ERA GT40 wanted

speed220mph · #1 (**permalink**) 06-05-2006, 06:58 PM

MF: Thanks for the information. Thing happened faster than I thought they would. I've just committed to purchasing 2002, a very nice car. Power is modest, what with a 302, but it's realistic. Nice turnkey ERA . . . and I found it about 500 miles away.

speed220mph · #2 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 06:48 AM

Here's what the ERA GT40 looks like. Because I get cabin fever in the winter, I've cured the problem with an enclosed, heated car.

But my wife put her foot down. She said, "You're not selling the Cobra." That blew me away. And I thought she didn't like the wind messing up her hair, the noise and heat. Turns out all that stuff is part of the Cobra experience. There's nothing like a Cobra. My brother is even trying to get me to trade it for his 2002 Z06 Corvette, plus a significant amount of change. I took him for a ride in the Cobra, and that was two years ago.

M. Farcus · #3 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 06:53 AM

Looks to be very nice car....Our car is not in as good a shape, its about 12 years old or so...with a lot of track miles.....Its amasing the motor lasted as long as it did before going "poof"
Hope you have fun....
MF

speed220mph · #4 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:11 AM

Hi MF: Thanks for the comments. What's amazing about this car is it's ERA 2002, so the car has been pampered . . . only tracked one time. Power is a 302, but what is inside, I don't know. Hope to get the build sheet soon. But for now, I don't have to wait for the sun to go down before going for a ride.

M. Farcus · #5 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:18 AM

Thats great......the best way to do these cars is to buy a "used" version. Most have lead a sheltered life as this one has. All the headaches of assembly and sorting have been done. Be aware that they are a high maintence vehicle if taken seriously to the track.....and any off road excusions will be very costly...thats why we are going to a more stout 69 Boss 302 to Vintage race....The GT-40 is a timeless body style, if we could, I'd keep it just to look at in the shop.....ERA is a great bunch of guys, I've known Peter for about 20 years...none better, as long as you keep him fed with large slabs of red meat.

MF

Jim Holden · #6 (**permalink**) 06-07-2006, 10:15 AM

Murt:

Good to see that you are still alive and the Missus hasn't come to her senses and buried your miserable bones behind the garage/tulip shed.

Scutt

PS: Are you planning to go to VIR the end of this month?

John McMahon · #7 (**permalink**) 06-07-2006, 12:21 PM

Speed....That wouldn't happen to be Tim Achenbach's old ERA (Reading, PA), would it?