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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby waaytoomuchintothis » Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:14 pm

Interesting car. I assume the designer had no reason to be concerned about what was going on behind a car that looks that fast. I promise you, looking in the rear view mirror wouldn't come up at all if I was driving it.
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby Flytoo » Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:17 pm

Interesting as well as very nice looking. If anyone ever does a slot version, it'll for sure go on my wish list.
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby urbanwarrior » Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:48 pm

Very interesting looking car. I have a Gillet Vertigo from Milan Tomasek. Maybe he can be persuaded to make one of these.
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby ElSecundo » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:12 pm

Looks like a Saab Sonnet with a Group 5 treatment. :)

I'd be interested in seeing that Gillette Vertigo. Those are some mean looking cars.
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby chappyman66 » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:27 pm

Looks like the Vertigo itself was raced.....but looking at the VDS GT-001R, it's heavily modified (which is of course the point).
Always cool to see those ideas.

Personally, I always wanted to see the Ferrari F-50GT actually raced, although I believe that the company was firmly against it.....
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby Fast Co. » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:32 am

What do you get when you cross a Mustang with a Ferrari Breadvan?
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby Czar » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:18 am

I wonder how much weight they could have saved if they didn't use those goofy gull-wing doors?
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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby urbanwarrior » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:10 pm

Here are a few pics of the Gillet Vertigo from Milan Tomasek. mtr32.com

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Re: Speaking of GT racing...

Postby Cjent » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:00 am

Interesting. Never saw this before and raced by one of my favorite teams, VDS!
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