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Stuary Turner worked as designer for this mid-engined Ford with intentions to race it as a rally car. The GT40 had been given the '40' designation due to it being 40 inches high. The GT70 received its numerical '70' value because it was completed right before 1970. Various engines were proposed to reside in the engine compartment, but it was the Capri derived Essex V6 unit that eventually made its way mid-ship to power the rear wheels of the GT70.
A workers strike halted production and the producing these vehicles meant that it never made it into serious production. Only three prototypes were created.
By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2006
A workers strike halted production and the producing these vehicles meant that it never made it into serious production. Only three prototypes were created.
By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2006
| 458 Spider Receives Sport Auto Award For Best Cabrio | |
 | Maranello, 14th June 2013 – The readers of the prestigious German sports car magazine Sport Auto have crowned the 458 Spider Best Cabrio in the over €150,000 category in the 2013 Sport Auto Awards. The 458 Spider continues the long tradition of Ferrari mid-engined V8 convertibles and is the first mid-engined model to feature a folding hard-top combining performance and style perfectly. The car's 570 PS 4.5-litre V8 engine has also received the International Engine of the Year award fo...[Read more...] |
| LOTUS RACING SET TO REVEAL ITS MOTORSPORT METTLE AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL | |
 | Lotus Racing, the motorsport arm of Group Lotus Plc, tips a nod to its enthusiast racing heritage with its plans to unveil two new Exige models, both set to wow race car aficionados during the 2013 Autosport International show. With links to its award winning cousin the Exige S, the two new derivatives are set for their first public debut and will be another exclusive for the show. The cars, the Exige V6 Cup, the latest Cup version for track or road and its pure race-bred sibling the Exige V...[Read more...] |
| GT ACADEMY SET TO SHINE IN THE HEAT OF DUBAI | |
 | Winners from Europe, USA, Germany and Russia to team up in two Nissan 370Z Nismo race cars Since its inception in 2008, the Nissan PlayStation® GT Academy competition has attracted over two million entries, making it unquestionably the world's most accessible driver scholarship. The phenomenal success of the virtual-to-reality programme takes centre stage at the Dubai 24 Hours race (10-12 January), with the latest 2012 Champions from Europe, USA, Germany and Russia lining-up in two Nis...[Read more...] |
| PORSCHE BOXSTER RANKED AMONG CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE'S 10 BEST CARS FOR 2013 | |
 | • Boxster makes coveted 10Best List Atlanta. The Porsche Boxster has once again been selected for Car and Driver magazine's list of the 10Best cars sold in America. This year marks the 12th time in 14 years that either a Boxster or Cayman model has been selected for this honor, which was announced during the press days of the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The all-new, third-generation Boxster was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March and has been on sale in the U.S. fo...[Read more...] |
| Double podiums for both the Lotus F1 and GP2 teams | |
 | FORMULA ONE – BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX '#Wheresmypodium' tweeted the Lotus F1 Team throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Having come close in each of the opening rounds, the obvious pace of the Lotus E20 and the unquestionable skills of Kimi Raikkonen and young hotshoe Romain Grosjean, it was only a matter of time. Finally, in the Middle East, it came together. It was the first time two Lotus drivers have been on the F1 podium together since Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti follow...[Read more...] |
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