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Narrator: TODAY ON
"HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"
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THE GT40, AN ICON OF RACECAR
HISTORY, RIDES AGAIN.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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THE AMERICAN CAR MAKER
SUPERFORMANCE BUILDS GT40s
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AT THEIR HIGH-TECH
AUTOMOTIVE FACTORY
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IN PORT ELIZABETH,
SOUTH AFRICA.
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THE VEHICLE THEY BUILD
IS CONSIDERED A REAL GT40
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BECAUSE IT IS A CONTINUATION
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OF THE ORIGINAL CELEBRATED
CHAMPION CAR.
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THE STORY BEHIND THE GT40 IS
A FIXTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE LORE.
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PRIOR TO THE 1960s,
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EUROPEAN CARS
DOMINATED THE WORLD
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OF LONG-DISTANCE CAR RACING.
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NO AMERICAN MANUFACTURER
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HAD EVER WON
THE 24-HOUR LE MANS RACE.
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HENRY FORD II WAS FED UP.
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HE DESPERATELY WANTED
TO WIN THE LE MANS.
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IN 1963,
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ITALIAN RACECAR DRIVER
ENZO FERRARI
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CONSIDERED SELLING HIS COMPANY
TO FORD.
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BUT WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR
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THAT FERRARI WANTED TO HOLD
ONTO HIS RACECARS
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AND ONLY SELL HIS ROAD VEHICLES,
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FORD DECIDED TO TURN DOWN
FERRARI'S OFFER.
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INSTEAD, HE MADE A DEAL
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WITH THE BRITISH RACECAR
MANUFACTURER LOLA
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TO DEVELOP THEIR MID-ENGINED Mk6
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INTO A FERRARI-DOMINATING
CHAMPION.
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FORD ASSEMBLED A TEAM
OF DESIGNERS IN ENGLAND,
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WHERE THEY WENT TO WORK
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CREATING THE MOST ADVANCED
RACECAR OF ITS TIME.
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FROM 1966 TO 1969,
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GT40s WON FOUR CONSECUTIVE
LE MANS VICTORIES.
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ONE PARTICULAR CAR,
THE GT40 MK 1, NUMBER 1075,
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BECAME THE FIRST AND ONLY
INDIVIDUAL CAR
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TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES,
IN 1968 AND 1969.
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THE ORIGINAL DESIGNS
FOR THE GT40
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WERE HANDCRAFTED
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS.
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SUPERFORMANCE HAS SCANNED THEM
INTO A C.A.D. SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
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THEY FOLLOW THE DESIGN
OF THE ORIGINAL SO CLOSELY
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THAT THEIR CARS ARE CONSIDERED
A CONTINUATION SERIES,
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MEANING THEY ARE VIRTUALLY
IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL GT40s
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IN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
AND MATERIALS.
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HERE WORKERS TIG-WELD
AND SPOT-WELD TOGETHER
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AN ALL-STEEL MONOCOQUE CHASSIS.
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THE GT40 WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST ROAD VEHICLES
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TO FEATURE A STEEL MONOCOQUE.
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THE SUPERFORMANCE GT40 CHASSIS
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EVEN INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL
DOUBLE-LAYERED STEEL ROOF
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WITH CUTAWAYS FOR THE DOORS,
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A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT ELEMENT
TO BUILD.
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THE TWO FUEL TANKS RUN ALONG
THE SIDES OF THE CAR
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IN REINFORCED CAVITIES.
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TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL GT40,
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SUPERFORMANCE BUILDS THE REST
OF THE CAR BODY
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OUT OF FIBERGLASS COMPOSITES.
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THEY HAND-LAYER SHEETS
OF FIBERGLASS AND RESIN
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INTO THE APPROPRIATE MOLDS,
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THEN CURE THEM IN AN OVEN
FOR EIGHT HOURS AT 176 DEGREES.
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THE TECHNICIANS WORK ON
THE FRONT SECTION OF THE CAR
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BY SIMPLY UNLATCHING
AND LIFTING IT OFF.
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THE DESIGNERS OF THE GT40
INCLUDED THESE FEATURES
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TO GIVE MECHANICS QUICK
AND COMPLETE ACCESS
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TO THE INNER WORKINGS
OF THE CAR
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WHEN IT MAKES PIT STOPS
DURING A RACE.
