently it was quite awful to drive. They never made a “spyder” version, at least as a race car. I’m sure there must be a GT40 replica cut as a spyder somewhere though.
Chris,
For both historical purposes as well as enthusiast/car building purposes, I wonder if it would be possible for this information to converted to pdf files and posted/distributed. You’d have to be comfortable with that; it seems like this stuff was not “top secret” and I can’t imagine it would be any type of copy right violation. I own two old 911s, and have been fascinated by the factory effort with these cars for over 20 years. Please consider this.
Chris,
I’d love a copy of this. If you PM me with your address, I can send a self addressed mailer and a small donation to the Charley Woit park bench fund.
Chris,
Again. Sorry, it’s taken quite a while to read this whole thread. Where did this quote come from? It’s a great quote.
I’d like to my thanks to all involved for sharing their anecdotes of a special time. To me, it seems quite amazing, the story of Mul. Drive. At a time when drag racing and hot rods (in the more conventional sense) were king, there was an underground community of dedicated and rebellious road racers tackling “their track.” You guys helped to preserve a culture of turning in both directions, of driving Datsun 510s, Ford Capris, and other cool cars at a time when most kids wanted to go stoplight to stoplight. When people are building cars and adding crash protection to drive a particular road, it’s apparent there is a dedication, a fire, and a love for the place and the task at hand.
Thanks again,
Alex
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Alex, as soon as I get my new computer all straightened out I can post one of the manuals for everyone. Some are quite large, like the one that I copied for Dave B. (Trecup), so I'll post pages from a smaller one in jpgs. I can't make pdf's yet.
Please give me your address and I'll be happy to send you a copy of the Mulholland Run. The link to the short version is on this thread and isn't much different however.
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