Le Mans in GT40, LM Classic 2008

[mchale20201]

I actually had to take a really deep breath after watching this video. Mega epic!

[dmarqu84]

best part 1:55 - 2:20



[firebombs98]

this is how cars should sound in gt5 :/

[JoeSakic019]

Terrible le passage dans les Hunaudières



[Ascender2306]

As I heard this I cummed so hard, god damn shit... XD Love that sound! Wish my car would make such noise.^^

[MrAlexdive]

sarthle speedway (or something like this)

[MrJakethemegasnake]

Amazing Machine!! Wonderful car!!

[Uvall127a]

Pure porn, you lucky lucky bastard!

[mikemather5]

This is old school racing at its best. My first car was a 65' GTO 389 tri-power back in 67'. I went to work for a Ford dealer in Poughkeepsie, NY. My first demo to drive was a 428 Couger XR7. We got a new red Boss 302 in and I took it out for a spin. Closest thing to a race car I ever driven on the street. But I remember a used car we got in, 66' Mustang 2+2 with the HP289 in it. With the maroon paint and black interior, it was one of the prettiest muscle cars we ever had.

[Interpol024]

Thank you.

[xxxxxSheogorathxxxxx]

The force is strong with this one...

[mynameis63]

beautiful!...screams for another gear... :)

[moosemccray]

@mynameis63 Yeah, the GT40 really needs 6 to reach its true potential. That's why the new GT has just that many :D

[ksouth31]

Is this the 7 litre engine?

[hhh1950]

@ksouth31 Hi, no regular racing Ford 289, 4,7 L.

[OldtimerMercedesBenz]

Global warming never sounded so good... 11/10!

[flossyleech1]

if i remember correctly from a GT40 i have seen run, it can reach over 100 mph in 1st gear... which is quite impressive

[TheCharlie295]

I would almost rather do what your doing than have sex!..almost. Fantastic drive and awsome vehicle

[hhh1950]

@TheCharlie295 It depends on the car which is greater! (Depends on the girl too.....)

[aventino68]

They're all RHD because the circuits run clockwise so RHD puts your seat on the side nearest the apex of the corner. Has nothing to do with where the car was made.

[seniorcat03]

i know this is a Mk. I GT40 but is it powered by the 4.7 (289ci) or the later 5.0 (302ci) ...what rpms are u turning on when ur running out of gear? 7,000?

[hhh1950]

@seniorcat03 This has the 4.7 L, running out of revs at 7.000

[martinwOO7]

Oh my god....epic footage. I go to the Le Mans Classic every time it is on (2 years) and these GT40s are just awesome, with incredible sound - and a fantastc looking car as well.

The driving here is first rate. It looks like Ray Bellm but I see the video author is from Belgium.

[hhh1950]

No I live in Belgium but am Dutch racing against Ray Bellm who by origin is also Dutch!!

[McNabbula]

Fantastic driving my friend! You've definitely got skills! I've got to figure out a way to own a Roush powered replica of one of those things. Again great driving.

[classiccafe1]

I didn't know Carroll Shelby and Ford made right hand drive GT40's

[hhh1950]

I have never seen a LHD GT40......

[bastardeyez]

@hhh1950

if i remember correctly they made only one LHD GT40 (MkIII) back in days

[martinwOO7]

Most GT40s were made at Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough. The GT40 started off as a Lola GT that evolved to become the car that we love today with a small block Ford engine in them (althogh the mark II and mark IV cars ran bog block Fords).  As such nearly all GT40s are right hand drive...in fact I am not aware of any original cars that were LHD

[andyj288]

@classiccafe1 all original gt40s were rhd as they all biult from a lola chasis and made in britain

[Okbooboo]

@classiccafe1 Most sports racing cars have always been RHD, (unless they have been developed from a LHD road car) because most European circuits are clockwise. See Ferraris from the 1950s as an example.