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TWO TECHNICIANS
SPEND AN ENTIRE WEEK
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WORKING ON A SINGLE CAR BODY.
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THEY ADD CREAM-COLORED FILLER
AND REDUCE THE GRAY COMPOSITE
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TO SMOOTH OUT THE SURFACE
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AND ENSURE THE FIT AND FINISH
ARE FLAWLESS.
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NEXT, WORKERS MOUNT
THE BODY PANELS ON THE CHASSIS
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AND BRING THE ASSEMBLY
TO THE PAINT DEPARTMENT.
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TECHNICIANS START
BY SPRAYING THE AREAS
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THAT WILL BE THE COLOR
OF THE STRIPE.
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THEN A WORKER
USES SPECIALIZED TAPE
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TO MASK THE AREAS
WHERE STRIPES WILL BE.
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THE STRIPES
MUST LINE UP PERFECTLY
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FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT
OF THE CAR.
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WHILE A CUSTOMER CAN CHOOSE ANY
COLOR OR PATTERN OF STRIPES,
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MANY OPT FOR THE ORIGINAL
LE MANS RACING STRIPES,
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WHICH ARE USED TO QUICKLY
AND EASILY IDENTIFY A RACECAR.
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT DETAIL
IS THE CAR'S RACING NUMBER.
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TO MAKE SURE
IT'S CLEARLY VISIBLE,
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COMPETITORS HAVE THEIR NUMBER
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PAINTED INSIDE
A LARGE WHITE CIRCLE.
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IN MANY ENGLISH-SPEAKING
COUNTRIES,
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THIS IS CALLED A ROUNDEL.
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BUT IN THE U.S.,
IT'S KNOWN AS A GUMBALL.
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NOW THAT THE ROUND TEMPLATE IS
PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE SPOT,
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HE USES MORE TAPE TO MASK THE
CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE GUMBALL.
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NEXT, HE USES A WIDER,
LESS FLEXIBLE TAPE
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TO FURTHER MASK OUT THE AREA
SURROUNDING THE TEMPLATE.
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HE USES A SMALL HANDHELD RAZOR
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FOR CUTTING THE TAPE
TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
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THE SECOND LAYER OF TAPE
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MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE PAINT
TO BLEED THROUGH.
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THE GUMBALL CAN NOW
BE PAINTED WHITE.
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ONCE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MASKED,
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A PAINTER GOES TO WORK
WITH A SPRAY GUN.
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ALL OF THE BODY PARTS HAVE BEEN
CAREFULLY POSITIONED
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IN THE SAME ORIENTATION
THEY WILL HAVE
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TO THE GROUND ONCE ASSEMBLED.
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THIS IS BECAUSE GRAVITY
EXERTS A SMALL
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BUT VISIBLE EFFECT
DURING THE DRYING PROCESS.
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CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE PARTS
ENSURES UNIFORM DRYING.
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AFTER WAITING 25 MINUTES
TO GIVE THE PAINT TIME TO DRY,
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A WORKER BEGINS SLOWLY
AND CAREFULLY
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REMOVING THE MASKING TAPE.
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PERFECTLY FORMED
RACING STRIPES EMERGE.
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PEELING THE MASKING SYSTEM
OFF THE GUMBALL
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REQUIRES ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT
OF CARE AND PRECISION
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AS APPLYING IT
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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UNDERNEATH IS A FLAWLESS CIRCLE
READY FOR ITS RACING NUMBER.
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SOME OWNERS MIGHT CHOOSE TO HAVE
THE NUMBER 6 PAINTED ON,
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SINCE THIS WAS THE NUMBER
SPORTED BY THE FAMOUS GT40
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THAT WON THE 24-HOUR
LE MANS RACE TWICE IN A ROW.
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Narrator:
AMONG THE MANY FEATURES
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THAT IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY A GT40
ARE THE SEATS,
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WITH THEIR LOW-SLUNG POSITION
AND DISTINCTIVE BREATHER HOLES.
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COMBINING COMFORT AND UTILITY,
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THESE ARE THE SEATS
OF A WORKING RACECAR.
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A SPECIALIST BEGINS
THE UPHOLSTERY PROCESS
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BY QUILTING A SECTION
OF SEAT-COVER MATERIAL
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ONTO A BACKING FOAM.
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THE SEAT-COVER MATERIAL IS KNOWN
AS ALCANTARA.
