Vehicle Description
-DVR Racing Livery, 2,800 miles from new, Keith Craft Ford 331
Stroker motor producing 440 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque, Porsche G50
5-speed gearbox, One of the finest GT40 recreations built using one
the best of the best materials and craftsmanship.
The DVR GT40 has been featured in and on Road & Track,
Petrolicious, Ford Authority, Yahoo! News, Rare Car Network, Ride
With Norman Reedus, Featured Story in the Hagerty "Why I Drive"
Series and was a featured episode focusing on auto enthusiasts and
their special cars, the footage later being used for a Hagerty
commercial that aired during the US broadcast of the 24 Hour of Le
Mans. It has been featured in a coffee table book about custom and
handbuilt cars entitled "Drive - Custom Cars and Their Builders" by
German Publisher Gestalten Press. The world of gaming and
simulators have also embraced the DVR GT40 in the popular platform
Gran Turismo. The livery design appears as both the original MKI
and the 2006 Ford GT. Renders by game artist C. Badwin. Master
craftsman Karsten Schmidt of Fine Model Cars in Germany recreated a
highly detailed 1/8 scale model of the Dean Vintage Racing GT40.
The model is a beautiful and impressive tribute of the car. All
photos below property of Karsten and Fine Model Cars.
Most impressive is the GT40's build specifications...
Aluminum Full Monocoque Chassis - Fully Tig Welded 6 Point Roll
Cage, BRM Pin-Drive Wheels 15" x 8" Front, 15" x 10" Rear, Avon
CR6ZZ Tires, CNC Aluminum Front and Rear Suspension Uprights, CNC
Aluminum Front Upper and Lower Control Arms, Custom Made Stainless
Steel 3 Pedal Floor Mount Assembly, Personal Fitti Racing Steering
Wheel with Splined Sparco Quick-Release (Also have Moto Lita model
that was originally equipped on the GT40), Willans 5 point
harnesses (Hans version on driver side), Grommeted Leather Seats
{Replicating the original GT40 design), Wilwood Six-Piston Front
Brake Calipers, 11.75" x 1.25" Vented Rotors, Period Correct
Handmade Hartwell Style body Aluminum Latches, Vintage Air
AC/Heater with Integrated Handmade Under-Dash Aluminum Plenum,
Alpine Rear View Camera and Display, Handmade aluminum Radiator
Dual Fan Shroud,?Two 10 Gallon Pontoon Style Fuel Tanks (With
independent fuel systems - Separate fuel pumps, regulators, and
filters), Original GT40 Style Flip-up Fuel Caps, Custom Made
Aluminum Rear Clip "Clam Shell" Body Supports to Replicate
Originals, Isolated Redundant Fuel Systems For Each Fuel Tank -
Switched At Dash, Weldon 600/100 Series Flow Through Fuel Pumps
(2), Aeroquip Nomex Black Fuel Fines, Black Aeroquip/Earls Reusable
Hose Fittings, Aeromotive Fuel Regulators (2), Aviation Grade AN
and Grade 8 Fasteners Throughout, Meticulously Wired by David Lyman
Engineering - (All connections soldered and shrink wrapped, wires
labeled at each end and fused. Labeled and easily accessible Ron
Francis fuse/relay box). Body - Glass Fiber (Body made from
original Ford GT40 molds), "Bundle of Snakes" Stainless Exhaust
System, Aviation Spec Dash Switches, Tilton Engineering Aluminum 3
Chamber Brake and Clutch Reservoir, Safe craft Fire Suppression
System (Nozzles in cabin and engine bay), Safe craft Handheld
Extinguisher, Handmade Stainless Steel and Aluminum Radiator Tubes,
IMI Hi Torque Starter Motor, Adjustable Rear Spoiler From Original
GT40 Drawings, Double Adjustable Custom Aluminum Bodied Shocks
(DS303 Front, DS601 Rear), Lizard Skin Undercoating On Front and
Rear Clip Body Panels, Heavy Duty Fat Mat Black Sound Deadening
Throughout, Suspension, alignment and corner balancing by Roger
Krauss Racing. Many additional handmade and machine-made improved
re-engineered parts, Livery Design by Eric Dean Design/ Dean
Vintage Racing, Body and paint by Alloy Motors. Vintage Period
Correct Parts; SEV Marchal Driving Lights (Modified to integrate
hidden turn signal bulbs), Original Style Headlamps Converted to
LED, Lucas Aluminum Rearview Mirror, Original GT40 Aluminum Shift
Knob, Hartwell Replica Aluminum Latches and Aviaid GT40 6 Quart Oil
Pan.
Perfectly suited for the road or track, it is an understatement to
say this has been a no expense spared build as well as a true labor
of love that is not easily duplicated.