[34D2234]

would this gt40 eat up a ford gt? sounds like it would eat it for breakfest

[SlangenRacing]

I can promise u the new GT is for show. The old one is PURE BUSINESS! The new is a Barbie-car compared to the old one.

[34D2234]

that speedo needle was straight down flat out a few times, so he was doing 225-230 on those long ass straights. badd ass car for 45 years old huh. makes the new ford gt's look like subaru sti's

[hhh1950]

The speedo is not accurate.

On the back straight I get up to about 280 kph.

[flossyleech1]

@hhh1950 roughly that is 173.6 MPH for those who measure in the english system

[patate1939]

OMG it's so perfect! Just what I was looking for!

Great sound, great view, just shivering! :D

[mdmyers7206]

Great video! Thanks for posting!

[hhh1950]

I was shifting into 5th, the shift pattern for 5th is down to the right

[covGuk]

so where is the reverse gear? or does it not have one?

[hhh1950]

it only has 5 gears

[covGuk]

then why did you only shift into 4th and not 5th?

[covGuk]

were you shifting into a 6th gear on the straight?

i could have sworn by the research ove done, it only has 5 gears

[calvin1918bar]

this is the car i have always dreamed of and still dreaming.......sigh

[covGuk]

ps what did you touch at the end of the vid on the dashboard?

[hhh1950]

the button for the camera!

[covGuk]

the real gt40

built and designed by the british LOLA racing team way back in 66

[Aot408]

what is le mans in ?

[hhh1950]

France

[yanfloist]

WOW...The sound gives me CHILLS....Now that's a Real Race Car!!

[3flipniggey]

Are you THE Hanz Hugenholtz?

[hhh1950]

I think there is only one with that name and, yes, that's me..........

[seniorcat03]

wow thats some excellent driving...is this car using the original 4spd (T-44??). thought i read on the superformance website that the original 4spd had a max speed of 89mph in 1st gear.

[hhh1950]

No its using the 5-speed ZF gearbox as original. I don't know the intermediate speeds in the gears.

[seniorcat03]

ZF-RBT? is that a close ratio 5-spd as used in replicas/continuations?

[hhh1950]

No it's the ZF 5DS as used in the original cars. The car is an original so it uses the original gearbox; there are no replica partsused.

[covGuk]

is this an original?

and how much would one of these be worth?

and whats the top speed?

0-60mph?

i love this car, and would love to see more vids like this in the future

[hhh1950]

Hi, this is an original GT40,worth a lot of money......

The top speed would be around 190mph; the 0-60 I don't know, but it's VERY fast!!!

[covGuk]

in the utube search, write gt40 1969 onboard lap.

the driver himself says they hit 240mph.

have you got a dirffent engine? some have a 5L v8  and some have 7L v8 i think,,

or is yours not the lemans version.

so in other words have you got a road version gt40 and tuned it to race spec?

nice car, love the noise.

[hhh1950]

In 1969 the back straight did not have the current 2 chicanes so they could go much faster. We now run a shorter diff than in those days.

My car has the period type 4,7L but with more hp than in 1966; in 1969 they ran 5L and the 7L was used in the beginning 1964/5.

There is no difference between the road- and the racing car; same chassis/suspension/gearbox/eng­ine, only the engine has a higher tune.

[Porsche9174Ever]

Wonderful engine sound!!

Awesome exhaust rumble and backfire when braking.

BTW, this is Hans Hugenholtz driving? I have seen this car too, I've been at LeMans too :D

[hhh1950]

Yes it was me driving.

Hans Hugenholtz

[hhh1950]

You are absolutely right, we tried a long ratio in 2004 and it was too long. In 2006 I did only 2 laps so never found out that the ratio we used then and also in 2008 was too short. I kept running out of revs 6 times per lap, pulling to 7.000 rpm and then just lifting......

[philkluth]

A realy good grive.

Your 4,22 transmission ratio is a little short

i think.

Thanks for it.

Regards: Toni