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THIS IS A TRADEMARKED PRODUCT
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THAT IMITATES THE LOOK AND FEEL
OF SUEDE LEATHER.
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IT'S SO CONVINCING
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THAT PEOPLE OFTEN MISTAKE IT
FOR THE REAL THING.
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MANUFACTURERS PRODUCE ALCANTARA
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FROM A COMBINATION OF POLYESTER
AND POLYURETHANE,
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WHICH THEY PUT THROUGH A
HIGH-TECH SPINNING PROCESS
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TO CREATE A FIBER
WITH EXTREMELY LOW MASS.
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THEY FURTHER PROCESS THE FIBER
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WITH A COMPLEX
TEXTILE OPERATION.
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THIS INCLUDES NEEDLE PUNCHING,
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BUFFING, IMPREGNATION,
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EXTRACTION, FINISHING,
AND DYEING.
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THE RESULT IS A COMFORTABLE,
STAIN-RESISTANT,
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AND HIGHLY DURABLE MATERIAL --
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EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED
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WHEN YOU'RE RACING
AROUND THE ROADS OF LE MANS
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FOR 24 HOURS
IN HOT JUNE WEATHER.
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THE ORIGINAL GT40
HAD NO AIR CONDITIONING,
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SO THE DRIVERS MUST HAVE BEEN
SWEATING BUCKETS
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DURING THEIR STINTS
AT THE WHEEL.
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THOSE BREATHER HOLES WERE THERE
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TO ALLOW FOR SOME
AIR CIRCULATION.
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THIS SECTION
OF SEAT-COVER MATERIAL
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IS READY FOR THE NEXT PHASE.
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BECAUSE BREATHER HOLES
ARE PIERCED
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THROUGH BOTH THE MATERIAL
AND THE BACKING FOAM,
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THEY NEED REINFORCEMENT.
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THE REINFORCEMENT IS CALLED
A SEAT GROMMET, OR EYELET.
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A WORKER EASES ONE SECTION
THROUGH THE HOLE,
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THEN FITS THE BACKING PIECE
OVER IT.
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A HAND-OPERATED PRESS
FOLDS THE METAL
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IN A WAY THAT FIRMLY GRIPS
BOTH SIDES OF THE FABRIC.
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THE FINISHED EYELETS
ADD TO THE VINTAGE LOOK
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OF THE SEAT MATERIAL.
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THEY ONCE HAD
A FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE.
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NOW THEY'RE JUST THERE
FOR LOOKS.
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UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL,
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THE NEW SUPERFORMANCE GT40s
ARE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED.
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NOW A CRAFTSMAN BEGINS
GLUING THE SEAT-COVER MATERIAL
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ONTO THE FOAM CUSHIONING.
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FOAM IS ONE OF THE FEW
CONTEMPORARY FEATURES
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THAT SUPERFORMANCE HAS ADDED.
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THE ORIGINAL GT40s HAD WOVEN
ELASTICATED WEBBING
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UNDER THE SEAT COVERS
FOR COMFORT.
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THE TENSION OF THE WEBBING
COULD BE INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTED
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FOR THE WEIGHT
OF A PARTICULAR DRIVER.
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RACECAR DRIVERS,
LIKE HORSE JOCKEYS,
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TENDED TO BE SMALL
AND LIGHTWEIGHT.
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GOOD THING, TOO,
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BECAUSE THE GT40 DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH ROOM TO SPARE.
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IN FACT, THAT'S WHY
IT'S CALLED A GT40.
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"GT" STANDS FOR GRAND TOURING,
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WHILE THE 40 IS THERE
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BECAUSE THE CAR IS JUST OVER
3 FEET TALL, AT 40 INCHES.
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THAT'S VERY LOW TO THE GROUND.
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FOR A TALL DRIVER,
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THE COCKPIT CAN FEEL
A BIT CRAMPED.
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LEGENDARY RACECAR DRIVER
DAN GURNEY WAS 6'4".
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TO HELP HIM
SQUEEZE INTO THE GT40,
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A SPECIALIST
NAMED PHIL REMINGTON
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CREATED A METAL BUBBLE
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AND RIVETED IT TO THE ROOF
TO ACCOMMODATE GURNEY'S HEAD.
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IT'S SINCE BECOME KNOWN
AS THE GURNEY BUBBLE.
