mtaylor Posted December 5, 2020 Share #121 Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/3/2020 at 4:34 PM, lmagna said: Very nice build Craig. I want one................... Not the model, the real thing! Actually being the old foggie I am think I would like a Shelby American GT40 https://www.shelby.com/en-us/Vehicles/GT40-Shelby-Edition or a Superperformance GT40, https://www.superformance.com/factory-models-gt40 Neither one would be as fast or high tech design but would have a lot of cool factor and I'm almost certain just as fun to drive on the roads available here in the US. One of my all time favorite cars. I would have maybe not killed for one only scratch them a bit. Even the new ones would be great. Alas, gotta' be a millionaire to get one and then there's the wait time. 9 hours ago, lmagna said: Why not? Isn't California just Western Florida? Far west! From my end, it would have the California smog equipment if it was street driven. Even back then the smog stuff bogged things down. I've seen several (including the newer ones) up close and wow.... The local dealer had one back about 5-6 years ago and I took the opportunity to sit in it. They offered to let me test drive but no.... I don't think my insurance would have covered it. lmagna, Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted December 5, 2020 Share #122 Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, mtaylor said: They offered to let me test drive but no I think I would have cried all of the way home. To have been THAT close! You don't have to be a millionaire to own one but if I was to buy a replica version today, that would be the only thing I owned. Now the Ferrari Craig just built, the real one, is millionaire stuff only. The smog in southern California has been there so long that the locals think it is the natural color of the sky! Really, I went hiking/camping down there for a few days some years ago with some local friends and none of them thought the yellow cast of the sky and stars was out of order! Edited December 5, 2020 by lmagna Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 5, 2020 Share #123 Posted December 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, lmagna said: I think I would have cried all of the way home. To have been THAT close! You don't have to be a millionaire to own one but if I was to buy a replica version today, that would be the only thing I owned. Now the Ferrari Craig just built, the real one, is millionaire stuff only. The smog in southern California has been there so long that the locals think it is the natural color of the sky! Really, I went hiking/camping down there for a few days some years ago with some local friends and none of them thought the yellow cast of the sky and stars was out of order! I think the price of the one looked at was right around $100,000. The price of the ones on the Ford website (https://www.ford.com/performance/gt/ and here https://www.ford.com/performance/gt/mkii/?intcmp=vhp-gt-revealcta-gt don't have a price listed.. I shudder to think what it is now. Egilman, popeye the sailor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 5, 2020 Share #124 Posted December 5, 2020 Nicely done! Egilman, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted December 6, 2020 Share #125 Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) I guess I made a mistake Mark. I was talking about the 1960s reproductions not the 2016 Ford. While the present car is certainly more powerful and better in probably all ways it just doesn't say Ford GT40 to me. The GT40 will always be the 60 series of cars and the present day recreations. Just old fashioned I suppose. Or is that just old? Even though I have no interest in owning one, even if I could afford it, this is kind of a sad story as well; https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1102322_abandoned-ferrari-enzo-still-abandoned-in-dubai Edited December 6, 2020 by lmagna Canute, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted December 6, 2020 Share #126 Posted December 6, 2020 That approaches sacrilege, but whomever owns it will have riches enough not to care, I know if I had one I'd be scared to take it on the road in case I got it dirty 😃 mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 6, 2020 Share #127 Posted December 6, 2020 Lou, you are right of course. Nothing quite approaches the classic one. As for the abandoned Enzo.... it's not the only high dollar classic performance car that's been abandoned. Over the two decades there's been a lot of stories about them. Some sitting in airport parking lots even. Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted December 6, 2020 Share #128 Posted December 6, 2020 34 minutes ago, mtaylor said: it's not the only high dollar classic performance car that's been abandoned. So true. There was a guy in France who had almost everything imaginable from the 60s and 70s laying around and turning to dirt. He refused to sell them while he was alive. I think he died last year and somehow someone was able to put a number of them on auction and get them into the hands of someone who might be able to do something with them, One can hope at least. Edwardkenway, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share #129 Posted March 26, 2023 Silver medal award IPMS region 11 show March 18, 2023 Landlubber Mike, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 9 others 9 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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