Jacken’s Blog

Ok, so Ford have made a modern version of the nicest looking car ever, the Ford GT40. You could get one this summer.

The new car, called Ford GT has a DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, supercharged V-8. A lot of discussions on the internet is about making this car look to much alike the original, and that design should be about progress not copying. People making these comments are obviously not interested in cars, or have a original GT40 in their garage and don’t want a “new” version to dilute the value of their car. Here you have the possibility to own a sports-car with a supercharged V8, and most importantly, they made it 48 inches high which is 8 inches higher than the original. This means that a tall bastard like me could actually fit inside. I once mentioned to a well known Swedish street race legend called “The Professor” that I would build a GT40 replica some day. He looked at me like I was an idiot (perceptive guy) His question was, “have you ever tried to sit in one?” He obviously had. So I promptly changed my plan to build a GT50 replica instead, just to fit in it. But this is not a problem anymore. I just need to get hold of $150.000 and buy a new one, with warranty! I’m confident my wife will see the benefit of having a 500 horsepower two-seat monster instead of my old Volvo.

If it was Toyota building a copy of the GT40, I would be pissed, but this is Ford! And it may be looking a lot like the original, but we are talking about bigger and better brakes, more horsepower, better suspension, better interior, fuel injection and the list goes on. And to those who say that this kind of car is just a toy for people with small penises, they don’t call me Big-Dick Rambone for nothing…