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MANY CUSTOMERS SPECIFICALLY
REQUEST IT FOR THEIR CAR.
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WITH THE BUBBLE ABOVE
AND THIS SEAT UNDERNEATH,
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THE GT40 PROVIDES A COMFY RIDE
ON ANY SURFACE,
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WHETHER IT'S A PITTED
OLD DIRT ROAD
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OR A NEWLY PAVED SUPERHIGHWAY.
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Narrator:
TO MAKE SURE THEIR GT40s
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ARE AS AUTHENTIC AS POSSIBLE,
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SUPERFORMANCE CUSTOM-BUILDS
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NEARLY ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE CAR.
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THE MANUFACTURER THAT MADE
THE ORIGINAL GAUGES
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STILL PRODUCES THEM
50 YEARS LATER.
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BASED IN THE U.K.,
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THE INSTRUMENT-GAUGE
MANUFACTURER
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STILL USES THE ORIGINAL TOOLING
TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCTS.
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BACK IN THE LATE '60s,
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ALL OF THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS
WERE ANALOG.
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SUPERFORMANCE ENSURES THAT
THE DASHBOARD OF THEIR GT40s
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REMAIN REMAIN TRUE
TO THIS OLD-SCHOOL LOOK.
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HERE, A SPECIALIST QUICKLY
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AND CAREFULLY LAYS OUT
THE WIRING
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ON A SETUP
CALLED A HARNESS BOARD.
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WHILE THE BOARD MAY LOOK
CONFUSING AND INTIMIDATING,
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THE WIRING SCHEME HAS SIMPLY
BEEN DOUBLED BACK ON ITSELF
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A FEW TIMES TO SAVE SPACE.
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OTHERWISE, THE BOARD WOULD HAVE
TO BE THE LENGTH
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OF AN ENTIRE GT40.
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A BACK VIEW OF THE DASHBOARD
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00:13:09,130 --> 00:13:12,023
REVEALS SOME OF THE SAME
VINTAGE WIRING FEATURES
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THAT YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU TOOK
APART AN ORIGINAL GT40.
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THESE INCLUDE MECHANICAL GAUGES
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THAT ARE INSERTED
DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE.
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BRASS FITTINGS ON THE ENDS
OF SOME OF THE WIRES
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00:13:24,747 --> 00:13:27,414
SIT DIRECTLY IN
THE ENGINE-FLUID COMPARTMENTS.
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BACK IN THE FABRICATION AREA,
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A TECHNICIAN PREPARES
TO MANUFACTURE
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ONE OF THE GT40's
REAR CONTROL ARMS BY HAND.
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HE CLAMPS ALL THE PARTS
INTO A JIG
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00:13:46,595 --> 00:13:49,154
THAT IS CUSTOM-MADE
FOR THIS PART.
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00:13:49,289 --> 00:13:54,251
ONCE EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE,
HE TIG-WELDS IT ALL TOGETHER.
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EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS COMPONENT
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IS EXACTLY THE SAME
AS THE ORIGINAL,
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00:13:59,984 --> 00:14:03,544
RIGHT DOWN TO THE DIMENSION AND
THICKNESS OF THE STEEL TUBES.
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THE CONTROL ARM IS
A HINGED SUSPENSION LINK
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00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:11,703
BETWEEN THE CHASSIS
AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY.
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00:14:11,838 --> 00:14:12,962
UNLIKE A WISHBONE,
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00:14:13,031 --> 00:14:16,032
IT HAS ONLY ONE CONNECTING POINT
TO THE CHASSIS.
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00:14:16,101 --> 00:14:19,428
THIS MEANS THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
NEEDS A SEPARATE LINK,
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00:14:19,563 --> 00:14:20,695
OR RADIUS ROD,
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00:14:20,698 --> 00:14:23,357
TO HELP CONTROL THE MOVEMENT
OF THE WHEEL.
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00:14:25,127 --> 00:14:27,853
THE SUSPENSION
FOR THE SUPERFORMANCE GT40
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FOLLOWS THE LAYOUT
OF THE ORIGINAL PRECISELY.
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THE REAR SUSPENSION
IS FULLY INDEPENDENT,
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00:14:35,447 --> 00:14:39,340
AND IT INCLUDES TRAILING ARMS,
UNEQUAL-LENGTH LATERAL ARMS,
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00:14:39,376 --> 00:14:42,669
COIL SPRINGS, TUBE SHOCKS,
AND AN ANTI-ROLL BAR.
