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Re: A bit of LBC Racing Trivia...

To: bradlnss@lightspeed.net, fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: A bit of LBC Racing Trivia...
From: Herald948@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:02:53 EST
In a message dated 3/23/2003 12:11:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
bradlnss@lightspeed.net writes:

> the actual colors used on the Gulf Team Ford GT-40's and later Porshe 917's.
> The body of thought was that Triumph Powder Blue and Marigold were the
> actual colors used! So if anyone asks, what does it take to make GT car
> really fast?? The answer is Triumph paint!

I don't know about Triumph paint, but there is definitely one vital go-fast 
Triumph part on the average GT40, that being the very same engine cover side 
latches as used on Spitfires, GT6s, Heralds and such! Sadly, Ford seems to 
have omitted this part on the "new" version. ;-)

--Andy Mace

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