Shame on the poor GT40 replica, when I was looking for a kitcar I went round a few of the Cobra dealers and realised that decent ones were expensive for a reason. I was looking at a cheaper version, but even that was going to be more money than i could save up and then I found the Ginetta G20 cuold be had as a complete knock down kit with a new 1.8L Zetec and the drive train modified to suit already. We built up the rolling chassis and my Dad got the body ready in gleaming British Racing Green, but I realised I was a bit out of my depth for mounting the body as the instructions from the factory were for a different car, so I had mine transported back to Ginetta for a factory body alignment.
It took a while longer (the two weeks bit from Total Recall became a running joke in my house) than ideal but I did end up borrowing a G27 demonstrator so I could deliver it to a charity track day, and when I finally got the heads up mine was ready I finished work early, cadged a lift over to Sheffield and drove it back across the Snake pass with no number plates! It was so low to the road, I felt a fallen branch smack the under side of the seat tray.
The following day I took it to work, again with no plates, as I'd arranged to have the plates made local and delivered to me. The front was meant to be a vinyl sticker but the machine broke so I only had the rear plate by the time I came home... and nearly destroyed it leaving the estate!
The main road was busy, so I was looking left and right and judging the gaps, knowing I was clear to the left, I looked right and it was clear so I applied the throttle, and in the time it took to look straight ahead I'd gone across the hump of the road and spun 180° facing back where I'd come from!