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THE FRONT SUSPENSION FEATURES
UNEQUAL-LENGTH A-ARMS
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WITH COIL-OVER SHOCK
AND SPRING TECHNOLOGY.
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00:15:00,056 --> 00:15:03,749
HERE, SPECIALISTS CREATE
THE GT40's TWO FUEL TANKS
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00:15:03,785 --> 00:15:06,611
BY WELDING TOGETHER
PRE-BENT SECTIONS
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00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,646
OF STAINLESS-STEEL SHEETS.
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00:15:09,950 --> 00:15:12,975
THIS IS AN ELEMENT
IN THE SUPERFORMANCE GT40
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00:15:13,011 --> 00:15:14,970
THAT DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL.
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00:15:15,105 --> 00:15:17,372
INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL,
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00:15:17,507 --> 00:15:20,967
THE FUEL TANKS IN THE 1960s
FORD GT40s
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00:15:21,003 --> 00:15:23,829
WERE FLEXIBLE BLADDERS
MADE OF RUBBER.
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00:15:23,831 --> 00:15:28,125
THESE TANKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE,
BUT THEY'RE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
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00:15:28,194 --> 00:15:29,660
USING STAINLESS STEEL,
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SUPERFORMANCE IS ABLE
TO BUILD THEIR OWN TANKS.
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00:15:34,192 --> 00:15:36,584
STAINLESS STEEL
IS LESS EXPENSIVE,
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00:15:36,719 --> 00:15:40,579
SAFER, MORE DURABLE, AND CAN BE
BUILT AND TESTED IN HOUSE.
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00:15:40,616 --> 00:15:43,775
TECHNICIANS NOW TEST OUT
THE FINISHED TANKS
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00:15:43,811 --> 00:15:47,337
BY FILLING THEM WITH AIR,
SEALING THEIR OPENINGS,
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00:15:47,406 --> 00:15:50,407
AND IMMERSING THEM
IN A VAT OF WATER.
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00:15:50,476 --> 00:15:55,070
WITH NO SIGN OF RISING BUBBLES,
THIS TANK IS LEAK-FREE.
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Narrator: IT MAY BE ONE OF THE
MOST ICONIC RACECARS EVER MADE,
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BUT EVEN ICONS
HAVE TO BE ASSEMBLED.
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IT'S TIME FOR THOSE HANDMADE
COMPONENTS TO COME TOGETHER
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00:16:14,919 --> 00:16:17,779
AND FORM
A FULLY OPERATIONAL GT40.
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00:16:19,583 --> 00:16:21,941
TECHNICIANS INSERT THE
STAINLESS-STEEL FUEL TANKS
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00:16:22,010 --> 00:16:23,143
INTO THEIR COMPARTMENTS.
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00:16:23,212 --> 00:16:25,604
THE COMPARTMENTS
RUN LIKE HOLSTERS
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00:16:25,739 --> 00:16:27,539
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR.
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00:16:28,942 --> 00:16:30,401
WITH THE ORIGINAL CAR,
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00:16:30,536 --> 00:16:32,937
THE TWO TANKS WERE LINKED
BY A BIG TUBE,
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00:16:33,072 --> 00:16:34,864
WHICH RAN THROUGH THE COCKPIT,
275
00:16:34,866 --> 00:16:36,932
DIRECTLY UNDER
THE DRIVER'S LEGS.
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00:16:37,068 --> 00:16:40,027
IT WAS AN ASTOUNDING
SAFETY HAZARD
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00:16:40,163 --> 00:16:44,423
AND IS COMPLETELY UNTHINKABLE
IN A CONTEMPORARY CAR.
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BACK IN THE LATE 1960s,
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RACECAR-DRIVER SAFETY
WAS A LOW PRIORITY.
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00:16:50,049 --> 00:16:52,682
THESE DAYS,
IT'S THE TOP PRIORITY.
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00:16:52,818 --> 00:16:57,045
SUPERFORMANCE HAS REROUTED
THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS.
282
00:16:57,114 --> 00:16:59,640
NOW THEY'RE JOINED
IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
283
00:16:59,775 --> 00:17:04,103
WORKERS ATTACH THE FIRST
OF THE EXTERIOR BODY PANELS.
284
00:17:04,105 --> 00:17:08,432
THE VEHICLE IS BEGINNING
TO TAKE ON THE LEGENDARY FORM
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00:17:08,468 --> 00:17:09,667
OF THE GT40.
286
00:17:12,597 --> 00:17:16,191
A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS
THE ALUMINUM EXPANSION TANK.
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00:17:16,326 --> 00:17:20,721
SUPERFORMANCE BOASTS THAT OVER
70% OF THE PARTS IN THEIR GT40s
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00:17:20,856 --> 00:17:23,715
ARE INTERCHANGEABLE
WITH THE ORIGINAL.
289
00:17:23,784 --> 00:17:25,317
CUSTOM-BUILT IN HOUSE,
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00:17:25,386 --> 00:17:28,679
THE EXPANSION TANK IS ONE
OF THOSE MANY PARTS.
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00:17:28,681 --> 00:17:32,207
NEXT, THE BATTERY TRAY GOES IN.
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THE BATTERY SITS HERE
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00:17:33,711 --> 00:17:36,737
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM FOR IT
ANYWHERE ELSE.
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00:17:36,773 --> 00:17:39,933
THE TECHNICIAN THEN INSTALLS
AN OIL COOLER
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00:17:40,068 --> 00:17:42,135
ON TOP OF THE BATTERY TRAY.
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00:17:45,599 --> 00:17:47,624
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE WORKERS
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00:17:47,693 --> 00:17:51,686
TO ATTACH THE REAR SUBASSEMBLY
TO THE MONOCOQUE CHASSIS.
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00:17:51,722 --> 00:17:56,083
A SET OF HINGE POINTS ALLOW THE
ENTIRE SUBASSEMBLY TO RAISE UP.
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00:17:56,218 --> 00:18:00,412
THIS DESIGN FEATURE GIVES
MECHANICS FAST AND EASY ACCESS
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00:18:00,415 --> 00:18:03,616
DURING RACES,
WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
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00:18:06,512 --> 00:18:10,306
A TECHNICIAN CAREFULLY BOLTS
THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM
302
00:18:10,308 --> 00:18:12,233
INTO PLACE.
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00:18:12,269 --> 00:18:15,169
THE CAR'S SUSPENSION IS CRITICAL
IN A CAR LIKE THIS,
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00:18:15,205 --> 00:18:16,563
ESPECIALLY WITH A CHASSIS
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00:18:16,632 --> 00:18:19,132
THAT IS ONE OF THE STIFFEST
ON THE MARKET.
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00:18:22,796 --> 00:18:25,990
BUT, OF COURSE, WHEN IT COMES
TO HIGH-SPEED RACECARS,
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THE STIFFER THE CHASSIS,
THE BETTER.
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00:18:34,551 --> 00:18:37,343
WITH THE OPEN C-SHAPED
HINGE SYSTEM IN PLACE,
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00:18:37,379 --> 00:18:40,346
WORKERS CAN NOW BRING
THE REAR SECTION OF THE CAR
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00:18:40,415 --> 00:18:41,673
DOWN INTO POSITION.
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00:18:46,205 --> 00:18:48,271
A TECHNICIAN USES
A RIVETING TOOL
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00:18:48,307 --> 00:18:50,999
TO ATTACH THE INTAKE
FOR A BRAKE-COOLING DUCT.
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00:18:51,068 --> 00:18:53,761
THIS WILL DIRECT AIR
FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR
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00:18:53,896 --> 00:18:56,597
OVER THE BRAKE DISKS
FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY.
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00:18:58,292 --> 00:19:00,959
THE VENTED-DISK FOUR-POSITION
CALIPER BRAKES
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00:19:00,995 --> 00:19:02,086
COME FROM WILWOOD,
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00:19:02,155 --> 00:19:04,755
A LEADING MANUFACTURER
OF BRAKE COMPONENTS.
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00:19:04,757 --> 00:19:06,282
THEY MAKE BRAKE PARTS
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00:19:06,318 --> 00:19:09,377
FOR EVERYTHING FROM GO-KARTS
TO HUMVEES.
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00:19:16,912 --> 00:19:19,437
NOW WORKERS ADD
ALUMINUM CLOSURE PANELS
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00:19:19,507 --> 00:19:22,699
TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH
AND AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY
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00:19:22,735 --> 00:19:24,701
OF THE CAR.
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00:19:24,737 --> 00:19:28,664
THE SUPERFORMANCE FACTORY IN
SOUTH AFRICA SHIPS OUT GT40s
324
00:19:28,666 --> 00:19:32,526
WITH EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE
AND TRANSMISSION.
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00:19:32,529 --> 00:19:35,187
CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE
WHAT POWER TRAIN TO ADD
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00:19:35,257 --> 00:19:36,589
WHEN THE CAR ARRIVES.
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00:19:37,659 --> 00:19:41,185
THE ORIGINAL GT40
HAD A DRY-SUMP OIL TANK,
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00:19:41,254 --> 00:19:43,679
WHICH IS NO LONGER NECESSARY.
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00:19:43,715 --> 00:19:46,149
SUPERFORMANCE
HAS CLEVERLY CONCEALED
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00:19:46,243 --> 00:19:48,477
THE CAR'S
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
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00:19:48,612 --> 00:19:50,571
INSIDE A REPLICA OF THAT TANK.
332
00:19:53,442 --> 00:19:55,935
ONCE THE POWER TRAIN
HAS BEEN INSTALLED,
333
00:19:56,070 --> 00:19:59,463
TECHNICIANS PUT THE VEHICLE
THROUGH A RIGOROUS DYNO TEST,
334
00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:01,065
JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CAR
335
00:20:01,067 --> 00:20:03,293
MEETS ALL THE STRINGENT
PARAMETERS
336
00:20:03,428 --> 00:20:05,028
OF THE ORIGINAL GT40 DESIGN.
337
00:20:05,163 --> 00:20:09,824
THE SUPERFORMANCE GT40 ACTUALLY
OUTPERFORMS ITS PREDECESSOR.
338
00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:12,886
WHILE THE ENGINES THEY INSTALL
ARE MODERN VERSIONS
339
00:20:13,021 --> 00:20:16,215
OF THE ONES FROM THE 1960s,
THEY'RE MUCH MORE POWERFUL.
340
00:20:16,350 --> 00:20:18,283
SUPERFORMANCE RECOMMENDS
341
00:20:18,352 --> 00:20:22,980
A SPECIALLY PREPARED FORD RACING
ENGINE, OR SHELBY ENGINE,
342
00:20:23,041 --> 00:20:27,368
BUILT WITH THE NEW ZF/RBT STYLE
FIVE-SPEED TRANSAXLE.
343
00:20:27,370 --> 00:20:30,037
HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE
344
00:20:30,106 --> 00:20:34,300
ANY FORD BASE 289, 302,
OR 351W SMALL-BLOCK,
345
00:20:34,369 --> 00:20:38,129
OR A 427 BIG BLOCK ENGINE.
346
00:20:38,165 --> 00:20:41,391
HENRY FORD II
FINALLY GOT HIS REVENGE
347
00:20:41,460 --> 00:20:44,853
ON ENZO FERRARI
WITH THE AMAZING GT40,
348
00:20:44,855 --> 00:20:47,981
PUTTING AN END TO THE LEGENDARY
ITALIAN CAR MAKER'S
349
00:20:48,017 --> 00:20:50,384
SIX-YEAR WINNING STREAK
AT LE MANS.
350
00:20:53,881 --> 00:20:57,742
FORD WAS ACTUALLY IN ATTENDANCE
WHEN THE GT40 POWERED TO VICTORY
351
00:20:57,877 --> 00:21:00,403
AT LE MANS IN 1966,
352
00:21:00,538 --> 00:21:03,940
BECOMING THE FIRST CAR
FROM AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURER
353
00:21:03,942 --> 00:21:05,467
TO EVER WIN THAT RACE.
354
00:21:12,193 --> 00:21:14,492
THE SPEED MACHINE
DOMINATED THE WORLD
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00:21:14,562 --> 00:21:17,021
OF LONG-DISTANCE CAR RACING
FOR YEARS.
356
00:21:20,026 --> 00:21:22,551
NO WONDER SO MANY
CAR AFICIONADOS
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00:21:22,686 --> 00:21:25,913
DREAM OF OWNING THIS ICON
OF RACING HISTORY.
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00:21:26,048 --> 00:21:29,609
THANKS TO SUPERFORMANCE,
THAT DREAM CAN BE FULFILLED.
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